ARMPIT SWEAT
ARMPIT SWEAT INFORMATION

Armpit sweat can be a nuisance. Armpit sweat can be the source of immense embarrasment. Armpit sweat can be caused by a number of different issues. Armipt sweat has a medical term called hyperhidrosis, also referred to as excessive sweating. Sweat can drip excessively, staining clothing, creating perspiration stains and odor.

Armpit sweat is resistant to most deodorants and antiperspirants. There are some very effectively treatments available for excessive sweating which include medications such as anticholinergic medications can help to dry out the sweat glands. The problem is that they dry out everything else like your saliva glands and can make you extremely drousy.

Armpit sweat can also be treated by iontopheresis which is essentially a machine that sends a small amount of current into the sweat glands and paralyzes them temporarily. This can be effective, but the down side is that the machine is very expensive (around $600.00) and must be used for weeks at a time.

There are prescription antiperspirants containing 20% aluminum chloride, which can be very effective but you will need to take time out from your schedule to see a dermatologist or your physician because these are prescription only drugs.

Armpit sweat can be treated extremely effectively with a very powerful over the counter antipersiprant called Maxim®. Maxim® is recommended by over 1,000 dermatologists for excessive sweating and typically solves the most extreme cases of sweating within a week.