Baking Soda - a Cheap Cure for Excessive Sweating

Your body’s sweat is an acid and baking soda is an alkaline. Gas is formed when the two combine, causing the instant evaporation of the sweat.

The sweat isn't block, or trapped inside your skin, rather this treatment conditions your skin to quickly dry up as soon as the sweating begins.

The residue of the baking soda on the skin conditions the dryness and for the best results, go through this process on several days in succession.

Baking Soda for Hand Sweating

1. You’ll want to fill up a big bowl or two separate aluminum pie pans with warm/hot water and equal parts baking soda making a very cloudy solution. The baking soda will tend to settle out at the bottom, so be sure to mix it up very thoroughly.

2. It's important that the water is warm or hot so your pores really open up when you soak your hands for 25 minutes in the solution. The idea is for the baking soda to penetrate your skin. During that time, intermittenly grab the clumps of baking soda at the bottom of the pan or bowl and rub your hands together to really saturate them in the solution.

3. At the end of the 25 minute session, your hands will be a little wrinkled - this is totally normal. Just dry them off with a towel, don't wash them. You want to retain the residue of baking soda on your skin. Some people say they have a light powerdy look to the skin after drying them off. The more residue of the solution, the better your results will be.

Your hands will definitely feel dry the first 30 minutes after treatment and results should last at least a couple of hours following. If you use this remedy consecutively for 5 days straight, the results can last up to 5 or 6 hours on end.

Easy Ways to Deal with Sweaty Palms

Here's a few tips for dealing with sweaty palms:

Deep breathing

Try doing deep breathing if you feel anxious or notice your hands starting to sweat. Take breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth to relax yourself.

Wipe your hands often on a discrete small cloth

Whenever the sweating begins you may use your secret cloth to absorb the sweat keeping your hands as dry as possible.

Use Talcum or Cornstarch Powder

A simple cure for sweaty palms that works well for some people is to use powder or cornstarch to soak up the excessive perspiration that ends up on their hands. Be sure to apply the powder over your entire hand and between the fingers. For best results, take a small container of power out with you and keep reapplying it to prevent breakthrough sweating. Give it a try for around a week and see if it helps.

Try Aluminum Chlorohydrate-based Antiperspirants

As well as working well for underarm sweating, antiperspirants can also work for excessively sweaty palms. The key is to use an aluminum chlorohydrate-based antiperspirant, not a deodorant. If you have a severe case antiperspirant may not be enough to control the symptoms, but this treatment is worth trying.

Is it a Sign of Something More Serious?

Certain medical problems, such as an an underlying infection or overactive thyroid can cause excessive sweating and if you have had the problem for some time, it's best to check with your doctor and get the appropriate blood tests run to rule out correctable medical causes for why your palms might sweat.