Posted by
axptguy38
18 yrs ago
Hi all,
I am one of those people that sweats profusely when it is hot. I don't really mind the heat, and I don't suffer from it much apart from sweating. I do, however, sweat ridiculous amounts. 10 minutes outside, even standing still, will leave me with big wet patches on my t-shirt. My head and face will look as if I just splashed a bucket of water over myself.
It is obviously genetic. My dad has exactly the same problem.
Luckily, my hands, feet and armpits are pretty dry. It seems to be a head, face and upper body thing.
Apart from dehydrating myself (which does work a little bit), does anyone have any ideas on how to limit the sweating?
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Drink plenty of water, try to stay in the shade, wear loose clothes, have a cup of hot tea
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Ok. I knew all that except for the tea. Shall try it.
Any other remedies? I get sweaty sitting in the shade doing nothing.
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Nuri
18 yrs ago
My husband quit drinking coffee and claims that that's why he is not sweating any more. He's not been drinking coffee for 2 years already.
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I drink very little coffee. Probably half an espresso a day on average. But thanks for the tip Nuri.
"stay in the air con? it's what i do! LOL!"
I'm fine indoors with a ceiling fan. ;)
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spurs
18 yrs ago
HI, my hubby suffered similarly. After refusing to try for many months (becuase logically he felt that adding another layer would make him hotter), he now wears a singlet under his workshirt each day and makes a huge amount of difference. He also tried an underarm product, only available from chemists that affects the sweat glands under the arms - not deoderant, only use at night. it worked really well too. let me know if you want the name.
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I do want the name. That would be great thanks.
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Honestly speaking I really don't think there is a solution. Its an age old problem axptguy38, expats and locals too I imagine, have probably been complaining about sweating and the humidity since people started living in Hong Kong and it tends to affect some people more than others. I sweat a little, but have never felt it was to much or it was strange either having lived here all my life. I think you are lucky that it is just your face and not the rest of your body, the latter is really unpleasant. If there was some kind of solution which was effective I am sure after all this time we would have heard something, unfortunately I don't see how other than air conditioning or sitting under a fan, you can combat moisture in the air and how your body deals with it.
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Thanks Digital Blonde. I am really not peeved if I have to deal with this the rest of my life. That's just the way things are. I would rather live here than in a place where it never gets very warm like Sweden.
I know there are surgical and medical solutions to control sweating, but these seem more targeted at the hands.
I'll just have to live with it. No worries. :)
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spurs
18 yrs ago
Hi, Its called Driclor, made in UK, from dispensaries/chemists.
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Sweating is natural, especially in hot, humid, weather. Do not oppose nature, your body knows what it is doing.
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Fair point woods99. And I do feel fine. I'm not looking to stop the perspiration. Just stem the tide a bit. ;)
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have u tried perfumed body powder........Use it in good amount and it will help you feel dry for half hour to an hour.
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That is what a lot of people do in India, well they use talcum powder after a shower, I tried that once. Not sure about the face, but with the rest of the body it does have an effect but no more so than a antiperspirant deodorant.
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Ahaaa. Talcum. Interesting. I have tried it in the crotch and the inside of the thighs, but nowhere else. Maybe I'll run some experiments. ;)
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"TMI alert matey TMI!!!"
Oops. ;)
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Have you tried a product called perspirex? I know it's available in the UK as I had a friend there recommend it to me. Think you can google it and find out more.
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"Have you tried a product called perspirex? "
Thanks for the tip. It seems to be mostly for the pits, but definitely worth a look.
"By using a vest, the sweat is absorbed and stops those wet patches appearing."
I sweat much more than that. Extra layers just become wet as well. Unless I wrap myself in towels there's nothing that can stem the tide.
"Wearing cotton/linen shirts helps as they allow the body to breath"
To be frank I would never wear a shirt in any other material. However I will get some more linen stuff. Thanks.
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Do you get much exercise, axptguy38? If not, I recommend a brisk 30 minute or so walk every morning before breakfast. Then leave enough time to cool down a bit, naturally, before showering.
Drink lots of water, and also wear a singlet (as suggested earlier) - give your body the chance to regulate itself. Cut back on the caffeine, too. Weak green tea is better all-round.
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"Do you get much exercise, axptguy38? If not, I recommend a brisk 30 minute or so walk every morning before breakfast. Then leave enough time to cool down a bit, naturally, before showering"
Well, not a huge amount. But I do tend to walk a lot, and pretty fast. This probably adds to the sweating. ;) Thanks for the tip.
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I've taken to using circuitous MTR/Mall walks to avoid summer heat/rain. I reckon if I can avoid outside stretches longer than, say, 100m then the sweating doesn't start. If it does start, I seek airco fast. If I do more than 200m outdoors in a work shirt it's not pretty. For instance, 360 to Lippo Centre can be done mostly in airco via malls, the MTR and a quick airco top up through AIG building. But, I'm sure you know all the airco routes.
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that is pretty much the only real solution in Hong Kong, make sure you stay in the airconditioning, its very possible to do for some areas, but simply not possible in others. It is positively nasty outside at 99% and you are in a full suit.
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"I've taken to using circuitous MTR/Mall walks to avoid summer heat/rain. I reckon if I can avoid outside stretches longer than, say, 100m then the sweating doesn't start. If it does start, I seek airco fast. If I do more than 200m outdoors in a work shirt it's not pretty. For instance, 360 to Lippo Centre can be done mostly in airco via malls, the MTR and a quick airco top up through AIG building. But, I'm sure you know all the airco routes."
Sneaky. And yes I've done this. Fun in itself even for non-thermal purposes. ;)
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I saw this tea for sale in Great in Pacific Place, it was a Chinese Green Tea and it said on the leaflet that it had many health benefits including "lessens internal body heat". I thought it was a weird way of putting it but tried it anyway because I sometimes get heat bumps in the summer on the inside of my elbows.
You should drink 2-5 cups a day to enjoy the health benefits, according to your height and weight. As a 5' 1" female I have decided to drink 2 cups a day and feel that drinking this tea has really improved my health, and no more heat rash! A six foot six American guy would probably want to drink 5-6 cups daily to achieve the same effect. And it's cheap, just over HKD 100 per pack, one pack lasts for months and months. Lastly, I enjoy all the other benefits associated with Chinese green tea as well.
Good luck to you!
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Green Tea is awesome and very very healthy and good for you I drink it by the bucket load as it goes, but stopping perspiration in 100% humidity, I am not so sure about.
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You are right, it won't stop perspiration, I just meant lessen it a bit. If it is really hot, or really humid, or both, I will still perspire, despite my tea drinking, but less than before. I also feel less hot and I am so pleased that my heat spots are cured as they were irritating and unsightly.
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Just saw this as a solution on the web, personally I don't know how I would feel about injecting myself with a virus either to look younger or to stop sweating.
3. I've started to sweat through my blouses. Should I be worried?
Most likely there's nothing to fear, says Joseph L. Jorizzo, M.D., chairperson of dermatology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. You probably just have a benign, hereditary tendency toward excessive sweating that can crop up at any age. But see your doctor to rule out an overactive thyroid, a low blood-sugar level and a number of other problems that can cause continual heavy sweating.
The fix: Before bed, towel-dry your armpits and apply the prescription antiperspirant solution Drysol (it contains a higher percentage of aluminum chloride - a drying agent - than regular deodorants do). Wash the solution off in the A.M. and don't reapply any deodorant. Repeat nightly. Still not satisfied? Ask your doctor about Botox injections - one treatment ($800 to $1,500) can paralyze sweat glands for six months to a year.
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Thanks db. I had heard of botox injections. Unfortunately those are commonly applied to the armpits or hands. My problem is the head and shoulders. And as you say I think that's a bit too drastic for me.
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"But I do tend to walk a lot, and pretty fast."
I sweat a bit too and I used to walk everywhere fast. Soon after I arrived someone told me to walk slower .... I do and it has helped.
I always wear natural fibres but will up my green tea intake by the sounds of it!
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"I sweat a bit too and I used to walk everywhere fast. Soon after I arrived someone told me to walk slower .... I do and it has helped."
Native HKers do seem to walk veeery slowly....
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'o_o'
18 yrs ago
I suffer from exactly the same problem as you axptguy38 and I'm a woman! Its just a horrible feeling when my head, face (upper lip...yuck!), and neck is bathed in sweat...almost embarassing! Short of rubbing deodorant on my face to stop the sweating, I dont think anything else really works.
Perhaps botox does help, but I'm not one to mess around with nature. No matter how tempting I am......;-D
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Where can we buy Drysol in HK?
thanks
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