Stop Excessive Sweating. Causes And Remedies For Excess Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)

Sweating is a natural reaction of the body to over-heating. When you exercise hard or stay in a hot environment for a long time, your body will produce sweat to cool you down. We also sweat when anxious or nervous and it’s thought that this is the system that causes hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) when it’s over-sensitive. Sweat is mainly just salts dissolved in water. As the water evaporates into the atmosphere, it cools you down. That’s why a hot, humid atmosphere feels so much worse than a hot, dry atmosphere… because sweat easily evaporates in a dry atmosphere, but can’t in the humid environment which leaves you feeling hot, drenched in sweat and uncomfortable.

To prevent sweating, most people reach for an anti-perspirant. The anti-perspirant will contain an active ingredient (usually a form of aluminum… either chloride or bromide) that stops the sweat glands from working. Unlike deoderants, which only tackle the smell associated with sweat, anti-perspirants will acutally stop you sweating. People with hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) may need stronger concentrations of the active ingredients to achieve the same levels of sweat reduction, but the principle is the same.

The anti-perspirant (aluminum chloride) is applied topically to a small area of the body… usually the armpits, feet or hands. The aluminum chloride is then absorbed into the cells surrounding the sweat ducts as aluminum ions, which causes the cells to swell to maintain a correct salt balance. The swelling of the nearby cells causes the sweat glands to be constricted and reduces the sweat that can leave the sweat duct.

Eventually, the swelling effect subsides as the cells return to osmotic balance, and sweat starts to be released from the sweat glands again. For this reason, antiperspirants are applied regularly to the areas where sweat reduction is needed. People who suffer from excessive sweating may either need to apply a low-concentration anti perspirant more often, or use a strong concentration anti-perspirant (such as Anhydrol-Forte or Driclor). Other brand name anti-perspirants are CertainDri, an over-the-counter anti-perspirant that offers protection for up to 72 hours, Drysol, a prescription anti-perspirant you wear at night and then wash off in the morning, Odaban, Mitchum and Perspirex.

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There are several different methods of treating hyperhidrosis, some of which are easy to implement, and some are more invasive/expensive.

Let’s look at a simple method… treating hyperhidrosis with aluminum chloride antiperspirants.

Basically, an antiperspirant is not the same as a deoderant. One combats sweating, the other combats smell. Most antiperspirants are low-grade versions used to treat every-day sweating. People with hyperhidrosis should look for antiperspirants containing aluminium chloride, a much stronger sweat blocker. You can use aluminium chloride anti-perspirants on your armpits, palms, soles and even on your face as long as you avoid your eye area. Aluminium chloride anti-perspirants can be bought at a pharmacists or obtained with a prescription in the UK. In the USA, they are probably available in most drug stores.

You need to apply the antiperspirant to clean, dry skin, preferably at night when sweat glands are less active. Use the antiperspirant every other day, and be sure to wash the area before applying the anti-perspirant. You can use the aluminum chloride antiperspirant for as long as you need, although after you see an improvement you should be able to only re-apply it once every one or two weeks. Doing that should help keep the excessive sweating under control.

If this remedy was of interest to you, please consider other natural treatments and remedies. We recommend the ebook, “Stop Sweating and Start Living” by Mike Ramsay as a great way to learn all about hyperhidrosis and what you can do to control your sweating naturally and cheaply.

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Excessive sweating is caused by overactive sweat glands, particularly in specific regions, for example the feet, under arms, hands, back, groin and face. Unlike regular perspiration, which is used to control your body heat, in people with hyperhidrosis, the sweat glands are over active… not because of external factors such as a hot room, a hot day or exercise… but always.

If your excessive sweating does not occur at the same time as other symptoms, and is not general all-over body perspiration, it’s considered primary hyperhidrosis. If your excessive perspiration is accompanied by additional symptoms and you have non-localised sweating, then it is termed secondary hyper hidrosis which is usually the result of either drug side effects or an underlying medical condition.

No-one knows for sure what causes excessive sweating, but it’s known that there is over-stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system which results in excess sweat production from the sweat glands. The sympathetic nervous system is the part of the nervous system that isn’t under our conscious control. It is the same part of the nervous system that controls the movement of our digestive system… it operates without us doing anything to control it. It is believed that in hyperhidrosis, emotion, anxiety and stress might play active roles, but it’s largely speculation and guesswork because the cause is simply not known.

One interesting clue regarding the cause of hyper hydrosis is that it seems to have a genetic component (according to Medline) which indicates that specific genes may be involved. If hyperhidrosis is hereditary, it may mean that faulty copies of one of more genes are responsible for the condition. It will be interesting to find out more. The more we understand the roots of excessive sweating, the closer we are to a cure.

Excessive sweating treatment, assuming it’s the primary type of hyperhidrosis, are various and complicated. They range from simple use of anti-perspirants and deoderants for manageable hyper hidrosis to surgical intervention involving severing the nerve to the sweat glands, or removing the sweat glands themselves. Cheap home remedies for hyperhidrosis have been found to help many people, especially when many different remedies are used at the same time.

Before considering surgery or drugs, it is strongly advised that someone thinking they have hyperhidrosis should consider using natural treatments and remedies and, if they fail, consult a heath professional. We recommend the ebook, “Stop Sweating and Start Living” by Mike Ramsay as a great way to learn all about hyperhidrosis and what you can do to control your sweating naturally and cheaply.

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