Why wearing make-up during exercise is bad for your skin

With the exception of eye make-up and lipstick, liquid foundation and mineral make-up should be not be used on the skin during exercise.


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.

When you mix sweat with make-up it will attract bacteria that will cause pimples, and white/blackheads, a form of acne.

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 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.

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.

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

By Sandy Alcide founder of Motion Medica fitness skin care Innovators of beauty skin care products for the fitness lover.