Your skin is the largest organ in your body. Just like all your other organs, it needs to be protected. Taking care of your body through work outs is definitely very good to do. Many people want to keep that post workout flush on their face for as long as possible. However, working out can end up being the reason why you may experience skin problems such as acne. A thing to remember is that when you are an athlete, you need to take care of your skin differently than when you do not work out. Your skin needs different protection and care because of the amount of times that you workout. So how do you take care of your skin? We will give you the best tips on how to make sure that your skin keeps looking radiant.
Watch out for sweat
After a workout, your skin will have a lot of sweat build up. Sweating is definitely good for your skin. It is one of the ways your body gets rid of unnecessary fluids. Sweating every once in a while can definitely clear up your skin. However, you should also be watchful of sweat. Especially when you have sensitive skin, sweat can cause irritation. First of all, sweat is salty. Salt can cause your skin to get really irritated. Secondly, sweat dries out your skin. The combination of the salt and it drying out your skin could eventually cause irritations. This is why it is important to make sure there is nothing covering your skin and that the clothes that absorb your sweat are made from a good material. It is also always good to shower after working out. Besides the fact that it is not very hygienic to not shower, showering cleanses your skin from the sweat. Do watch out with the temperature of your shower though. Your skin is already flustered from the amount that you have sweated so keep your shower nice and mildly warm. This will cool down your skin.
Help your skin out
After all of the working out, the sweating and the showering, your skin has been through a lot. It needs to heal and calm down. One of the best ways to do this is to help your skin a little. Using products that keep your skin clean and calm at the same time. A lot of products nowadays claim to have ‘calming’ ingredient when actually, the ingredients that are in the products can cause your skin to get even more irritated. Harsh products such as alcohol for example are damaging for your skin. Sportskn has designed a product that is made from 100% natural ingredients. It contains cucumber, aloe vera and chamomile for example. All of these are products that are calming and soothing.
With our shower gel, you can make sure that your skin gets nice and clean. Meaning that no excess dirt or sweat will cover your skin. The natural ingredients that the shower gel contains will make your skin feel more calm and less flushed. When you workout, your blood starts flowing. Your face will be warm and red. It is important to make sure that your skin calms down. The shower gel contains products such as aloe vera and peppermint which are perfect to get your skin to relax.
After showering, it is important to make sure that you provide your skin with the products that it needs in order to recover. With Sportskn’s post workout restorative gel, you can provide your skin with the help that it needs. The gel contains cucumber for instance. Cucumber is loaded with vitamins and minerals that are really great when you want to soothe and nourish your skin. Give your skin the products that it needs in order to restore from the damage that has been done through your daily life. Sportskn has made products exactly for that.