subject: Facial Sweat - Excessive Facial Sweating [print this page] Excessive facial sweating is also known as cranial facial hyperhidrosis and it is considered to be one of the most humiliating forms of sweating and perhaps the most difficult to deal with. With this condition, sweat trickles down your face endlessly and on top of that, you can experience a damp and even dripping hair, and a smelly or uncomfortable head.
There are several reasons for facial sweating; it could either be primary hyperhidrosis or secondary hyperhidrosis. Primary hyperhidrosis is a condition wherein excessive sweating is brought about by overactive sweat glands, and the direct result of over activity and too much stimulation of sweat glands. In general, this condition is hereditary.
Secondary hyperhidrosis, on the other hand, is a problem of excessive facial sweating that is caused by an underlying medical condition. That means that there are abnormalities in a particular body system that triggers homeostatic adaptations such as diabetes and hyperthyroidism, as well as, some cardiovascular problems.
However, on a positive note, there are more than 95% of individuals who are experiencing too much facial sweating as a result of primary hyperhidrosis and fortunately there are safe and effective natural ways available that can greatly reduce too much facial perspiration. But even though that is the case, you still have to see your doctor in order to make sure that your condition is really due to an over stimulated sweat glands and not because of underlying medical condition.
Excessive facial sweating can be treated by keeping yourself hydrated since sweating plays an important factor in temperature regulation. So make sure to drink lots of fluid such as fruit juices and water. You can also apply a thin layer of antiperspirant on your hairline. Antiperspirant intended for facial sweating contains aluminum chloride and salicylic acid that effectively block pores and absorb oil respectively.
