Fighting strongly sweating armpits at home

The problem of increased sweating may be present in both women and men. Mostly this occurs during the hot summer period and causes a lot of inconvenience - a constant need to change clothes due to emerging spots, an unpleasant odor, personal discomfort. There are cases when sweat glands of the axillary region function differently, due to which from the left and right side different amounts of sweat are allocated. We will answer the question of what to do if the armpits sweat heavily.

• The reasons why sweat perspire heavily
• Preventive measures
• What to do if nothing helps
• How to fix the problem
• Pasta Teymurova
• Which deodorant is better to use
• Folk methods
• The most common patient questions

IMPORTANT!If a strong sweating is observed in you for a long time, no funds help, do not change anything, it is recommended to visit a doctor. This can be a signal of finding a disease in the body.

The reasons why sweat perspire heavily

The main causes of profuse sweating are:

1. Violation of the endocrine system.
2. Bad habits: smoking, alcoholism.
3. Pregnancy, breast-feeding.
4. Excess weight.
5. Frequent stress, persistent nerve strain.
6. Disruption of the endocrine system.
7. Diabetes.
8. Clothes made of artificial materials.
9. Malignant or benign tumor.

Preventive measures

Before taking any serious measures and means, try to begin with a number of simple recommendations, perhaps it will be quite enough:

1. Purchase as much as possible clothes, consisting of natural fabrics, for example cotton. At the same time, save your body from synthetic tissues, which in a hot period create a greenhouse effect for the body, thereby increasing sweating.
2. Careful care of hygiene, in order to prevent the multiplication of bacteria. If you have so much sweating that no deodorant can cope with this problem, carry wet wipes and rub your armpits at least every three hours.
3. Get special clothes pads that will absorb all excess moisture. For today on sale the most various variants are accessible, down to linings with activating spirits.

Important!If you sweat underarms under stress, then it is recommended that you tell the district doctor about this and get tested!

What to do if nothing helps

If nevertheless under the arms or hand strongly sweats, the following will help:

1. Active way of life, proper nutrition.
2. Minimizing stress, controlling emotions.
3. Use of deodorants.
4. The use of folk remedies against the unpleasant smell of sweat.
5. Consult a doctor if the previous methods did not work.

How to fix the problem

To get rid of the syndrome wet underarms, you can use proven methods. We will tell you the most effective ways how to deal with sweat under your arms.

Pasta Teymurova

If the armpits sweat heavily, Teimurov's paste will help to significantly reduce sweating. Apply a thin layer 1-2 times per day on clean underarm skin. It is necessary to wait for complete absorption. After 15-20 minutes, you can apply a moisturizer. The procedure should be conducted from 3 to 15 days according to the situation. Before using, it is best to consult a doctor.

Which deodorant is better to use

The main feature of the deodorant is the fight with the bacteria that are under the armpits. It does not reduce perspiration, but it prevents the appearance of an unpleasant odor. Antiperspirant is the best deodorant, because it blocks sweat glands, reducing the secretion of sweat by 30-40%. If we consider that with the release of harmful substances plus the temperature of the body is regulated, the constant use of antiperspirant is not recommended. When choosing hygiene products, you need to pay attention to the composition and rules of use.

Folk methods

If you feel that the problem is not eliminated, but do not want to resort to medication, try out traditional medicine.

Important!There is a common myth that the underarm area has an unpleasant smell due to sweat, but it is not, because sweat is more than 90% water. The smell is due to the bacteria that form immediately there, which can also cause irritation, a rash and even inflammation.

A plentiful sweating in the armpits will help to remove the chamomile. Infusion of chamomile with regular application will help to normalize the work of sweat glands:

• five tablespoons of dry, chemist's chamomile fill with two liters of boiling water;
• Insist the broth for an hour, then add two tablespoons of baking soda;
• wipe the axillary cavities daily, at least five times.

The next remedy is applied during the bath. Instead of the oak bark, it is permissible to use the bark of any other coniferous tree:

• about two hundred grams of oak bark, boil in clear water, for half an hour;
• filter, add in a bath filled with water several times a week.

Good help in the fight against heavy sweating boron lotion:

• after showering, treat the armpits with a boric lotion bought at the pharmacy, mixed with an equal amount of vinegar or toilet water;
• then treat the areas with talcum powder.

Sea water very effectively normalizes the work of sweat and sebaceous glands, but for lack of the opportunity to often rest on the sea, use the following bath:

• in the bathroom filled with pure water, add two sea-salt presses, several drops of any essential oil - orange, vinyl, lemon, mint;
• take a bath twice a week, the result comes in three procedures.

Try replacing the deodorant with a normal baby soap. This way our grandmothers used and remained quite healthy. Unlike modern means with a lot of perfume and harmful chemicals, which can lead to the development of mastopathy:

• lightly moisten the edge of soap, wipe the axillary cavity as if using an antiperspirant and leave it not flushing;
• when the soap dries, a protective layer will be created to prevent the release of the flowing liquid from getting onto clothes neutralizing the unpleasant odor.

The following recipe of the tincture is made on the basis of horsetail:

• get the horsetail in the pharmacy, pour vodka in the ratio of one to ten;
• leave the mixture in a dark place for ten days;
• wipe axillary cavities several times a day daily.

Walnut effectively removes increased sweating when properly applied:

• chop the nuts with a coffee grinder;
• pour vodka in the same ratio as in the previous recipe;
• insist at least ten days, in a dark place with room temperature;
• use daily as a deodorant.

The next means in the fight against trouble is a decoction of pine branches:

• It is advisable to use fresh branches, harvested or broken recently, with their own hands;
• as much as possible grind;
• boil with steep boiling water, then continue to cook on a water bath for half an hour;
• Use as a compress every day after a shower, soaking the broth with bandages or gauze, apply for a few minutes to the muscle cavities.

To solve the problem of excessive sweating, sometimes not too complicated but effective recommendations help. So, that under the armpits did not sweat:

1. Often take a contrast shower, it regulates the glands, narrows the pores. In addition, this procedure has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, which can also be the cause of the problem.
2. Observe hygiene, wash axillary cavities at least twice a day, and in summer even more often. It is more preferable to use antibacterial soap, which will slow down the development of bacteria, which are the primary cause of outgoing unpleasant odor.
3. Citrus essential oils are effective for the short-term elimination of odor and abundant sweat secretions. Lubricate them with axillary areas before each exit to the street.
4. This effect has a 2% resorcinol alcohol. Apply it to the underarm area in the same way as described in the item with essential oils.
5. Eat teas that have the ability to remove toxins from the body. Excessive sedimentation in the body can provoke withdrawal through profuse sweating, and the auxiliaries will significantly speed up the process.

Attention!If after the application of all kinds of folk remedies the result does not occur, contact a competent doctor who will prescribe a comprehensive examination and delivery of tests.

There are cases when cardinal intervention is required - surgical operation, in this case two options are available:

• Liposuction is a procedure for removing fat from the skin, as well as forcibly destroying the nerve nodes that are responsible for the work of the sweat glands. This procedure is categorically contraindicated in people with diabetes or who have any blood diseases;
• kuterazh - surgical, complete removal of sweat glands in the armpits. However, the effect of the procedure is not lifelong, it lasts only five years.

Some beauty salons offer certain injections of botulinum toxin. After this procedure, the need to buy deodorants disappears for at least six months. However, a significant disadvantage is the cost of this injection.

The last, effective way to make your armpits dry, if no home remedy has helped you - a session of infrared sauna sessions. During the procedure, there is a powerful stimulation of cellular metabolism, lympho- and blood flow is accelerated, due to which the work of sweat glands is normalized.

The most common patient questions

We will answer the most common questions that people ask.

Question:One armpit sweats more than the other, why?

Answer:With the help of sweating the body takes out excess moisture. Sweat glands are found throughout the body, but most of all - under the armpits. It happens that these glands are more active under one of the armpits, respectively, it sweats more than the other. If the difference is significant, the cause may be a violation in the work of the kidneys or the nervous system.

Question:Strongly sweat hands, feet and armpits

Answer:If the hands, feet, armpits strongly sweat, it is important to first find out the cause. Then, direct efforts to eliminate it. Help in this doctor's consultation. In addition, quality antiperspirants, a diet (exclude or reduce the consumption of coffee, alcohol, spicy foods), herbal baths, contrast showers can help.

Question:Why strongly sweats the armpits of the girl?

Answer:In girls during puberty, during menstruation or changes in the hormonal balance, the activity of the sweat glands is significantly increased. The girl is very worried, nervous, worried. As a result, the armpits sweat heavily. In addition, this may be due to heredity or the peculiarities of the structure of the organism.

Question:Why do men sweat heavily under their armpits?

Answer:In addition to general reasons, men can sweat heavily underarms because of their lifestyle. They are more active, more physically working, doing sports. The reason for excessive sweating at night can be a mental condition caused by the habit of not showing emotions, keeping the experiences in oneself.

Question:The armpits in men sweat heavily, what to do?

Answer:When the armpits sweat heavily, it is better for a man to see a doctor to rule out more serious diseases. When there is a strong confidence in your health, the main method of struggle is the observance of personal hygiene: a daily change of underwear, a choice of clothes from natural materials, a daily shower, the use of deodorant, toilet water on a clean body and clothes. From the unpleasant odor helps to get rid of baths with oak bark, rub the zone underarms with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.

Question:Why perspire when it's cold?

Answer: Sweating in the armpit area, when cold can be caused by increased physical activity, severe stress, hormonal changes in the body, alcohol abuse. However, if the armpits constantly sweat violently, when it's cold, it can indicate serious illnesses, such as diabetes, AIDS, tuberculosis, kidney disease.

Question:Why does the armpit sweat so much?

Answer:The increased sweating of a young mother is explained by a change in the hormonal background after childbirth. In addition, during breastfeeding, the level of prolactin hormone responsible for milk production rises.

Question:After giving birth, the armpits sweat heavily, why?

Answer:The cause of postpartum hyperhidrosis is hormonal changes in the body. Also, for several days or weeks after giving birth, the body gets rid of the fluid accumulated during pregnancy. This phenomenon is normal, it passes by itself. With inconveniences, personal hygiene can help.

Question:The child strongly sweats underarms, what to do?

Answer:Sweat glands in children begin to work stably to 5-6 years. If before this age the child sweats strongly, you need to see a doctor - this can be a sign of other diseases: rickets, diseases of the nervous or endocrine system. After 6 years, in the absence of advanced development and other complaints - this is the characteristics of the organism, its growth. Personal hygiene will help.

Question:The armpits sweat heavily when the excitement, why?

Answer:The nervous system is associated with the thermoregulation of the body. Strong experiences can affect the body temperature, the person is cold, then hot. Signals are sent about the need to normalize body temperature. Therefore, when swelling sweat glands under the armpits work more intensively.

Question:Do sweaty armpits, what kind of doctor to turn to?

Answer:At the primary reference in hospital with a problem of a strong diaphoresis it is necessary to address to the dermatologist or the therapist. He will propose to conduct a survey to find out the reasons. If it turns out that the armpits sweat strongly because of another disease, the pediatrician will give direction to a narrowly specialized specialist: endocrinologist, phthisiatrist, oncologist, infectiologist, surgeon.