Quality of Life Impact

How big of a deal could excessive sweating really be? As it turns out, huge.

84M (about 1/3) of U.S. adults are bothered by their sweating and/or think they sweat too much under their arms.¹

1000000

To start, there's a whole lot of people who think they sweat too much.

That's a whole lot of people who think they sweat too much.

84M (about 1/3) of U.S. adults are bothered by their sweating and/or think they sweat too much under their arms.¹

1000000

5% of the U.S. population suffer so much it's considered a disease state called hyperhidrosis.
This population sweats regardless of temperature.
Excessive sweating is so much more than just embarrassing – it has a significant quality of life impact, ranging from slightly bothersome to sweat dripping off hands and body, interfering with daily life.

Excessive sweating means...

Hover over/tap on each feeling to see the impact by the numbers

Embarassment

85%

report sweating excessively is very embarrassing²

Depression

36%

say excessive sweating has made them depressed²

Anxiety

71%

report their excessive sweating has definitely made them experience anxiety²

Sacrifices

35%

say they have had to sacrifice many important things in their life because of sweating²

Loneliness

46%

feel very alone in suffering from excessive sweating²

Anger

53%

feel angry that they need to deal with sweating when others do not²

Excessive Sweaters Need More Solutions

Today, to cope, 70% of excessive sweaters have made lifestyle changes just to get through the day.²

Have sought treatment from a health care provider

52%

Frequent showers

Many excessive sweaters shower more than once a day

Wearing dark clothes

47% choose clothing to hide sweat

Avoiding certain social situations

35% avoid raising their arms

Excessive sweating is a lifelong problem that affects multiple focal areas.

Sweat excessively in more than one body area³

81%

Average number of body areas affected³

¹Strutton, et. al., “US Prevalence of Hyperhidrosis and Impact on Individuals with Axillary Hyperhidrosis: Results from a National Survey.” JAAD, August 2004, Volume 51, Number 2; Census Bureau, Population Division, 2015 Projections

²Doolittle, J., Walker, P., Mills, T. et al. Hyperhidrosis: an update on prevalence and severity in the United States. Arch Dermatol Res 308,743–749 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-016-1697-9

³Glaser DA, Ballard AM, Hunt NL, Pieretti LJ, Pariser DM. Prevalence of Multifocal Primary Hyperhidrosis and Symptom Severity Over Time: Results of a Targeted Survey. Dermatologic Surgery : Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]. 2016 Dec;42(12):1347-1353. DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000000949.