Can exercise ruin our skin texture?

[christine123]

Melissa: I agree with the sweating as it also helps to cool the body down (that IS the main function of sweating after all). What I don't understand is why some people flush while exercising and others don't. Perhaps our heat-exchange systems don't use the sweating mechanism effectively so we overheat more? Or our cellular metabolism somehow generates more heat than non-flushers? It is an interesting dilemma. I know for sure that some non-rosaceans do flush while exercising and it is relatively common. Therefore, I would say that for anyone here who is flushing from exercise, don't let it bother you too much! However, just take steps to minimize the flush if possible while exercising, and if you do end up flushing, just try to cool down as quickly as you can with the method I mentioned above or something else that works for you. The body is doing what it's supposed to be doing since you will die if your core temperature gets too high. Just like we put fans in our computers to cool them down so they don't overheat, flushing is one mechanism the body uses to flush out excess heat from our systems since we have lots of blood vessels close to the surface of the skin on our faces.

The problem is that some people's flushes are prolonged and take forever to go away and that's when you need to help the body cool down faster since I don't believe it's good to allow the vessels to stay open for a long time. This might train them to permanently dilate, I'm not sure. However, it is a lot more comfortable and visually appealing not to be flushing so I'm all for helping the body cool down as quickly as possible.

[Ghost]

When I did flush, I'd take a flexible ice pack to the gym. Just wrapped it well in plastic and had in it an towel in a plastic bag. When I needed it, I just took it out. I used to cook with an icepack on my head.

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[christine123]

Well, I've basically confirmed to myself that I have to do the face soak if I'm flushing after exercise since I didn't do it yesterday due to not having enough time before hubby wanted to do something else and I left my face in its flushing state. Next morning I woke up to my face visibly redder despite plenty of hours to calm down. I guess now I know.

[Ghost]

Well, I've basically confirmed to myself that I have to do the face soak if I'm flushing after exercise since I didn't do it yesterday due to not having enough time before hubby wanted to do something else and I left my face in its flushing state. Next morning I woke up to my face visibly redder despite plenty of hours to calm down. I guess now I know.

Did you wash your face after exercise?

You really should do that. If the sweating expels gunk from your skin you want to get that off before you get on with the rest of your day.

If I'm going to the gym in the a.m. I only pat a little water on my face, blot with a facial tissue and then apply one of the Zinco spfs (not because I'll be out in the sun, but because I feel they form a nice barrier between my skin and the dirt of the gym!)

When I'm done I wash my face.

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[Melissa W]

Christine- I'm sorry you had a flush this AM. I know that many times after exercise I am a bit flushed and after I wash my face, re moisturize (key for me as my skin is dry) and I cool down the flush is usually gone. However, when I wake up the next AM and feel flushy it is usually due to some trigger from the day before be it overheating during exercise, wind burn, or aggravating temperature factors (too hot outside, too much a/c inside).

Since you found the routine that works for you definitely stick with it. It's good in a way that this happened as now you know definitively that this is key for you after your workouts. It sounds like a refreshing way to go as well. I wonder what would happen if you did the face soak now while you are flushing the day after. Would it nip the flush in the bud so to speak? If it did that would be a great solution for whenever you flush. I just might try it too!

[Jossan]

I feel like my Rosacea is fairly stable at the moment. I've been on a strict candida diet since November and I actually do think it may have helped a bit. I also haven't really exercised in about a year (!) and I've avoided heat and cold as much as possible. I feel like the diet thing is alright, it's totally worth staying off sugar and starch if it helps with my Rosacea. The one thing that bothers me though is that I can't exercise. One year without exercise works but I'm sort of getting worried about my health now. Sports used to be my biggest hobby so I'm also really sad that I feel like I can't do that anymore.

I get a bit red when I exercise but I normally look quite alright. I look alright a few hours after exercising too. But the day after my face gets all swollen (more than usually). As much fun it is to do sports it sort of feels like it's not worth it if the face gets all upset the day after. Does anyone know how to lessen the swelling? And does anyone know if the swelling worsens the condition permanently or how bad it is?

[full]

Ive had to stop playing sport competitively since I have been diagnosed and it really does get you depressed.. I flushed hard after exercise and with training for sport so intense I felt it was making my skin worse..

Has anyone had any success with playing sport competitively?

[Moggo]

I think exercise possibly helps, my issues mostly began when I got ill and developed a fear of sweating. Now I can't sweat anymore and my skin has gone bad.

I believe I am not clearing out my pores anymore and the now remain full of gunk.