Sweaty Armpits - An Embarrasing Affliction

Out of all the problems associated with excessive sweating and hyperhidrosis, the most common form of embarrassment in the vast majority of individuals is caused by sweaty armpits and body odor from under the arms.

This makes a lot of sense of course as our armpits are one of the most naturally restricted parts of our bodies in day to day living. Not only do we normally have them covered with clothing in most situations (not allowing this part of our body to ‘breathe’) but the ratio of natural sweat glands in our underarm area is very much higher than most other parts of our bodies.

Perspiration from the armpits is a regulated human function that occurs each day when we are active and also while we sleep as our bodies detoxify themselves of fluid waste, minerals and salts.

The most common causes of excessive sweating from the armpits is usually a naturally high body temperature, an increase in bodily fluids or hydration, and especially for men, leaving the armpits hairy.

The tell-tale signs of someone experiencing hyperhidrosis and underarm sweating in a problematic way is the heavily increased amount of sweating when body temperature is raised only slightly (such as rushing for a train or an elevator etc.)  The white circle type remnants found on the underarm seams of clothing is usually just a sign of a poor quality deoderant and is not normally deemed an excessive sweating issue.

A helpful tip for men who are experiencing underarm sweating is to wear shirts that are loose fitting in the underarm area, and (I know this one will be tough to stomach for some) shaving regularly under the arms to decrease the restrictive pathways of oxygen to this area.

For women, sometimes just a simple change of deoderant can have excellent results and even the avoidance of deoderant completely for 1-2 weeks can allow the body to naturally express its waste without being inhibited.