Sweat glands help our skin filter toxins out of the body, which in turn boosts our immune system. Sweating also cools our body and maintains proper body temperature. However, there are two distinct ways in which we sweat: The eccrine glands produce sweat to regulate body temperature and are found all over our body.

Why is sweating is important?

Sweating helps cool down the body. Water is released through glands in the skin, evaporates off the skin and the body is cooled. During exercise, muscles heat up more, so more sweat is needed.

Why is sweating so important to survival?

Sweat is essential to human survival because it serves as the body's coolant, getting rid of excess body heat (produced by your metabolism and working muscles) and protecting you from overheating. In fact, even people who don't have hyperhidrosis are constantly sweating; they just might not notice it.