It doesn't matter the season, whether you're in the scorching summer sun, exercising or eating spicy food...Motives don't really matter before the fact that sweating happens! In some people it is in more excessive amounts, and in others less, but experts agree when they say that: you sweat less as you age.

Sweat is more complex than you might think. There are two different types of sweat glands in the body: eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands. Eccrine glands secrete water and electrolytes in the palms and soles of the feet, while apocrine glands are located in the armpits, groin and eyelids.

But why do people sweat less as they age?

"Because the skin becomes thinner with age, the ducts of the sweat glands protrude closer to the surface of the skin," explains Hilary Reich, a dermatologist in New York. "The collagen that surrounds the sweat glands breaks down over the years, and this causes the glands to be pressed or compressed against the surface of the skin and not function properly," says Reich. Therefore, the process of sweating becomes more difficult.

Yes, who wouldn't sweat less? Older people over the years cannot stand the heat, also due to the fact that they do not have the ability to produce sweat at the same level as young people.

"The lower ability to sweat makes the elderly less heat tolerant and more sensitive to high temperatures," dermatology points out.

Doctors say that sweating is not the same process for all people. Hormonal fluctuations, decreased metabolism affect sweat production. Medicines, especially anti-depressants, diabetes or even menopause are other factors that affect the issue of sweating over the years. .

Source: Allure