What is the reason for sweating under the armpits? Be careful of underarm odor

Sweating under the armpits is a normal reaction, mainly because the sweat glands under the armpits are well developed. In summer, you can take a bath frequently to improve armpit sweating. Obese people also sweat more under their armpits, which produces an odor, so this situation needs to be improved.

1. Developed sweat glands under the arms

Sweat glands are found all over our body, so we sweat all over our body from time to time. There are apocrine sweat glands under the armpits. If the apocrine sweat gland tissue under the armpits is very abundant, the armpits will secrete a lot of sweat.

2. Obese people sweat more under their arms

It is said that fat people are more afraid of heat. This is because obese people have more fat in their bodies, their body temperature easily rises, and the heat is not easy to dissipate, so they are more likely to sweat, especially in areas with developed sweat glands such as the armpits.

3. Localized hyperhidrosis

Local hyperhidrosis means that you do not sweat much on your whole body at ordinary times, but sweat more in a specific part of the body, such as the armpits, palms, soles of the feet, etc. Kidney deficiency, mental depression, etc. can cause local hyperhidrosis.

Excessive sweating misunderstanding

Sweating is beneficial to the human body. After sweating, the body temperature will drop and some metabolic waste will be discharged at the same time. This is why saunas are popular and exercise is used to lose weight. But sweating a lot in summer is also a troublesome thing. The constant sweat makes the body dirty and greasy, brings inconvenience to work, and affects the mood. Many people quickly take some antiperspirant methods, but do you know that some antiperspirant methods not only fail to stop sweating, but are harmful to your health.

1. Keep the air conditioner on

Many people have certain misunderstandings about their views and practices on sweating in summer.

The first thing to be affected is frequently turning on the air conditioner, which can easily reduce the synthesis of heat stress proteins in the body and reduce tolerance to high temperatures. Once you return to the hot environment outside, it will be difficult to adapt. The sweat glands will also become ineffective due to long-term disuse, leading to heatstroke. People with hypertension and coronary heart disease are also prone to stroke, myocardial infarction, etc.

2. Take a cold shower immediately after sweating

You cannot rinse with cold water immediately after sweating in summer. After sweating, the blood vessels in the skin are still in a dilated state. If you immediately rinse with cold water, the stimulation of the skin will cause the blood vessels to constrict, which will make it difficult to dissipate heat and increase the body temperature.

At the same time, the sudden increase in the amount of blood flowing back to the heart will increase the burden on the heart.

Also, when the body suddenly enters a cold environment from a hot environment, it does not have time to adapt and is often prone to catching a cold or causing gastrointestinal cramps.

After exercising and sweating, muscles become fatigued and tense. If they are exposed to cold stimulation at this time, they may suffer from cramps.

3. Wipe with cold water or a cold towel after sweating

Skin that has sweated should not be wiped with cold water or a cold towel. Instead, it should be wiped with warm water or a warm towel.

Because the skin is stimulated by the cold, the pores will close and the capillaries will contract, and the accumulated heat in the body cannot be dissipated. At this time, the human body will feel hot and irritable.

If you use warm water, the skin surface will be stimulated by heat, the pores will open quickly, and the capillaries will expand accordingly. The heat will be dissipated more and faster, and the body will soon feel cool and comfortable.

4. Summer hair removal

Some people often remove hair in the summer to inhibit sweating and prevent body odor, but this leads to inflammation of hair follicles, rough keratinization, and pigmentation.

Excessive and frequent use of antiperspirants goes against the natural laws of the human body, preventing the normal excretion of metabolic waste from sweat glands. The skin is continuously irritated, causing redness, swelling, itching, etc., which may cause high body temperature and even heat shock.