Stop hands from sweating

Sweating hands are a great turn off, even your nearest and dearest may show a reluctance to hold or shake your hands when they are dripping with sweat. If this is the case, think of how a total stranger will react.

You obviously will be trying to find ways to stop hands from sweating and there are a number of ideas as to how you can do this and I will go into those a little later in this article.

If your hands do literally drip with sweat it could be that you are suffering from that medical condition known as Palmar Hyperhidrosis [sweaty palms to you and me].

Excessive hand sweating can be due to nerves, stress, or any number of medical conditions. However, not everyone who suffers hand sweating has other problems, perfectly healthy people can have this sweat problem.

The obvious solution is to keep drying your hands off, using a towel or tissues etc. but this does nothing to stop the sweat from forming. You can use products to absorb the sweat such as talcum, cornstarch and medicated powders which you can buy over the counter but you need something more to actually stop hands from sweating.

Products such as antiperspirants which contain Aluminum Chloride will help in this direction, the Aluminum Chloride actually stops hands and feet from sweating by plugging up the pores.

I believe that your doctor can actually prescribe antiperspirants which can be taken orally, but these would be on prescription. The only drawback to these may be that you will end up with a dry mouth [as well as dry hands!].

Relief can be obtained short term by running your wrists under cold water for a few minutes or washing your hands also with cold water and soap.

I have even heard it said that you can hypnotize yourself into having dry hands. You just need to face your mirror and repeat the following phrase out loud around three times a day with ten repeats. You need to say “I used to have sweaty hands but now they are dry”. It may take several weeks for this to take effect.

I personally have not tried this but I can believe that it would be a case of mind over matter, I am sure it could do no harm and it could do some good.

There are a couple of natural oils which you can use to stop hands from sweating, as well as being totally natural they are inexpensive. The names of these are Geranium Oil and Cypress Oil. You will need to use them frequently but they are a good natural option.

Have you considered whether your excessive hand sweating is due to your blood pressure being high? If you are suffering from increased blood pressure then naturally you will be working to get that down and if this is the case, the hand sweating should stop when your blood pressure is under control.

If you are unsure as to the reason for your sweating hands then you should consult your doctor before you embark on a self-imposed regime.