An informative post today on a product called SweatBlock, the difference between normal sweating and excessive seating, and the ingredient in antiperspirants that will be of help in knowing how to stop sweating.
Sweating is one of the ways we regulate our body temperature – humans rely on the evaporation of sweat to protect the body against a hot environment (most other animals rely on insulation or panting)
Sweat helps to keep our skin moist
Sweat from some areas of the body contains scents (‘pheromones’) that send secret signals to other people.
To stay dry you have to use an antiperspirant, which uses aluminum chloride to block the sweat ducts and keep perspiration from escaping. Many people feel that stopping perspiration can work to the detriment of our health. Also, since the skin under our arms tends to be thinner, and since there are numerous lymph nodes in the axillary area, aluminum salts can be easily absorbed and may find themselves circulating throughout the body. Aluminum is a toxic metal that has been linked to immune dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease.
Many people are troubled by excessive sweating, unfortunately it can affect your work and social life
Perspiration, or sweat, is your body’s way of cooling itself, whether that extra heat comes from hardworking muscles or from overstimulated nerves. There are two situations in which our nerves will stimulate sweat glands making us sweat: during physical heat and emotional stress. Emotionally induced sweating is generally restricted to palms, soles, and sometimes the forehead, while physical heat induced sweating occurs throughout the body.
Mayo Clinic:
Unusual changes in sweating — either excessive perspiration (hyperhidrosis) or little or no perspiration (anhidrosis) — can be cause for concern. Likewise, changes in body odor may be a sign of a medical problem.
For normal sweating and body odor, however, lifestyle and home treatments can effectively manage your symptoms. In some cases, a prescription antiperspirant or deodorant may be needed.
Perspiration that’s triggered by emotion is most likely to occur on your face, in your armpits, on your palms and on the soles of your feet. But how much you sweat and even the way your sweat smells can be influenced by your mood, your diet, some drugs and medical conditions, and even your hormone levels. What’s more — unfair as it seems — some people inherit a tendency to sweat heavily, especially on their soles and palms.
Because it’s almost impossible to define normal sweating and body odor, try to learn what’s normal for you. That will help you pinpoint any unusual changes.
When to see a doctor about sweating
Contact your medical provider if you experience any of the following:
You suddenly begin to sweat much more or less than usual.
Sweating disrupts your daily routine.
You experience night sweats for no apparent reason.
You notice a change in body odor.
A change in body odor may be a sign of certain medical conditions, such as diabetic ketoacidosis or kidney failure.
Listed below are three products that were discussed today on Rachael Ray episode on sweating.
SweatBlock liquid formula which is designed to eliminate underarm perspiration for seven days.
SweatBlock claims:
Convenient to you, you don’t even have to go to a doctor for a prescription! Use it ONLY ONCE A WEEK for effective Sweat Blocking that soothes your skin, smells good, stops body odors, and sweating! All of this at an extremely AFFORDABLE price, WITHOUT the cost or need of a visit to a doctor! Best of all, because the source of sweating is stopped mechanically, the ingredients do not enter your blood stream, which makes it safe when applied correctly, while giving you maximized protection! SweatBlock uses Aluminum Chloride, a well-known anti-perspirant agent found in common antiperspirants and prescription-strength medication to treat excessive sweating.
Kleinert’s claim:
Kleinert’s Fluid-Resistant Underwear which claims to absorb excessive sweat and keep the cloth next to your skin dry. This 100% cotton underwear looks and feels like normal, everyday cotton underwear but is fluid-resistant, stain-resistant and noiseless for complete, discreet protection unlike any other product. Mature Basics underwear can be worn with or without an absorbent, disposable pad (like our Safe & Dry thin gel pads #601). Latex free elastics are used. Has a usable front fly.
Drionic claims:
Drionic Underarm Device which claims to help the underarms stay dry for a period of up to six weeks. Several half-hour treatments result in approximately 6 weeks of no perspiration. Process is repeatable indefinitely.
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Aluminum chloride hexahydrate
When regular antiperspirants fail, as they often do, to remedy hyperhidrosis most doctors start by recommending aluminum chloride hexahydrate (Drysol), a prescription-strength version of aluminum chloride. It is applied just before bedtime seven to 10 nights in a row, then roughly once a week thereafter to maintain improvement. This treatment works reasonably well for many patients whose problem is excessive underarm sweating, but is not satisfactory for most of those with palm and sole sweating.
The main side effect with Drysol is irritation, which can sometimes, but not always, be overcome by reducing the frequency of use or applying antiinflammatory medications such as lotions containing hydrocortisone.
Botox for excessive sweating
Botulinum toxin (Botox), a nerve toxin that can temporarily paralyze muscle, is much in the news as a cosmetic treatment for wrinkles. But it has actually been used in many areas of medicine for some time, such as in the treatment of muscle spasms, and certain types of headaches. Its latest medical niche is the treatment of excessive underarm sweating.
Fifty (50) units of Botox are injected into roughly 20 spots in each armpit. This may produce approximately six months of relief from sweating. The injections are uncomfortable, but use of a very small injection needle makes them tolerable.
Now that this treatment has received FDA approval, many health insurers are providing coverage for the injections and the Botox itself, which is quite costly.
Currently, the FDA has not approved Botox for treating sweating of the palms and soles of the feet, though some physicians are administering it as an off-label use, reportedly with success. Palm injections cause more pain, requiring nerve blocks to numb the hands in order to make the injections comfortable.
Surgery for sweating
Thoracic sympathectomy is surgical interruption of the sympathetic nerves responsible for sweating. Sympathectomy is an operation intended to destroy part of the nerve supply to the sweat glands in the skin. The surgeon inserts a special endoscopic instrument into the chest between two ribs just below the armpit. The lung is briefly deflated to better visualize and destroy the nerves. Sympathectomy is both effective and risky. Even with newer endoscopic techniques, the complications can include excessive sweating in other parts of the body and lung and nerve problems. As many of these complications are serious and not reversible, this option is rarely used, and then only as a last resort.
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