Let's not fear sweat!

At least we have the desired summer, but there is a problem along with it. The problem is - more sweat than usual. Even after taking a bath or shower we do not feel fresh, what makes us very unhappy. Why do we sweat? The skin, which is our biggest organ, apart from many functions, it takes part in water - mineral economy of our body, and along with sweat, it removes the poisons from it. This process is non-stop in action, and we hardly ever notice it. When the temperatures are average it usually makes humidity, but when the temperatures rise, sweating increases in order to keep the regular body temperature.

Increased sweating can be caused by some illness state and ... stress, but that is not normal state of our organism anymore, even though nowadays stress is unfortunately a normal state for many of us. One way or another, sweating is a problem both for women and men, especially that men swat more. Sweat glands spread all over our body are responsible for that. Their greatest number is placed on our feet and hands. Their excretion has pH between 3,3 to 5,6 - obviously acidic. The other kind of glands are placed in skin folds, there are less of them, but they excrete is richer and its pH is 6,2-6,9 - less acidic, what gives different sweat consistence? We know that people sweat differs. But why? It depends on many coordinates: overall state of the organism, excretion intensity, nourishment and neural system. Overall - 99% is water, quite a lot of salt, urea, ammonia, uric acid and not dissolute amino acids. The set is distasteful, but if glands would not be developed enough our organism would not be able to adjust to temperature differences.

Sweating is annoying not only because of wet skin but more importantly for unpleasant smell. Excreted sweat does not smell. The smell cymes later due to bacteria dissolution. Presence of those bacteria is not due to lack of hygiene, it is because they have to be in our skin, they have their purpose.

Not to sweat is bad but to sweat is also bad. What to do then? We are not helpless. Help cymes from a very wide range of products, by mistake called anti swat or deodorants. Here exactly lies the principal difference. Deodorants are not anti sweat products in exact meaning of this word. Their role is to liquidate the results of sweat, which the occurrence o bad smell. This happens when the process of sweat dissolution is slow down, and for that bacteria are also responsible that is why disinfecting substances should be one of deodorant's ingredients. Very often, the component, which does this and at the same time is the solvent and the cooling substance, is ethyl alcohol. Recently this stock is not so often used; because it can vex, especially short after depilation, and it's action even if it is positive is short term. In general, substances, which stay on the skin surface and do not vex are used. The other factor, which helps to get rid of unpleasant smell, is addition of special substances with smell absorption abilities. Some organic zinc derivatives show such properties. At last, the third factor is just to cover the sweat smell with perfume. This method was widely known in ancient times and it was called - smearing oneself with fragrances.

There is a great range of deodorants on the market and under many forms. The most popular and most willingly used are aerosols, because their form gives comfort in usage and guaranties hermetic package. Though they are easy and comfortable in use, most people prefer different forms: roll-on (a ball) or stick. Why? It may happen that the compressed gas used in aerosols can vex sensitive skin. Unfortunately, atomizers are not very common. Why do the sticks and balls still have so many proponents? They can be accused of so much, they are not very hygienic, because you rub skin with it, so the skin excretion gets to the preparation or stays on the stick. This may be a bit exaggerated anxiety. The stick rubs away, doesn't it? The roll on works on a similar basis. Apart form that it contains desinfecting substances. Besides acting as a deodorant, they also have some nourishing cream functions.

Let us now take a look at anti sweat products - anti perspirants. Their action is to slow down the sweat extraction and combine it with deodorant properties. We can receive this effect by using substances with styptic properties - aluminium salts are great for that. The nature also came with great help. The vegetables rich in tannins also have similar properties (obviously a bit worse), they are: salvia, thyme, rosemary. Just out of curiosity, first anti sweat fluids were anti perspirants because they had aluminium salts. Why do not everybody use anti perspirants? Some are just afraid of them. Once they were mentioned as the cause of breast cancer because they blocked the sweat glands under armpits. Those rumours were soon contradicted, but ... the fear remained. Anti perspirants should be used wisely. First of all sweating decreases after few days of using, so let's not get nervous it they do not work right away. They should also not be used non stop. From time to time one should take a brake or use them less often in order not to bloc the sweat glands, because this can cause the inflammatory state. But let's not be afraid of anti perspirants. Their composition is professionally selected. On the market you can buy their every form: spray, roll-on, stick, lotion and powder.