It is not always easy to get rid of sweaty hands.
The condition, known medically as Palmer Hyperlydrosis, is not life-threatening, however it's extremely irritating and sticky.
In addition, it often comes on without warning - which can put the sufferer in any number of embarrassing situations.
If this is something you're experiencing, or you simply wish to know more about it, here are some details about the affliction, and some of the treatments used: Primary medical cause - The real causes aren't known, however, certain people in the medical community have a theory that it's connected to the body's sympathetic nerve.
Then nerve, they believe, reacts to a chemical in certain people, especially when they become anxious or nervous - and causes the glands of their hands to suddenly go into overdrive - resulting in endless perspiration excreted from the palms.
There are also certain medical conditions, such as brain tumors, which can cause this phenomenon to show up in an individual.
Foods that are spicy, and drinks like coffee, and alcohol are known to cause profuse sweating in some people.
While there isn't a "cure" for sweaty hands, at the moment, there are things you can do to try to curb the symptoms: Non-surgical medical treatments - Botox A injections used to the hand area will stop the sweat by prohibiting the glands that produce it from doing so.
Although this treatment is enough for several months at a time, the up keep gets expensive - as anyone whose ever had Botox injections for wrinkles can tell you.
Another chemical that works for some, but not all, is being given high concentrations of aluminum chloride - which is the same ingredient used in deodorants for stopping armpit area perspiration.
However, you will have to wait a week to see any results - if it works at all.
Medical surgery - ETS, an invasive surgery in where a part of the sympathetic nerve running along the spine is removed, has been reported by some people to have eased, or eliminated, the condition.
However, in addition to the chances you take that the surgery might fail - there is also a risk that it may be successful, and your symptoms vanquished - only to have them show back up later on - stronger than ever.
Natural ways - Cutting certain things out of your diet - like coffee, alcohol, and some spices - may help in keeping the symptoms to a minimum.
Some swear that soaking their hands in a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar for five minutes, works like a charm.
And still others have had luck applying aluminum based deodorant to the hands, either by spraying or rubbing it on.
If none of these things work, you can always carry some talcum powder with you, as it is known for absorbing sweat.
So, the problem of how to get rid of sweaty hands remains a mystery - and an irritation - for the sufferer.
If you happen to be afflicted, see your doctor for advice - and, ask his opinion about trying a few of the treatments you read about in this article.