Acne and Facial Sweating – Is There a Link Between the Two?

If you’ve been suffering for any length of time with facial acne you know how hard it can be to pinpoint the primary culprit. Is it your diet? Do you have some strange allergy to something? Is your skin too dry or too oily? Are you overwashing your face, underwashing your face or maybe it’s the soap itself that’s causing your breakouts?

It’s easy to get lost in all the potential triggers for facial acne. That said, you can cut down on some specific ones. In this article, I’m going to show you how facial sweating not only causes acne but also how it can be controlled to diminish acne.

Let me explain…

See, there is in fact a link between facial sweating and facial acne. That said, it’s not a 100% negative association. Facial sweating can actually have a beneficial effect to your skin – depending on its frequency and consistency (what’s in the sweat).

Let’s start out with the bad news first. If you’re not eating right and your hygiene is off-kilter, facial sweating will in fact exacerbate your acne. If you’re eating oily foods or lots of processed sugars, these toxins will be excreted in your sweat. The more toxins in your sweat, the more residue left on your skin and in your pores.

Bacteria feeds off of sebum (the oil in your skin), so if you’re putting a lot of garbage into your body, you’re going to have a whole bacteria party in your pores.

On the other hand, if you’re drinking a lot of water and taking in a ton of fiber, toxins will be more efficiently excreted through your digestive tract, leaving you with cleaner, less toxic sweat.

Now let’s discuss some good news. Sweat can actually help your skin if you’re eating the right stuff and washing your face appropriately.

Sweat will help flush away dead skin cells and push dirt and residue out from your pores – If as I said, your diet is filled with tons of water, fiber, low in processed sugar, devoid of any kind of soda and contains healthy fats found in avocados, almonds and omega-3 fish oils.

What Facial Sweating Means to You

Just like your car needs clean oil to run efficiently, you’re skin requires cleaner sweat to stay healthy. The sweat itself isn’t the culprit of your acne, it’s the food and drink that you’re putting into your body. Keep that in mind the next time you go out to lunch on a hot Summer Day.

Decreasing Facial Sweat – If you’re looking to decrease your facial sweating in general I recommend you try Witch Hazel pads. Witch Hazel is a natural astringent that will gently dry your skin, minimizing oil and keeping pores clean for hours on end.

If you suspect your sweating is a main contributor of your acne and you’re unable to compromise your current diet, Witch Hazel is a fast, simple solution that will start giving you cleaner skin in about 3 days.

Author Bio:

Jason Ellis is an up and coming web author who has been showing readers for years how to apply natural skincare solutions. His strongest expertise deals with controlling a condition known hyperhidrosis(chronic excessive sweating). For years, Jason has researched proven ways to tame excessive facial sweat, overcome palmoplantar hyperhidrosis and also treat underarm hyperhidrosis.