The Perfect Post-Workout Grooming Routine Only Takes Five Minutes
The number-one thing a post-workout grooming should be is fast. Hit the showers with a monomaniacal sense of purpose, or you'll stand around waiting for hours as a menagerie of vanity-impaled gym stereotypes hog the sinks, blow-dry their chest hair, and trim their pubes. (If your workouts are currently limited to the at-home variety, the human safari is even worse when said gym stereotypes are also your roommates.)
Sadly, most locker rooms offer a paltry selection of personal-grooming products. Even the swankiest gyms don't dole out aluminum-free deodorant or matte face moisturizers, the kind specifically designed to help you avoid what we in the business call "pizza face". That's why we've endorsed a BYO policy. Because top-shelf multi-use products—once relegated to dandruff two-in-ones but now churned out by leading brands—are the key to minimizing your time in half-dressed purgatory.
So take a deep breath and move with finesse. Everything you need to assemble a record-breaking post-workout grooming routine is right here—timestamps and all—whether you're showering off at home before an early-morning Zoom or carefully avoiding the hirsute CrossFitter power walking towards the last free stall.
00:00 — WASH YOUR FACERip open any one of these disposable towelette packets to cleanse and de-oil your face in one fell swoop.
Ursa Major Essential Face Wipes$24
Amazon
Oars + Alps shower wipes (pack of 14)$16
Oars and Alps
00:20 — FULL BODY CLEANLather up in less time than it takes to find the right shower temp.
American Crew 3-in-1 Shampoo, Conditioner, and Body Wash$27
Amazon
Nécessaire fragrance-free body wash$25
Nordstrom
3:00 PIT STOPThese deodorants smell good enough to double as fragrance.
Jack Black “Pit Boss” antiperspirant and deodorant$20 $19
Amazon
Aesop roll-on deodorant$35
SSENSE
3:15 FACE TURNThese SPF moisturizers buffer your skin against dryness and sun damage, minimizing long-term dermis destruction down the line.
Dermalogica Oil Free Matte Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30$55
Ulta
CeraVe moisturizing lotion with SPF 30$19 $12
Amazon
4:00 — HAIR STYLINGRub a dime-sized amount of styling cream into towel-dried hair (or give it a few well-placed spritzes) and let it air-dry. Now get dressed.
Bumble and bumble Styling Creme$26
Amazon
Oribe styling cream$42
Amazon
5:00 — VICTORY!Congratulations: You're the Usain Bolt of semi-public grooming. Take a self-congratulatory victory lap in the parking lot.
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