Training skin has three enemies: sweat sitting too long, friction, and the sun.
The routine
- Rinse or cleanse after you train, not before. A gentle cleanser; nothing that squeaks.
- Moisturize with something light. Oily skin still needs it.
- Sunscreen every morning you'll be outside: broad spectrum, SPF 30 or more, and reapply on long runs.
The small things
- Change out of damp kit soon after class.
- Clean your headphones and your phone. Your jawline will thank you.
- Breakouts that won't settle are a dermatologist's job, not a fourth serum's.
Good skin for people who train is mostly about what you take off, not what you put on.
