Sweating
is normal. Sweating is natural. Sweating is healthy. It is an important
function of our bodies, because it helps maintain body temperature by
cooling us down. When we are hot we sweat, that sweat evaporates and
cools us down. Sweating is like our body's own AC. When we are nervous
we tend to sweat, you've probably noticed a connection between emotions
and sweat glands. This is because sweat glands are controlled by the
hypothalamus and tend to be primarily activated by emotional stimuli and
stressors.
Normally bodies produce up to 1 liter of sweat
per day, which evaporates so quickly we really don't notice. The body
produces more sweat in warmer weather and during exercise. If a person
exercises extremely hard in the heat they could produce up to 10 liters.
Here are 10 interesting sweat filled facts:
1. Humans have up to 5 million sweat glands
2. Horses, camels and humans are the sweatiest beings
3. Men sweat more than women
4. Ancient Egyptians used aluminum crystals as antiperspirants
5. The more fit you are, the more you sweat
6. Armpit sweat is only about 1% of normal body sweat
7. We tend to sweat more in the afternoon because our metabolism increases throughout the day
8. We sweat more during summer
9. More sweat occurs in our armpits when standing up than we lying down
10.
Overweight people sweat less than lean people due to the lower density
of sweat glands caused by more subcutaneous fat: fat under the skin
In extreme sweating, or primary hyperhidrosis, sweat glands are in overdrive
"
People with hyperhidrosis have hyperactive sweat glands, so those sweat
glands are in the 'on' position continuously, resulting in excessive
sweating," says Raleigh, NC plastic surgeon Cynthia Diehl, MD. "
Normally the body sends signals to sweat in order to cool off.
Hyperactive sweat glands are not responding to those normal signals,
leading to constant sweating."
We actually have 2 different
types of sweat glands- eccrine and apocrine glands. Eccrine glands are
designed to purely cool off the body, while apocrine glands secrete
stress sweat. Apocrine glands are on feet, groins and armpits and unlike
eccrine glands secrete sweat with an added protein molecule. And
believe it or not sweat doesn't smell. It only starts to stink when
bacteria under arms eats that protein. Our bodies produce mostly this
type when we are stressed.
Our
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balanced pH environment where stinky bacteria cannot survive and
therefore helps render sweat odorless. It doesn't cover up the odor it
neutralizes the odor. Why, because PiperWai uses a medicinal grade
activated charcoal that is ULTRA absorbent. The charcoal absorbs odor,
moisture and toxins. So whether you are a normal "Sweaterer" or a "Super
Sweaterer" , in lieu of clinical strength antiperspirants or
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Cheers, Miss Violet