How to stop excessive sweating? It's the question asked by millions of sufferers of hyperhidrosis, the medical name for excessive sweating.
In this article, I want to describe to you some of the many treatment options that you have for this embarrassing condition.
Medical Grade Antiperspirant One of the first places that you can look to is your doctor because he can prescribe you with a medical grade antiperspirant.
This is much stronger than anything you can buy in the stores.
What's more, it can also be used on any part of the body and not just the underarms e.
g.
for hand sweating, facial sweating.
You may only need to use it once per week, due to it's strength.
However, due to the strength you may also get other side effects such as burning or itchiness of the skin.
If so, then you can explore further options below.
Natural Antiperspirant Rock crystal makes for a natural alternative to traditional aluminium-chloride containing roll-ons.
This product is made from impacted minerals which are formed into one large rock crystal.
Rolling this onto your underarms or elsewhere can help to reduce sweating.
Iontophoresis If you have sweating of the hands, feet or underarms then this method can be used.
A small electric current is delivered into water into which the part of the body is placed or made contact with.
After 20 minutes, the sweat ducts are blocked for around 2 weeks.
This method is totally natural and said to not be painful.
Botulinum Toxin Also known as "Botox", this method can be used to paralyse the sweat glands for about 6 months.
It is highly effective, especially for the underarms.
Unfortunately, it is also highly expensive and will cost you several thousand dollars minimum.