Underarm Sweat, What Is It All About?
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Underarms are seldom discussed but that doesn’t mean they’re often neglected. Look around at the women folk and you’ll notice that a majority of them have shaven underarms. That’s underarm care within women on display right there. Men too are catching on and many a scent on them indeed emanates from their underarm deodorant.
Underarms are a sweaty business. As such, they entail high maintenance and can be prone to hygiene or medical problems if they are not accorded with proper care. The underarm regions are endowed with high concentration of sweat glands (both eccrine and apocrine) and hair follicles and can easily get messy through their routine functions.
The basic functions of Underarm Sweat are cooling and lubrication. When sweat evaporates from the underarms, the process absorbs heat from the surrounding area thereby reducing the temperature. In wetting the surface between the arms and the body during locomotion, underarm sweat reduces the friction generated from the inherent rubbing. A component of underarm sweat (aprocrine) in conjunction with hair follicles is also secreted when the person is under stress, anxiety or duress. This type of sweat has a milky appearance and a foul odor develops when it comes into contact with bacteria.
Hence, underarm sweating is natural and normal when healthy people are subjected to their expectant conditions. This can go wrong by having too much (Axillary Hyperhidrosis) or too little (Axillary Anhydrosis) of it. Of the two conditions, Axillary Anhydrosis is generally much more serious. Full-fledged medical attention must be summoned quickly as it’s potentially life-threatening.
Although Excessive Underarm Sweat is not as serious, it is far more common. Around 1 % of people are estimated to have this problem to some degree. That works out to millions of sufferers in the US alone. It is not uncommon also that other parts of the body are simultaneously afflicted with this kind of problem such as the face (Facial), hands (Palmar) and feet (Plantar).
Excessive Underarm Sweat is further categorized into Primary and Secondary Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Primary Excessive Underarm Sweat exists on its own while its Secondary counterpart is basically the manifestation of another medical problem like diabetes, hyperthyroidism, malaria, tuberculosis and so forth and will disappear with the cure of the underlying ailment.
Yes, underarm sweat is not a bad thing. By and large if we are on-the-ball with our diet, exercise and lifestyle habits so to speak, chances are we will have no issues with underarm sweat. Even if indeed there’s a problem brought on hereditarily, simply staying honest with our hygiene can prove to be the greatest remedy.
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