I need help with breakouts!?

Question

Ok not on my face my knees! i play volleyball for a bout 3 hours a day 3 to 5 days a week, I wear knee pads and my knees sweat like crazy. For the past couple years I have had breakouts of pimples on my knees but I never knew why, I have learned that it is from having sweat sitting in my knee pads on my knees for extended amouts of time. how can I limit the break outs and get them under control. If I can't stop them i will have this problem for 3 months! It is soo ugly.

Answer 1

have you tried acne medication on your knees? does it help? have you tried applying an anti-persperant to your knees to try and stop the sweating? can you wash the knee pads in warm water and soap to try and get rid of the old bacteria? thats about all i can think of.

Answer 2

    You should rub either Balmex or Desitin on your knees before you put your knee pads on.  Essentially, you have diaper rash on your knees.  Also wash your knee pads so that all of the bacteria built up from the sweat is gone.  If using either of those bothers you, you can always try Gold Bond Powder.  It doesn't work as well, but it will help.