Unfortunately, many believe that deodorants and antiperspirants are all the same and that they all have the same effect on sweating. That is not true and especially for those suffering from excessive sweating, the difference between the products is of great...
Sweat
Excessive generalized sweating
Those who suffer from generalized hyperhidrosis sweat on large areas of the body. It feels like the temperature control center is malfunctioning and the slightest stimuli, like heat or physical activity can trigger heavy sweating. It might feel like you are sweating...
Excessive sweating & hyperhidrosis
For those not suffering from hyperhidrosis, it can be hard to fully understand what it is like. Most people can probably relate to embarrassing underarm sweat stains, smelly feet when taking the shoes off and wet palms when shaking someone’s hand. Hyperhidrosis...
Factors that increase sweating
Things that increase our puls also increase our sweat production, since the increased puls leads to higher body temperature and increased sweating helps the body regulate its temperature. Naturally, we sweat more when in a warm environment or during physical activity,...
Sweating is natural and necessary
Sweating helps to regulate body temperature. The amount of sweat increases when it is warm outside, you eat really spicy food, you are physically active or stressed out and worried etc. Sweating helps cooling down the body. In addition, sweaty palms and soles...
Absolute Dry keeping shoes fresh
Many of us wear shoes more or less all day long, at work, in school, while traveling etc. If you want to avoid sweaty feet, worrying about taking the shoes off in front of others, freezing cold damp feet during winter or ruining the new, chic summer shoes, Absolute...
Inguinal hyperhidrosis (groin region)
In the inguinal or groin region there are both eccrine and apocrine sweat glands present. The apocrine sweat glands produce a smaller amount of oily sweat, which is full of energy and consumed by the bacteria on the skin. This process causes the typical acrid smell of...
An extra effective antiperspirant
Absolute Dry is an extra effective antiperspirant, preventing sweating where applied for up to till 7 days. It can be used against any type of sweat, like underarm, hands and feet. Absolute Dry was developed primarily for people suffering from hyperhidrosis, excessive...
Different kinds of sweat glands
Our bodies are equipped with a large number of sweat glands. The glands are situated deep in the dermis layer of the skin or in hypodermis and consists of a base rolled into a ball and a duct carrying the sweat to the skin surface. The eccrine sweat glands are...
Sweating from face and head
The sweat glands are as common and frequent in the face as on hands and feet. In addition to high temperature and stress, these sweat glands can also be triggered by for example spicy food. Since facial sweating is difficult to hide, it is often socially disabling. It...
Excessive underarm sweating
In the armpit there are eccrine and apocrine sweat glands as well as the hybrid type apoecrine sweat gland. The large amount of different types of sweat glands can result in higher sweat volume as well as more sweat odor. The apocrine sweat glands produce a barely...
Excessive sweating of hands & palms
To a certain degree, sweaty palms is a good thing. It adds friction and gives better grip when we want to hold on to something. To serve that purpose we also have a lot of sweat glands in the skin of our palms and fingers. Just like for people with no sweat, excessive...
Living with excessively sweaty feet
Like sweaty palms, sweaty feet serves a purpose of creating friction for gaining better grip. Walking barefoot, a light sweat will provide grip but too much sweat on the other hand will increase the risk of slipping. People with very sweaty feet often avoid taking...
