“If you were to look at the electrolyte composition of [sweat], that actually does not change as you get older and it doesn’t even really vary by sex or even menopausal status,” Dr. Pooja Sodha, associate professor of dermatology at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences, tells Flow Space. “What does actually change is the volume or amount of sweat your body makes, the rate at which it makes it and the surface of your skin.”
Skin generally gets drier with age because it produces less oil. This increases the pH on the skin’s surface, which shifts the composition of bacteria on the skin — which can change how your sweat smells and feels. Click here to read more.
