Allergic to my sweat

[KnottedYet]

Would it help to pour water over your face periodically to rinse away the salt before it forms granules and irritates you?

I worked with a guy who had trouble with salt granules forming when he rode, and that's what he'd do.

[Kiwi Stoker]

I would try a Sweat Gutter or similar product but make sure the gutter "empties" behind your ears not in front of the ear. I use Halo headbands and caps, but find the rubber strip a little too short and the sweat drips on the side of my face.

Also +1 about checking your hair products. Recently I started to get a number of painful pimples with blind heads on my temples and hair line. Started to think about it and realised I had started to use a new shampoo/conditioner. Changed shampoos, no new pimples, started back, pimples returned. So I think sweat mixed with the shampoo did irritate my skin.

[OakLeaf]

How much dietary salt are you getting? Sweat seems to be my body's first way of getting rid of excess salt... I do often dance on the edge of hyponatremia, but if my sweat tastes even a little bit salty I feel okay. I don't get crusty unless I go over three hours or so on a hot day.

It would seem to me that excessively salty tears (which I also get when I'm ingesting too much salt) wouldn't help your issues either - but I don't really know anything about that.

[jessmarimba]

That might be part of the issue too. I increased my salt intake to counter lower blood pressure (it's normal atm) but I still always border on hyponatremia on longer runs. It's like I sweat all the salt out right away, but then continue to lose water. However, running 3-5 miles at a time, I'm probably fine to lower the salt a bit.

I like to rinse my face when it's warmer but it has to be over 70 for me to be ok with that Now I just rinse it at the end of a run.

Thanks!