Face and Body Breakouts

Hi all! I was reading through some older posts and came across one having to do with increased breakouts due to yoga practice. I too have experienced this when first starting bikram and after any breaks in my practice, I’m assuming due to the detox. It seems to clear up for me rather quickly, and my skin actually improves. Being in the beauty business there is some advice I can offer anyone who continues to suffer with this problem. Probably the most important thing would be to make sure your skin is getting sufficient exfoliation. Dead skin cells that arn’t exfoliated off the top of the skin can actually trap the sweat and bacteria underneath resulting in blackheads and breakouts. Try using an exfoliating face wash or scrub 2-3 times a week. Stay away from abrasive scrubs like St. Ives Apricot. The particles are sharp and make tiny incisions in the skin which can actually make pores larger. I’ve found that glycolic washes work wonders. They exfoliate without the grit, shrink pores, and improve texture in skin. If you like the feeling of a bit of grit in your scrub, try dermalogica’s daily microfoliant for something gentle, or DDF pumice scub for something a bit stonger. DDF also make glycolic washes. For the body, the best thing I’ve tried is Neutragena’s body scrub with salycilic acid.
Also…If you are having breakouts on your forehead, sides of face, or back of the neck, maybe try washing your hair before going to class. Sweat dripping down from your head may be carrying residual hair product. Hope this helps 🙂