We've all been there. You get out of your morning yoga/barre/spin class drenched in sweat and the shower line is a mile long. You're 20 minutes out from being acceptably late to work and find yourself torn between embracing the smell (sorry, seat-mates) and calling in "sick" (sorry, boss).
But what if you never had to play the communal shower game again? That's where Lululemon just stepped in.
A first for the athletic apparel brand, Lululemon recently released a line of face and body products to take you from sweaty to ready in no time. The four-piece collection includes a "no-show dry shampoo", an "anti-stank deodorant" (in two scents, aloe lotus and black pepper sandalwood), a "sweat reset face moisturizer" and a "basic balm lip balm." Developed specifically with athletes in mind, each product is made with nothing but the good stuff: "all natural ingredients and technology-driven synthetics" while steering clear of common skin irritants like aluminum, parabens, sulfates and even gluten (who knew). After a particularly sweaty HIIT workout filled with far too many burpees, I got a chance to put them to the test. My two new favs? The face moisturizer and deodorant.
I've been on the hunt for an aluminum-free deodorant that smells great (read: not flowery) and can eliminate even my smelliest workout sweats. This guy did just that, plus the spray feature felt like a much-needed blast of cool air. My face tends to get very flushed and blotchy after exercising, but the gel moisturizer completely cleared up any unwanted redness. Also, sweating = dehydration, so adding moisture back into your skin post-workout is key to kicking off recovery.
