As it gets even hotter outside, you might notice actual white salt crystals that remain after your sweat has dried. Is that cause for concern? And what does it even mean?
sweat—actual white salt crystals that stick to your skin or clothing and remain after your sweat has dried.began to stretch over the hour mark. When I’d finish my run and start my cool-down walk, sweat would drip into my eyes, causing a serious, screw-my-eyes-shut burn. As my sweat began to dry, my skin would feel tight and gritty, similar to how you feel an hour or so after a dip in the ocean.
It made me wonder: Is salty sweat actually something to worry about? I touched base with a couple of exercise-science and hydration experts to find out.First, a primer on the importance of sweat—and sodium. Your body’s primary way to regulate its temperature and cool itself down is through evaporation,Ph.D., A.T.C, director of the Hydration, Exercise, and Thermoregulation Laboratory at the University at Buffalo, tells SELF.
There are a few things that can make this high-sodium sweat more likely. People tend to experience salty sweat more when they are performing higher-intensity exercise in a hot environment for a longer duration, says Pryor. That’s why you might notice it more on a run than on a brisk walk. That’s also why you may experience saltier sweat at the beginning of the summer than at the end, when your body is more likely to have acclimated to the heat, says Pryor. During, while you do sweat more to cool off your body more efficiently, you also train your sweat glands to better reabsorb the sodium it’s losing, she says. In most cases, there’s nothing inherently dangerous about salty sweat, says Pryor.
But this isn’t likely to be a concern for the general exerciser, says Forsse. “You’d have to lose a whole lot [of sodium], and it wouldn’t just be from one day,” he says. It’s the cumulative effect of long, hard endurance exercise—with too much regular water and without adequate sodium replenishment—that can be risky.The most important thing is to focus on replenishing your sodium stores so you don’t run the risk of developing a cumulative sodium loss.
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