With loads of products out there to prevent your underarms from sweating, it is quite acceptable that people use deodorants. But what about sweat in other places? Excessive sweating from your hands and feet can be an uncomfortable and embarrassing issue, and people who suffer from this dread being asked to take their shoes off or presented with a welcoming offer of a handshake, but you won’t see aisles of products to treat it or adverts for it on daytime tv.

The Iontoderma iD-1000 has been specifically designed to treat hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) of the hands and feet by using iontophoresis. Tap water iontophoresis is a treatment used for excessive sweating that treats the sweat glands just below the top layer of the skin. Some studies have shown that iontophoresis machines can positively treat 90% to 100% of cases where patients experience palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis.

In the box you get your power supply (universal wall power 100V-240V AC, 50-60Hz), electrodes and connectors that are gold plated for high corrosion resistance and excellent conductivity, gold plated banana plugs, soft protection mats made of PVC for bacteria and fungus resistance, and a plastic briefcase, which isn’t just for storage but is also used during the treatment. Suitable for the most sensitive users and the heaviest of sweaters, Iontophoresis causes no known side effects and its efficiency does not decrease over time. The sensation when used is similar to that of a tens machine, like very light pins and needles but certainly not painful or uncomfortable. As with any product that uses electricity in this way there are circumstances in which this should not be used as treatment: pregnancy and those with pacemakers, for example, so read the instructions very carefully.

Used once a week, each session only takes 20 minutes, which can be enough to notice significant results and it can be used as a long-term treatment that doesn’t use the harmful chemicals often found in creams and medication. Although the Iontoderma looks a little like torture equipment it is pain free and simple to use: just wet the pads, place the metal components on a flat surface inside the brief case, plug in and position your hands or feet on the pads for treatment. The strength of the current is adjustable and from our research and testing, even after a short amount of time, it provided positive results. It is a pricey investment, but if it works for you it will be a one-off payment that could potentially rid you of an antisocial problem. RRP £379.00

4.8 out of 5

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Pros

Reduces excess sweating

Easy to use

One off payment

Chemical free

Painless treatments

Cons

Expensive

Not well presents

- gold connections, cheap case, large, tens style machine