Exercising After Microblading: What You Need to Know
If you have recently got your eyebrows micro-bladed, you would have been given a set of aftercare guidelines to follow. One such guideline would be about exercise and other strenuous tasks that can spoil your micro-bladed eyebrows.
Clients who get their eyebrows micro-bladed often ignore the aftercare tips regarding exercise and workouts. This causes their microblading results to fade earlier, requiring them to get top-up sessions.
Therefore we have compiled this article to provide you with all the information regarding “why you should avoid exercise after microblading”?
Why Can’t You Exercise After Microblading?
The straightforward answer is “sweat”. Since microblading is done by making small incisions on your eyebrow skin, the area needs to be protected from moisture and bacteria. Sweat can expose this skin region to both of these. Hence sweating due to exercise or workout can cause infection in the treated area.
The infection will only make things worse for you and delay the healing of your micro-bladed eyebrow. After microblading, you can expect to have flaking, tenderness, itching, swelling, or redness, and if you exercise these side-effects can aggravate. Therefore, you should not exercise until your scar has healed or your makeup artist allows you.
Moreover, once your microblading is completed your skin needs to heal. The stroke lines need some healing time to retain the microblading pigment. If you go back to exercising right after your microblade session it can fade away your results. Makeup artists and beauty technicians recommend keeping the treated region dry and letting the scab form and flake away on its own for the best results.
To have a better understanding take the example of a scab on your hand caused due to a normal cut. If you wash your hand the scab will get moist and might flake away exposing your broken skin, and then another scab needs to form. This slows down the healing process.
It also affects the well-defined and perfectly aligned hair strokes. This can make your eyebrows look smudged because the hairlines are not clear.
Depending on your makeup artist, you might be advised to use a certain balm or to let it dry out on its own. They would have also advised you about how you should clean your eyebrows. So we will recommend you to follow them as well.
How Long Until You Can Start Working Out After Microblading?
This can vary from person to person depending upon the healing process. However, the safest way is to wait for at least two weeks before you can start exercising. Depending on the condition of your scab, you might be able to do a light workout within 7-10 days.
However, if you are someone who does not sweat, you can try normal walking and light intensity yoga. But trying to do high-intensity workouts can increase the risk of scratching, running, or picking the treated area. Leading to uneven color and texture of your eyebrow. It can also cause scarring or lead to infection.
Moreover, if you go swimming, you should use a protective balm to prevent chlorine from fading the color of the ink. You should also avoid bathing in a jacuzzi, steam room, or sauna for a full four weeks because they can spoil the results of your microblading.
Will sweating ruin microblading?
Yes, sweating will ruin your microblading. It will not completely fade away the results of your microblading but it may cause the pigmentation to add up and form a clump. This can speed up the fading of your microblading.
Basically, during the healing process, the incisions start to close and heal naturally, which causes the ink to lock inside the skin. If the pigment gets in contact with water and salt (from the sweat) or too much oil before the cuts close, the color will most likely remain bland and uneven.
Can I exercise after a microblading touch-up?
After a microblading touch-up, your eyebrows require the same aftercare. The region becomes extremely sensitive because newer incisions are made. Therefore, if you are looking for a long-lasting pigment effect it is important to follow the previous guidelines.
This also includes the restraining from high-intensity physical activity at least 7 days after your microblading appointment.
I worked out after microblading. What should I do now?
If you have already worked out, you should not worry because your treatment results can be saved.
The recommended approach is to immediately rinse off the tattooed area with lukewarm water and dry it out with patting motions using a clean disposable towel.
Moreover, you should avoid picking and rubbing at the treated area. If you feel itchiness, seek advice from your makeup artist. Remember if you touch the treated region it can cause the pigment to lighten up, giving you poor results.
It is important to remember that to get the best possible results you must avoid strenuous tasks such as exercise which cause sweating. Exercising itself is not harmful to your treated brows but the perspiration is. Therefore you should try to keep your tattooed area dry and clean even after the healing process has been completed.
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