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We’re edging toward the end of winter, and your workout resolution is well under way.   Or, your regular workout routine has been under way for a long time.   Either way, this is often the time I get asked about the best way to keep acne clear with a workout schedule that seems to interfere too often with keeping skin healthy.   How do you avoid over- or under-washing the skin with workouts, and how to keep skin hydrated   enough? Pre-Workout If your workout happens first thing in the morning before applying makeup, there’s no need to do your entire morning routine.   Simply use a third of the amount of cleanser   you normally use, rinse well, and spray on twice the usual amount of toner .    Sunscreen  should be applied while your skin is still wet, to take advantage of any water-binding ingredients (provided your sunscreen lotion is hydrating , which is best for acne clearing). What if your workout is at the end of the day?  Never wor...

Back and Chest Acne in Adults In the 17+ years of experience in skincare and acne clearing , I have observed that chest and back acne in adults is often completely baffling to the person going through this.   As explained previously , acne in adults often hits with little prior history, if there’s any history at all, which is why it differs from teen acne so much of the time.   It can be such a total mystery for them, their skin has become completely jacked up from all the wrong products and medications by the time they contact me.    Body acne in the average adult occurs quite the same way - - with little to no previous experience with it. I have found that there are a few surprising aggravators of body acne, besides the obvious stress factors and drastic hormonal changes of life.   Though it does happen, of course, I think that true, medically based hormonal imbalances (ie not just “it’s gotta be hormonal” kind of thing) are to be blamed a small minority of t...