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5 Tricks to Keep You Looking Pretty While You Work OutDoes the thought of greasy hair and a chipped mani have you avoiding the gym? We solved all your biggest beauty excuses |
The Excuse: Sweating Makes My Face Break Out The Solution: Nothing ruins a post-gym high quite like the feeling of a fresh pimple working its way to your skin's surface. Any sign of blemishes and suddenly your vow to exercise daily is overridden by your mission to keep your skin clear. According to Day, it's not just your makeup that's causing your breakouts. "When perspiration mixes with your makeup and other bacteria you pick up at the gym, say from your yoga mat, it creates clogged pores which can potentially lead to acne." Meaning it's more important to keep your fingers that were touching that germy gym equipment off your face than it is to avoid makeup all together.
Day also says to be wary of what you use to hold back your hair. "Headbands can exacerbate [breakouts around the hairline] by trapping perspiration and bacteria against the skin," she says. Instead, hair stylist Theresa Adams suggests keeping the hair back with a large clip or bobby pins.
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Day also says to be wary of what you use to hold back your hair. "Headbands can exacerbate [breakouts around the hairline] by trapping perspiration and bacteria against the skin," she says. Instead, hair stylist Theresa Adams suggests keeping the hair back with a large clip or bobby pins.
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