Glands [verified]: Clogged Sweat

Then another. And another.

He had not just unclogged his sweat glands. He had, with pure, stubborn motion, forced his own boundaries to yield. He had reminded himself that sometimes, the only way out of a trap is to push so hard against the walls that they have no choice but to become doors. clogged sweat glands

“Dead skin cells, bacteria, your own salt. They’ve formed little plugs. The sweat is trapped under your skin. It’s leaking into the dermis and causing an inflammatory reaction.” Then another

The sweat wasn’t coming.

“Clogged?” Leo repeated, as if she’d told him his veins were full of jam. “With what?” clogged sweat glands

He went for a run.

Then another. And another.

He had not just unclogged his sweat glands. He had, with pure, stubborn motion, forced his own boundaries to yield. He had reminded himself that sometimes, the only way out of a trap is to push so hard against the walls that they have no choice but to become doors.

“Dead skin cells, bacteria, your own salt. They’ve formed little plugs. The sweat is trapped under your skin. It’s leaking into the dermis and causing an inflammatory reaction.”

The sweat wasn’t coming.

“Clogged?” Leo repeated, as if she’d told him his veins were full of jam. “With what?”

He went for a run.