Baking soda has a whole range of uses, and it can also be used as a natural antiperspirant. You can apply it to slightly moist skin in the morning, then shake off the excess. If you know you’re going to have a hard day involving physical activity, you can try making this mixture and drinking it:
Drink 1 cup of this mixture in the morning. If you find it difficult to drink all in one go, try sipping it throughout the day.
You’re likely to be able to pick up some oak bark at your local pharmacy. It’s considered to be an effective remedy for halting excessive sweating. Try rinsing your armpits with an oak bark decoction after showering. You can also freeze it into ice cubes and rub them into your skin in the morning. Here’s what you need to make the decoction:
Simply add the bark to the water and allow it to simmer for 30 minutes. Leave the mixture to infuse for two hours, then strain it.
6. Aluminum chloride
Another way to approach excessive sweating is to look for antiperspirants with high aluminum chloride content. They reduce sweating significantly, even in very hot weather. Although you might have heard that aluminum compounds can trigger breast cancer, research into this matter has not proved that there is any link.
If all of the above doesn’t make a difference, the next thing to do is go to your doctor to see if you have hyperhidrosis. If you do, your sweat glands can be halted from functioning permanently with the use of a laser.
Sweating involves heat regulation and removing unnecessary substances from the body, so the laser is only applied to areas where the sweating is particularly bad. Note that heavy sweating can also be a symptom of heart failure and diabetes, so you should definitely consult a doctor if you begin to sweat more than usual.
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