u/Anthro1995

I hope this doesn’t come across as vapid but I’ve been doing bjj for 3 months and it kind of bothers me how it has been negatively impacting my looks. To be clear I don’t care what I look like on the mats but I wish it didn’t follow me into my regular life. I’m sure these things aren’t foreign to anyone here but it’s the:

• snapped hair around my face from braids/high ponytails/accidental catches
• dry skin and hair from frequent washing (to avoid the dreaded ringworm and to get other people’s sweat off me)
• busted cuticles, regular nail polish rubbing off the second I touch the mats but having to trim my nails too frequently for a gel manicure to be worth it
• Bruises everywhere

Am I alone in this feeling? Anyone have tips that have really helped them with some of these things?