Friday, November 20, 2009

Sweating vs Non-Sweating? Drysol vs Sauna?

Is it bad to use Drysol (something to help you stop sweating under the armpits) and also use an infared sauna (which obviously is going to make you sweat)?


I use Drysol usually once, sometimes twice a week and I use my sauna everyday.

Sweating vs Non-Sweating? Drysol vs Sauna?
Sweating is a part of a person's natural body mechanisms and is a way for the body to regulate its internal temperature. There are many ways to control sweating and we have discussed only a few methods in this article. The nerves that control sweating depend upon a chemical transmitter called acetylcholine which is a molecule produced at the very ends of the nerve fibres. Individuals troubled by excessive sweating often do not respond adequately to antiperspirants, and they may not respond to (or be willing to tolerate) systemic medications, electrical treatments on the areas of excessive sweating, permanent destruction of the nerves which control sweating, or surgery (in the armpits) to either scrape away the sweat glands or to cut out the areas of excessive sweating. Drugs taken by mouth, such as phenoxybenzamine and propantheline, sometimes control sweating, and injections of botulinum toxin into the affected area diminish sweating. Botox can be used to control sweating of the underarms, hands, feet, forehead, and other body areas. The most common option used to control sweating is to use an antiperspirant. Modifying your behavior and your psychological environment (at home and at work) to lessen excessive stress will help you control sweating. Meditation:This is the best way to control sweating if not cure it completely. It is hoped that as more is learnt about the systems in the body that control sweating, better ways of controlling it will be found.





Control





The reason why some people sweat more is not yet known, but it is known that sweating is controlled by the Sympathetic Nervous System. Get your nerves under control and you sweating will diminish. Most of the time you don't want to stop your sweating, you want to control it from getting out of hand. TreatmentExcessive sweating can be controlled to some degree with commercial antiperspirants. It seems that gel deodorants (Mitchum/Soft %26amp; Dri) are the only productsthat will control the odor for more than one hour (not long enough). While a deodorant masks odors, an anti-perspirant actually reduce andcontrol the perspiration and sweating. Conventional antiperspirants contain ingredients like aluminum chloride and aluminum chlorohydrate to control sweating by plugging up your sweat glands. Check the label; you'd be surprised at how many people think they're using an antiperspirant/deodorant, a product to help stop you from sweating, but are actually using only a deodorant, a product that only helps prevent odor--not control wetness. Botox, the popular injectable wrinkle remedy, also can be used to control sweating; injected into the skin, it temporarily paralyzes the sweat glands in the treated area. If drugs are not effective, a more drastic measure to control severe sweating is surgical cutting of the nerves leading to the sweat glands. Proper hygiene plays an important role in helping you control excessive sweating.





Condition





It is acondition that affects both men and women and usually begins duringchildhood or at puberty, but improves spontaneously for many people intheir mid-twenties or early thirties. Profuse sweating that occurs at times other than in hot conditions orafter exercise is usually due to a rare disorder called hyperhidrosis,marked by perspiration produced in abundance by overactive sweat glands. In addition, it may be helpful for you to avoid conditions of excessheat, and stay clear of diets that are too high in sugar, caffeine, andalcohol, because all of these may also contribute to your problem of vaginalsweating.





Treatments





While only a doctor can prescribe or perform certain hyperhidrosis treatments, there are things you can do to help make excessive sweating less of a burden on your everyday life: Bathe daily to keep the amount of bacteria on your skin in check. Stress is known to enhance sweating and it would help you if you take regular de stressing treatments. Once you have received your treatments from the dermatologist you can purchase the equipment to give yourself treatments at home from that point on. To me it makes sense to start with the easiest thing and work your way up to the harder, more intensive treatments if you don’t get results. Frequent treatments are usually necessary tocontrol sweating. Bring the questions and your answers to your next doctor’s appointment, or use them as evidence of the seriousness of your condition if you need to convince your health insurance plan to cover your treatments. Excessive sweating can be treated by: Simple treatments, such as roll-on antiperspirants (eg driclor); A type of electrolysis (called iontophoresis); Medication, eg beta blockers or probanthine; Injection of botulinum toxin; Surgery (sympathectomy). Simple or medical treatments of excessive sweating might not control the symptoms, or they might induce intolerable side effects. Consultations: Consult a neurosurgeon if sympathectomy is necessary in severe cases of hyperhidrosis that are refractory to all other treatments. The treatments available are still far from perfect but do give hyperhidrosis sufferers an alternative to just putting up with the condition. Non-surgical treatments include medications, botox for palm sweating, anti-persperants, and iontophoresis. A number of different treatments and products are available to help people with severe underarm sweating.

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