Facial Sweating

Facial sweating

Sweating underneath your clothes is embarrassing enough, but probably the worst place to sweat is on the face and this is because it is most visible. If you sweat on other parts of your body you can hide it a little with constantly spraying antiperspirant and wearing loose dark clothes that conceal it, but with your face everybody sees every last drip. Facial sweating is not just a physical thing, it has negative effects on your self confidence and makes you feel anxious all the time. It is therefore important that you find ways to get rid of facial sweating before you lose all your self-confidence and self-esteem on top of that people are mean and will look at you funny and snigger at you because you have sweat running off your face so take control of it today.

Many people that suffer excessive facial sweating (hyperhidrosis) blush quite easily as well, despite the fact that facial sweating is understood as being a genetic disorder. Many people suffer from facial sweating when they get nervous or in response to other stimuli. If you suffer from facial sweating and find that you avoid social events and spending time with friends because of this, you are really missing out on life’s experiences. Instead you should be constantly finding ways to reduce facial sweating so that you can enjoy life.

To begin with make sure you always carry some tissues with you in your bag and if you do start to feel a bit hot and feel that your face is a bit wet you can always excuse yourself and go and wipe your face. It is imperative that you carry a water bottle with you at all times and take sips of water every now and again because by drinking water you are helping your body get rid of toxins.

A lot of facial sweating is caused by stress and anxiety and you will just exacerbate your facial sweating if you worry too much about it. To begin with you should try and relax as much as possible. Do not think about your fear of sweating or anything else that will make you nervous. If you stress less, you will sweat less, plain and simple. Many people find that doing meditation and getting hypnotized regularly helps with alleviating facial sweating; maybe you should do the same?

Organic treatments are becoming a more and more popular option when it comes to treating facial sweating. It is even more important to take care of your skin when you suffer from facial sweating and because of this you should be using a natural facial scrub at least twice a week to reduce sweating. A brand I know and love is Lush Cosmetics and they do a brilliant natural facial scrub called ``Herbalism’’ that works wonders to stop sweat.

There are a number of herbs that are now considered facial sweating treatments, however many of them are not FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved, but they still work wonders. You may use sage to flavor your roast vegetables when you cook but did you know that it is also effective as a treatment for facial sweating. To get the most out of sage as a treatment option use it in your food or add a few sprigs to boiling water and have a sage tea.

BONUS : Heavy sweating

Do you feel that your sweating interferes with your life either personally or professionally? Sweating is a normal body function that keeps you cool however approximately 3% of the population suffer from ``heavy sweating`` otherwise known as hyperhidrosis.

Sweating after doing exercise or on a hot day is considered ``normal,’’ sweating constantly throughout the day is not. It is embarrassing if you find that your clothes are drenched in sweat from normal activities such as when you are hanging round with friends or at work in an air-conditioned office. This article will provide you with some great tips on how you can stop heavy sweating and also provide you with a number of treatments that you could look into in the long term.

To begin with, if you suffer from heavy sweating you really have to start looking at the type of clothing that you are wearing – if you wear heavy clothes and sweat a lot on a hot and sticky day… well you are kind of asking for it. Make changes to your wardrobe. Try as often as possible to wear cotton clothing because cotton actually promotes airflow to your skin and by wearing cotton this means your body will sweat less. You will notice the difference if you wear cotton fabrics over polyester and nylon fabrics as your heavy sweating will be a thing of the past. However, if your heavy sweating doesn’t improve with wearing cotton fabrics you may have to look at other options.

Heavy sweating can sometimes be caused by anxious feelings; it is a good idea to relax your mind and body. Try and forget about your problems and how much you are sweating because a lot of the time sweating will be exacerbated by stress. If you stress less you, will sweat less. This is easier said than done. Meditation and yoga are activities that you can do that help relax your mind and body and help alleviate stress.

There are a number of pills that you can take to treat heavy sweating, some are successful in treating the condition while others aren’t – the terrible thing here is that you have to keep trying until you have found the best drug to treat this condition. Anticholinergics have been shown to reduce hyperhidrosis and probably the best one out there at the moment is ditropan (oxybutynin). Talk with your doctor about this medicine because there are many side effects that include drowsiness and dry mouth.
Beta-blockers are prescribed to people to treat heavy sweating however, they are not as effective as anticholinergics. Many people who suffer from heavy sweating are also very anxious people and some times medicines that treat depression and anxiety help these include Prozac and Zoloft.

If you have exhausted all the above means with still no advance and still suffer from heavy sweating surgery or treatments such as Botox may be an option. There are a number of surgical procedures that you can have it is up to you and your doctor to choose the one that is the best for you. Different surgeries work better for different parts of the body where you sweat heavy such as head, armpit, hands and feet.

We hope this article has provided some helpful tips on how you can get rid of heavy sweating once and for all.