How To Get Rid Of Sweaty Hands Naturally?

In this article, you are going to discover how to get rid of sweaty hands naturally.

According to medical science, Sweaty Hands are known as  palmar hyperhidrosis.

It is a common practice that when two persons meet, they do shake hands as a goodwill gesture.

But do you feel shy or uncomfortable while shaking hands with someone? Or have you ever noticed someone who is reluctant to shake hands and prefer to greet by folding his or her hands?

If yes and you are curious to know what is the problem.You may find your answers here!

One of the reasons why people are not cosy to put their hand forward is because of their sweaty hand. It is one of the problems which is very common nowadays and is very astonishing for a person. Anyway, there is nothing to worry about it.

What Is Sweaty Hand?

In simple words, the term sweaty hand itself says what it is. A Hand which has fully sweated at any particular instance.

This is seen in about 1-2% of the world’s populace. If someone suffers from such problem, life becomes too tough for him or her as they face embarrassments in their day to day activities and even social and functional lives.

Effects Of Excessive Sweating On Hands To A Common Person

As mentioned earlier that if you are suffering from this problem, you may feel scratchy in commencing your day to day work, you may feel shy in your regular social activities, leading to a major and negative impact in your life.

All these could surely lower your self-confidence and thus, your life becomes too complicated for you.

Your daily activities like writing a paper, opening the door, driving, making a signature on important documents and more becomes too difficult.

Are you really facing such kind of sweat in your life? Then this particular discussion will definitely show you the path to overcome it. But let’s understand the cause of this problem briefly before going to its remedies.

Causes Of Sweaty Hand

There are several reasons which could lead to such trouble like those of excessive stress, hormonal issues and many more.

But medically, the key cause of this is a disorder or some heightened activity happening in the sympathetic chain. Yes, this is the main cause of Excessive sweating.

Sympathetic chain is located within the chest cavity and is a part of the autonomic nervous system. This system is different from the sensory or motoric functions which are undoubtedly part of the voluntary nervous system.

These voluntary nervous systems are controlled by us but autonomic nervous systems are not. This heightened activity which sympathetic chain experience is known as “Hyper Sympathetic Activity” in medical terms.

Quick Remedies For Sweaty Hands

Till now you must have understood about Sweaty Hands, its causes and effects in our daily life. Now let’s come to the solution part.

There are numbers of remedies you will come across when you explore different options. Some controls, some reduces it effects and also there is a permanent solution in our medical science which will cure the disease fully.

So now have a look in each of such aspects. You shall choose these methods only when you know the severity of the problem is on the lower side and could be managed by few simple activities done on regular basis.

By this we control the trouble and commence our daily activities like writing, greet by shake hands, driving and more.

Precautionary Remedies

• Washing Hands at regular intervals with clean water and then drying it properly is the first and the simplest method to have a control over sweaty hands.

Wash the hands whenever the sweat bothers you or makes you feel uneasy. It is not necessary to use soap every time to cleanse your hand. Except for dinner, lunch or after using the washroom, it’s perfectly fine if you use plain water only.

• Another such quick remedy is the use of (alcohol). You just need to ensure that the sanitizer is not anti-bacterial.

This is the best option to comply with when you are not having the option of washing your hands with plain water due to any circumstance.

A squirt of alcohol is an effective way of drying up the sweat on a temporary basis. Thus, it is also considered as a quick medication for a particular instance.

• Always carry a cloth or some package of paper towels so that you can wipe off your sweat whenever needed. This is best to use when you are about to write something or going to shake hands with somebody.

• One of the basic reasons of excessive sweating is overheating of your body slightly on a higher side. Hence, a quick remedy of solving this problem is cooling of the body or hand wherever you have excessive sweat. Use Air conditioner or fan to dry off the moisture or sweat which leads to the slowdown of production of sweat for some period.

• Another effective remedy to tackle the issue is the use of powder(Talcum) on the hands. Just sprinkle any baby powder (scented or unscented), Baking Soda or corn starch and enjoy activities like jumping rope, lifting weights or any other activity which requires a tightened grip.

• There are even some other homemade solutions to keep a check on sweaty hands.

Use of orange or lemon peels on hands/palms.

Drinking of tomato juice (also you can apply it on palm).

Holding of tea bags.

Use of vinegar or rose water or mixture of both are some of such remedies which you can try.

All these are natural and most importantly effectual. So there is no reason of hesitation in using such products.

Lifestyle Adjustments

Till now you have come across some of the efficient methods to reduce the impact of sweaty hands in your life.

But there are also other methods which reduce its effect or avoid the problem. Some minor adjustments in our lifestyle can help is in tackling the curse of sweaty hands or sweaty palms in a better manner.

• Avoid using of gloves, mitten or any other item that covers your hand. These items inhibits air flow due to which moisture stays in your hand and does not let your hands to dry. So, till there is an absolute need of using such items, try to stay away from it as it can aggravate your problem.

• Apart from above items some skin products, petroleum-based lotions should also not be used if you are having trouble of excessive sweating. These products are used on dry skin to add moisture and it has same effect for oily skins also. Hence, usage of such products is equivalent to inviting more trouble for you.

• Instead of using above items, you can use an antiperspirant. Now you must be thinking that antiperspirant is usually used in the underarm area so is it wise to use in hands?

The same product which can prevent your armpit from excessive sweating can also be equally beneficial for your hands too. Be relaxed, it is totally safe to use it on hands.

It is suggested to choose an unscented clinical strength antiperspirant which contains Aluminium Zirconium. It is been used by many and is found to be very effective. You shall consult your doctor, if any other composition is suitable for you.

• Stress and anxiety are some reasons of excessive sweating and this is already mentioned above. So, if you are keeping yourself calm and relaxed, this problem could be reduced to an extent.

Keeping this in mind,you shall always be up for meditation, yoga or other activities which aids in reducing stress, thus preventing your sweat glands to get overactive.

There are some home remedies that you follow to stop your feet from sweating.

Medical Treatment

If none of the above methods is working for you and the severity of the problem is getting too high, then it is wise to take medical treatment and cure the problem.

Science has advanced a lot and there are many treatments available to get rid of this issue. Some of such methods are as discussed below:

• Iontophoresis is a procedure which temporarily prevents the occurrence of sweat in the body. In this process, an electric current is passed through your body via water.

You need to submerge your hands in water while an electric current will be sent to the body through water.

The current goes under the skin and prevents sweating for a period of time. Iontophoresis kit is also available for home use. You shall consult your doctor and if suggested you can bring it for you.

• Oral medicines can also be useful for you in this regard. Anticholinergics are one such oral medicines which can stop sweating as a side effect.

Hence, doctors prescribe this to their patients to treat the excessive sweating problem in the hands..

So, if you are not an sportsperson then this oral medicine could be very much useful for you. You shall know that Anticholinergics can cause other side effects like dry mouth or so.

• Botulinum Toxin injections or Butox injections is another method to treat this trouble. It is often used to smoothen the wrinkles of the face, plump up the lips and also to control the nerves that produce sweat.

So, upon consultation of the doctor you can try this. But you shall keep in mind that this treatment could be very much painful and they stop excessive sweat on temporary basis.

• If none of the method is working for you then the last option for you is to get the sympathectomy surgery done. The root cause of excessive sweating is already explained in the earlier section.

By this method the nerve that controls the signal of the body sweating is removed. But you must keep in mind that this method only compensates for the overproduction of sweat in the different area and eliminate sweating in the hands.

Before getting the surgery done, ensure that the doctor is having an experience of doing this surgery before, as this is a risky procedure.

Now you must have been familiar with what exactly the trouble of sweaty hands is and what is its impact on the lifestyle of a common man. The basic method is only to control it and not to get rid of it.

Although there is a scientific method of getting over the problem but as discussed, it is too risky and shall be considered as the final option. Before that, you shall try to control it and reduce its impact on your daily routine.

You can also try herbal remedies to reduce the excessive sweating. These will give your body a cooling effect and prevents sweat glands from producing more sweat.

Hope this article helped you to an extent.I would love to hear from you about what remedy did you try today.