Acne Support Group
Having a bad skin day? Year? Life? Join the club. The most common form of acne is known as "acne vulgaris", meaning "common acne." Excessive secretion of oils from the sebaceous glands accompanies the plugging of the pores with naturally occurring dead skin cells (corneocytes) blocking hair follicles. Here you'll find how others are coping with their acne issues, plus new...
Okay, so I workout like 4-5 days a week and I tend to run a lot so my sweat (from what I believe) creates acne and I was curious of any potential cures to void getting any. It creates it on my back and on my forehead from my pomade/hairspray. Even if I don't have anything in my hair it still creates it and it doesn't go away and I wash myself regularly and immediately after any work out. And suggestions I could do to change all that?
I broke out really bad on my chest and back area from which I was sweating the most. My doctor could not find anything "medically" wrong with me. The only thing he could think of was that I'm allergic to my sweat specifically excessive sweating. He advised me to make sure I immediately take a shower after I workout. Normally, I would leave the gym and go home and workout which is 35 minutes away. When I workout at home I don't have these issues because I can immediately take a shower. Just a thought.