Thursday, November 11, 2010

Why wearing make-up during exercise is bad for your skin-and how you can wear it if you must


With the exception of eye make-up and lipstick, liquid foundation, blushes and mineral make-up should be not be used on the skin during exercise. Sweat and dirt will get trapped in your pores and cause breakouts or lack luster of skin. Make-up will cause an array of oil, dirt, bacteria and chemicals (from make- up) cling to your skin.


You have 650 sweat glands per square inch. When you perspire during a workout your pores open naturally to expel sweat and natural toxins as methylphenol, urea and lactic acid. This is beneficial to your skin. But covering the pores with make-up blocks this beneficial natural occurrence. You won't be getting the full benefits for your skin from working out. An enhanced post-workout natural healthy glow.

When you mix sweat with make-up it will attract bacteria that will cause pimples, and white/blackheads. If you are not acne prone, normal skin can be more sensitive after a workout while wearing make-up.

The skin needs to turn over new cells, an avid exerciser produces more dead skin cells. When pores are blocked with make-up this won't happen. Your skin needs to "breathe", when you don't allow this to happen dull skin, pimples, dryness and congested skin will result from this.This may not happen immediately, but over a period of time it eventually will wreck havoc on your skin. Never wash your face with a cleanser that has oil in it prior to applying your make-up before a workout! This will really clog your pores by blocking the out-flow of perspiration in addition to having make-up covering your pores. Before applying make-up, apply a small amount of serum specifically formulated to protect skin from the elements of sweat, oil and bacteria causing acne.

Make-up that is non-comedogenic, is not referring to using it while exercising. Pure mineral make-up that does not contain oils or talc are no exception. Most of these pure mineral make-ups contain beeswax, lanolin and carmine that can clog the pores.

Rather than experiencing these negative results, take prevention before it happens. It may be worth the small investment of time to cleanse your skin before a workout and go make-up free. If you must wear make-up during exercise, wash with the highly suggested Stellar Performance Post Workout Cleanser. This cleanser is used by professional athletes after intense training.

I work with many women who are either time crunched to cleanse their face before a workout, or because of their profession must wear make-up while training. Think of your skin care regimen as importantly as your workout regimen, and with a little extra time dedicated towards your skin you'll discover an overall improvement with your skin conditions.

No make-up in the world can beat the natural beautiful post workout glow of a self confident woman!

By Sandy Alcide BioChemist and Founder of Motion Medica fitness skin care Innovator of beauty skin care products for the fitness lover used by professional athletes. She is a contributing writer for SHAPE.com Always New You and the Huffington Post. Sandy Alcide is also the President of the American Athletic Skin Care Association with Co-Chairman Dr. John Daniels. She can be contacted via Motion Medica's website. Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. You may use this article or portions for your blog, newsletter or website but you must include this paragraph and a link to www.MotionMedica.com

12 comments:

  1. can we put an antiseptic cream before exercise

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  2. Any suggestions on how to stop my skin from drying out due to exercise? I take my make up off before, and cleanse, tone and moisturise after, but my cheeks are still really dry and I normally suffer from oily skin.. help

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  3. The high amount of salt in sweat may be irritating and drying your skin. What you apply on your face before exercise can make a difference.

    The Antioxidant Endorphin Rush Serum by Motion Medica is used as a skin protectant to apply on a clean face/skin before exercise.

    For additional information about this product-log on to www.MotionMedica.com

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  4. What do you think about putting a benzol-peroxide product on your face before exercising? If I put that on a spot, will it stay there or sweat off? It seems like it is extra drying to my skin when I do this, too.

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    1. I don't use Benzoyl Peroxide in any of my products because of the drying affect. If you would like information about what to apply on your face beore a workout, to prevent breakouts I would suggest the Antioxidant Endorphin Rush Serum. Visit www.MotionMedica.com for complete product information.

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  5. Is it alright to exercise with make-up primer? My face becomes red very easily and I usually wear a green-tinted primer, so i'm wondering if it is okay to keep the primer on when i'm exercising.

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  6. I don't advise wearing anything with impurities on your skin while exercising, as such make-up primers. Any impurities will work their way into your pores that naturally open during exercise to expel sweat.

    What is causing the redness of your skin that you need to wear a green primer during exercise? Is it an allergic reaction of some kind? If so, you need to address this problem. During exercise, it is perfectly normal for fresh oxygenated blood to make its way to the surface of the skin, and to be red.

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  7. Good information. I know a lot of people are self conscious but I know I'm not looking at whether people at the gym are wearing makeup or not!

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  8. Thanks FBN.com. Any body in motion is beautiful and admirable, with or without make-up.

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