Excessive sweating in summer: tips and treatments

No son pocas las personas que sudan en exceso sin tener calor o estar haciendo deporte. Se trata de una situación incómoda, especialmente durante el verano, cuando es más fácil sudar por las altas temperaturas propias de esta época del año. La hiperhidrosis o el hecho de sudar en exceso es un problema más serio de lo que parece, pues puede provocar ansiedad y un gran malestar a las personas que lo sufren.

Among the many annoying situations caused by hyperhidrosis, is the fact that when you put on a suit, it ends up with sweat stands and the shirt ends up stained completely with the sweat of the armpits and the back area.

The problem with people suffering from hyperhidrosis is that they sweat a lot across different parts of the body, not just the most common areas such as armpits or feet. Hands, face, back... He even sweats his ass and legs. Let's see some remedies for that.

Tips to avoid excessive sweating in summer

José Luis López Estebaranz, member of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV), establishes a series of measures to reduce excessive sweating in summer. They are as follows:

1. Clothing: breathable garments

It is recommended to use tissues that transpired and allow the removal of sweat. In summer it is better to wear garments made of cotton and natural fibers such as flax. In addition, the expert recommends wearing garments made of technical fabrics during the hottest days of summer. That is, apparel of the sports dress, as they are designed to help eliminate sweat.

2. Food and drink: avoid spicy and alcohol

Diet is a very important factor to keep in mind to prevent your body from sweating too much, because you must say no foods and drinks that lead to an increase in sweat in the body. Take note of avoiding spicy foods, teine, caffeine and alcohol. On the other hand, when sweating a lot, electrolytes are removed from the body, which must be present in order to enjoy good health. So you should drink water regularly and consume these electrolytes lost in foods rich in sodium or potassium.

3. The environment: aerated and fresh

The place where one works or lives with other people on a daily basis must be kept fresh and well ventilated, because sweating in excess can lead to a problem at the level of coexistence, because if the sweat smells bad, it can be very cumbersome for the people in the environment. Thus, it is better if you increase your personal hygiene and have an atmosphere of family cohabitation or of aerated and fresh work.

4. Mood: goodbye to stress

It is advisable to reduce stress, tension and anxiety, because all this increases sweating. To do this, it is advisable to practice sport daily, not to devote more hours than necessary to work, and to bet on doing meditation or yoga on a daily basis.

Better to use a deodorant or an antiperspirant?

It is the million question and its answer is "depends", because the truth is that it is necessary to differentiate them because they have a different utility, although some products combine the two actions:

Notes the components of deodorants:

How to avoid sweat in your hands?

Many people sweat too much through their hands, causing them a lot of discomfort because it creates an unpleasant effect of wet hands. If you have this problem, but in a timely manner, you can apply talcum powder to the palms of your hand and problem solved!

However, if the problem is persistent, it is best to resort to an anti-perspirant lotion. You must do so before you go to bed, washing and drying your hands very well, applying the lotion and letting it act all night, as this is the time when the product penetrates the pores best. The next morning, you'll have to wash your hands very well. Repeating this process about four or five nights in a row, results can be obtained: sweat decreases.

Medico-aesthetic treatments to end excess sweat

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It is a very successful treatment in the United States and Japan. It is uninvasive and hard for ever, and consists of applying a series of microwaves that, in a controlled way, are capable of producing energy that generates heat and produces selective destruction of the glands that cause excessive sweat. This procedure is known as planned thermolysis. Simultaneous and continuous cooling of the skin protects the surface layer throughout the procedure. The price is about 1,800 €the first session and about 1,400 €the second and it takes at most two sessions.

Botulinum toxin

This treatment, possibly the best known in relation to excessive sweating, lasts half a year and can be repeated when the effect passes. It consists of blocking nerve signals that cause sweat to come out of the sweat glands. The process is quick to perform, between 20 and 30 minutes. It's offered by several clinics.

Other techniques

There are also other solutions to end excessive sweating, such as ion therapy or iontophoresis, surgery of the sweat glands, and oral drugs. But before choosing these alternatives, it is important to be advised by the doctor.

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