Does Working out cause acne?

[brasil e]

I have acne... and I was wondering if working out... drinking protein shakes... and glutamine cause acne?

[mlgable]

No acne is caused by the staph bacteria coming to fight off the dirt, oil and grime clogging your pores.

[plop808plop]

if your workout makes you sweat, the sweat can clog your pores and give you acne, but this doesn't happen to everyone, i don't know about the protein shakes though

[Kelsey]

If you do not wash your face after working out, it can. I learned that mistake. Because you are sweating and there is so much dirt on your face, wash it after you are done sweating to help decrease acne. I found that after I had exercised for a couple of months, my acne got better because my pore were constantly sweating out dirt.

[Ben Z]

It should not cause acne. Just make sure to properly shower and wash your skin. Excess sweat can clog your pores and cause blackheads and acne but that is no reason to not work out. More likely it's just you're heredity or stress causing the acne. sometimes food but that's hard to say. Try to stay away from sugaur and real greasy foods. Try to exfoliate the skin or try proactive solutions.

[emoboyzrhot]

the sweating from working out could be clogging the pores and causing the acne. keep your face clean and shower soon after working out and this should help.