Simple Ways To Prevent Excessive Sweating

Sweating is a normal body function through which the body eliminates toxins and impurities. Normal amount of sweating is good and healthy for the body but excessive sweating can become problematical, very embarrassing and distressing but there are some effective ways to treat it.

Avoid spicy foods and caffeine: A strong coffee might make your taste buds happy but they could also stimulate your sweat glands in a not-so-comfortable way.

Use antiperspirant in the afternoon: Sweat production is at its lowest at night, giving the active ingredients in antiperspirants a better chance to get into your pores and block perspiration in the morning. It’s okay to reapply in the morning, but don’t worry about the product washing away in the shower because the ingredients have already penetrated your sweat ducts.

Tomato juice: Tomato juice is a super nourishing drink and delivers a number of health benefits. It is packed with vitamins and minerals. Its potassium content alleviates weakness and the vitamin C in it, is a strong antioxidant. Drink fresh tomato juice twice daily. After a week you will be able to discern its efficacy in reducing sweat. Continue drinking this juice till your problem is solved.

Reduce Salt intake: You also need to reduce salt if you want to prevent excessive sweating. Too much salt contains sodium ions which is one of the minerals extracted out of the body during the sweating process and when you reduce eating salt, your sweating also reduces.

Potato: Potato is very common and very cheap but it is very effective in reducing sweat and its unpleasant smell. Squeeze the juice of raw potatoes and apply it to your underarms. Apply at least twice a day. The juice of raw potatoes inhibits the sweat glands from being overactive.

Wear loose Cottons: You can also prevent sweating excessively through the choice of clothing materials you use. Avoid clothes made with synthetic fabrics, opt for more natural, lightweight, wear loose-fitting clothing and breathable fabrics like cotton.

Pay attention to your foot wear: A lot of people have to deal with feet infection which is often caused by moistness in the foot wears, Wear dry shoes/stockings and avoid already wet, moist foot wears. There are several ways to keep your footwear dry, such as: wearing shoes that fit, choosing shoes with breathable fabrics, sun drying the shoes, using baby powder on your feet before wearing the shoes.

Change your clothes regularly and wash and dry them properly to avoid body odour and sweat patches.

Avoid Excessive use of Deodorants: Some deodorants actually block the pores spaces in the skin which later cause heat in the body. Thick oily deodorants are not meant for people at certain seasons, so you need to avoid the use of such to prevent more sweating.

Wear Bright Colour on Sunny Days: You can prevent heat that causes sweating based on the type of color of the cloth you wear. Science teaches us that dark colour absorbs heat and light colours does not. If you are the type that of person that sweat too much, choose to wear bright colored dress during hot weather which will prevent sweating excessively.

You can also opt for antiperspirants with higher clinical strength as they have higher concentration of active ingredients.

Visit the doctor: If you notice that you are sweating too much than usual, you see your doctor for more medical advice or examination