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Your Support Can Help Us Make a Difference in 2025!
As we near the end of 2024, we want to reflect on the incredible progress we've made together in raising excessive sweating awareness as well as advancing education and care for people living with hyperhidrosis. We also want to invite you to be part of the impactful work we have planned for 2025 and beyond.
Sofdra™ Gel Gains FDA Approval.
For the first time in six years there is a new prescription, at-home, and self-applied treatment for primary axillary hyperhidrosis (extreme sweating in the armpits). Sofdra™ was recently approved by the U.S. FDA, and we’ve got the most complete and up-to-date information on it here.
WHO Expands Global Access to Hyperhidrosis Education: A Game-Changer for Medical Professionals and Patients
In a significant step toward improving the lives of individuals living with hyperhidrosis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with the International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHhS) to make two groundbreaking courses available to healthcare providers and patients around the world.
Your voice holds the key to shaping our future
In the dynamic realm of product development, savvy teams strive to pinpoint genuine needs for their innovations. But the truly astute companies go beyond mere inquiry; they are curious, listen intently, and are ready to embrace unexpected revelations.
Sports + Sweating Playbook V4: Preventing Dehydration
If you have hyperhidrosis, how much water do you need? How do you know if you are well hydrated? Do you need a sports or electrolyte drink? We’ve got answers to these questions and more in our Sports + Sweating Playbook V4: Preventing Dehydration.
Sports + Sweating Playbook V3: Treatments to Level the Playing Field
Despite the many challenges that excessive sweating poses for fitness fanatics, we now have more treatment options than ever and more experienced medical professionals ready to provide them; experts like Kelley Pagliai Redbord, MD, a board-certified dermatologist who specializes in hyperhidrosis. Dr. Redbord is an athlete, too, so we asked her about the promising arena of hyperhidrosis treatments for athletes.