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Natural Approach to Stop Excessive Sweating In Children

July 17th, 2009

Sweating is the body’s natural way of releasing excessive heat in the body, it is also the process of the body in which it controls and regulate body temperature by means of perspiration. A person perspire when his body is performing strenuous activities such as exercise, hot weather, when under stress, nausea, fever, and nervous to name a few. Excessive sweating in children is natural because they often engage in play and other physical activities.

Children under the age of seven who sweat a lot may find it difficult to engage in contact sports because of their condition. Parents should seek medical advice on how to deal with this physical condition. Here are some pointers that you can do to lessen excessive sweating in children.

1. Children with this condition should be dressed in lightweight materials like cotton.

2.Use absorbent cotton socks and change them everyday. Only use fresh clean socks everyday. This will avoid other complications such as stinky feet due to bacteria.

3. Bathe children regularly with special medicated soaps. There are herbal soaps for children that has natural cleansing properties like tea tree oils, lavender and chamomile that prevents bacterial infection while they sweat profusely.

4. Avoid too much spicy foods that will trigger the stimuli that make the sweat glands more active.

5. When a child sweat a lot while sleeping try to regulate the temperature in the child’s room, dress the child in comfortable clothing and he should not be cover heavily with thick blankets that will make the child sweat profusely.

6. Keep them hydrated especially while playing this will cool their body and prevent them from sweating a lot.

This are some approaches that can help reduce excessive sweating in children. Though there are some lotions and medications that can address this condition, we do not know if they can be applied in children because of their sensitive skin. It is better to ask a physician if those medications are appropriate for them.

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