Yes, exercise with sweating and friction may aggravate acne in susceptible people, especially on shoulders, back and chest. One important step is to shower straight after the workout (don’t travel home first and shower at home!). It is also important to use a cleanser suitable for your skin type. I can recommend NeoStrata’s Clarifying Facial Cleanser*, which is perfectly fine for …

I consider regular facial exercises to prevent or improve facial winkles as complete nonsense. This will only make your mimic lines worse! In Aesthetic Dermatology we use products such as Botox and Bocouture to reduce (i.e. normalise!) facial over-movement, as this is the root cause for most of our facial lines and wrinkles, especially on the upper face (we call these ‘dynamic’ or ‘mimic’ lines). …