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BODY ODOUR
Sweating Excessively
During the rainy season, are you sweating excessively?
Do you have small red pustules on your body? Do these pustules appear usually on the back, between the folds of breasts, on the neck and the genital area around the vagina?
Do you feel intense itching on affected areas of your body?
Do you feel like scratching the affected parts of your body?
If you say ‘yes’ to the above conditions, here are some suggestions on how to combat your problem.
Do not scratch the affected skin. It gives temporary relief, but there are chances of the area getting septic. Keep the area dry and clean and sprinkle talcum powder on it. The affected area should be exposed to the open as far as possible. Remember that people suffering from prickly heat should avoid heavy garments and try to expose the affected area to air. Have cold water baths twice every day and follow a few other easy remedies too:
1) Dissolve Fuller’s earth ( Multani Mitti) in water to make a thin paste. It should be smeared over the affected parts. When the paste has dried, wash it with cold water.
2) Apply green henna ground in water on the affected skin.
3) Grind ‘neem’ leaves in water and apply on the affected skin.
4) The most effective remedy for treating prickly heat is to take a small piece of sandalwood and rub it to a paste on a stone with rose water. Mix in a pinch of powdered alum and apply to the affected skin twice or thrice a week, depending upon the condition of the prickly heat.
A common query is : “ I perspire excessively. What do you advise? How can I keep my underarms dry?”
Perspiration is not under voluntary control. Many emotional and environmental factors other than heat influence the quantity of perspiration. Excessive sweating may be related to low-grade infections, internal disorders, other medical problems and menopause. Most anti-perspirants contain some type of aluminium salt that temporarily reduces the transmission of perspiration tot the skin surface. None will completely stop perspiration, nor is this desirable, because excessive local dryness would result in severe skin problems. In severe cases, drugs given orally under a physician’s care may control excessive sweating, but undesirable side-effects may limit their effectiveness.
No anti-perspirant product will keep your underarms completely dry, especially during brisk walks or during physical activity. The best that can be hoped for is that it will decrease perspiration flow. To stop perspiration completely, sweat ducts must be blocked and this is not desirable as it results in serious skin disorders.
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