| Sweating hands can be such an embarrassment in | | | | hands is a solution containing 20% aluminum chloride, |
| just about any situation you can name. | | | | and although this can normally be found to be |
| Even if others don't notice [perhaps you haven't had | | | | recommended for armpits, it does work on hands |
| to shake hands etc.] you are very aware of this | | | | equally well. |
| problem yourself and you are constantly on edge in | | | | Aluminum chloride has the ability, after using it for a |
| case others find out that you have sweaty hands. | | | | long time, to actually shrink sweat glands and |
| All you can think about is how to make hands stop | | | | obviously this reduces the amount of sweat |
| sweating, but don't despair, there are many ways to | | | | produced quite drastically. |
| achieve this. | | | | Sometimes, if you do not suffer too severely, |
| It is, after all, just a body function gone slightly awry, | | | | rubbing cornstarch on your palms can do the trick, or |
| but people who don't suffer in this way might not | | | | talcum powder. They will soak up the excess sweat |
| view it as such. They may look at you with distaste | | | | for a few hours and it's easy enough to just repeat |
| as though having sweaty hands makes you less of a | | | | the procedure as and when you need to. |
| person. | | | | There is another treatment which has gained in |
| Don't get too down about this, in any situation you | | | | popularity recently, this is called Iontophoresis. You |
| will always get some people who are less than | | | | can buy a commercial product for around $1000 [or |
| compassionate about another person's problems. | | | | you can fabricate your own version which works |
| I would like to say here and now that I do not think | | | | well, for much less money]. This system is based |
| I would recommend surgery. It may or may not stop | | | | around water and a small electrical current. |
| your hands from sweating, but one thing I have | | | | You take a bowl of water, not too deep, put your |
| found out is that you are much more likely to | | | | hands in [ or feet, if this is where your problem lies] |
| develop 'compensatory' sweating elsewhere on your | | | | and run a small electrical current through the water. |
| body. Not at all what you will be wanting to happen | | | | This causes a reaction with minerals contained in the |
| when all you were looking for was a cure to make | | | | water and they form a barrier on the skin of the |
| hands stop sweating, not to start it up somewhere | | | | hands [or feet] preventing sweat from leaking out. |
| else! | | | | This system is totally painless and gives absolutely no |
| To get back to the problems you are enduring every | | | | side effects whatsoever. Whilst admittedly not a |
| time you need to shake hands with someone. As I | | | | totally permanent solution, you only need to repeat |
| said, there are things you can do to get this problem | | | | the process. For the first week you need to do this |
| under control. | | | | every day, immerse your hands/feet for between 30 |
| Apart from washing your hands frequently, mostly in | | | | and 45 minutes, then after the first week you can |
| cool or cold water, there are other ways to cool | | | | reduce the treatments to once every 2 or 3 weeks. |
| down your hands and to get rid of this excess | | | | Really it is up to you to space the treatments in the |
| moisture. There is a product which sports people use | | | | best sequence for you to get the optimum benefits |
| when they are using anything with a handle, a racket, | | | | from this treatment to make hands stop sweating. |
| a golf club, etc. This product is a bit quirky in that it | | | | There are many reasons for excessive sweating. For |
| comes as a liquid but dries as a powder, but it | | | | instance, are you carrying too much weight? This can |
| definitely works in the short term. | | | | be a contributing factor to your sweating. |
| Sometimes short term is OK, you can carry around | | | | Do you suffer from high blood pressure? This too |
| the product and keep re-applying as and when | | | | can make you sweat unduly. |
| necessary. This way you are always in control of | | | | Are you approaching the menopause? I think most |
| your sweaty palms. | | | | women who have gone through or are currently |
| I have also heard of a couple of other preparations | | | | going through it can empathize with this - hot flashes |
| to use on your hands, geranium oil or cypress oil. | | | | - so very uncomfortable when sweat just pours out |
| Apparently these work to keep your hands sweat | | | | of you, hands included. |
| free, but I am not sure for how long. Again though, | | | | There are many methods you can empty to make |
| you can always repeat the process when necessary. | | | | hands stop sweating. Just try them and find which |
| Another product which is actually painted onto your | | | | works best for you. |