Dark Underarms
August 4th, 2006 | 33,676 views
The Dark Side
Brown is beautiful, but when your underarms are browner than the rest of your skin, then you may have a problem… There are many reasons why your underarms get dark, but for every reason, there is a solution! So don’t go giving away all your cute sleeveless tops yet…Here are five of the top reasons (and solutions) for dark underarms:
1. Hair growth
The simplest reason for any darkening of your underarms is natural hair growth. You may have thicker and more hair follicles than a normal person, so unless you shave your underarms twice a day, you may have some darkening by the end of the day.
What to do? Consider waxing your underarms, so even the roots of your underarm hairs are pulled out. This will also spare you from chicken skin (raised bumps), ingrown hairs (due to improper shaving) and having to bring a razor with you everywhere you go!
Can’t give up shaving? Then learn how to do it properly. Allow two minutes in the shower to soften your skin and hair. Use real shaving cream or gel, not soap since this will clog the razor. And because underarm hair grows in multiple directions, remember to shave upwards, downwards and sideways, rinsing off your razor between strokes of your multiple-blade razor.
2. Residue
It is also possible that all you really need is a good scrubbing! Sweat, impurities and leftover deodorant can accumulate if you don’t exfoliate your underarms regularly. In fact, if you are using a very effective anti-perspirant, then you’ll have to work extra hard to remove this product from your skin.
Exfoliate every other day when you bathe. Wet your skin and use a loofah to gently but persistently rub away all the impurities. Try a pumice stone for heavy-duty occasions. It also helps whiten your underarms by removing dead cells.
3. Hyper pigmentation
For many reasons, sometimes just simple genetics, you have dark underarms.
Begin with whitening creams and products. If that doesn’t work, consider bleaching or peeling, although there is a high-risk of discomfort like redness and itchiness. Sometimes a hydrocortisone cream helps, but try to do a parch test before you use the product on the entire affected area.
Injections are probably the last resort, in which whitening agents are injected directly under your skin and lighten the upper layer of your underarm skin from inside out. This procedure should only be done by a licensed dermatologist or plastic surgeon because it involves introducing chemicals into your body.
May 8th, 2008 13:59
thnx for the tips thy scrub thing worked 4 me its fab!( u changed my life
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June 19th, 2008 18:37
i want to try waxing instead of shaving, but that means i will have to wait for my underarm hair to grow before i wax, that’s kinda grose. is there another way?
August 19th, 2008 20:39
oh! uhm, wanna try the waxing part.. but im scared maybe because its painful! i already wax my legs and i dont want to do it again cause it really does hurt! but, it looks great! much more in my underarms,, it will definitely hurt.. the scrub part.. how is that? what do you mean? pls reply.. =]
September 11th, 2008 19:38
I had this problem for awhile and the culprit turned out to be scented deodorant. I started using the unscented kind it went away very quickly.
September 18th, 2008 01:27
hello. this is very informative since i do have problems with my underarms. thanks a lot!
March 15th, 2009 08:40
hey guys
WAXING DOES NOT HURT!!! AT ALL
trust me it looks painful and it is painful only when yu pll iht but after tht there iz nuthing
just make sure the wax iz hot and not cold or else it kills!
are there any other tips for light underarms????
April 28th, 2009 00:46
is there an inexpensive way to like lighten underarms? without those painful treatments && stuff?
June 15th, 2009 00:39
hey there..i read on one of the website says that…scrub the underarms when shower..after show..apply baby oil…will it works?
July 5th, 2009 18:23
ok im scared to do the waxing. and i also want to do number 2 the scrubbing part? what is a pumice stone? where can i get it? and a loofah? whats that? like i might have it but idk the real name. im 16 lol and im embarrasd of it.? please i would like to get rid of this fast? before aug. (school starts). please reply
July 29th, 2009 06:21
Try veet c0ld waxing strips. Just f0llow the instructi0ns carefully.at first it hurts but it’s t0lerable. I’m waxing f0r alm0st 6 m0nths but my armpits haven’t lighten yet..
October 27th, 2009 23:27
i used antipespirants for years, and ended up w BLACK armpits. i switched t deodoorants n they lightened a bit. i scrub every day, but that didnt help. now i use a lightenng cream, n there’s a lot of improvement. i used t b very embarrased, but now, its all part of who i am. and anyway, i met and married a man despite black armpits. be you.
November 6th, 2009 02:25
Try rubbing alcohol. After you shave, put some rubbing alcohol on a piece of cotton wool, and rub your underarms with it. you’ll be amazed at the difference it makes
January 31st, 2010 15:09
I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH WITH MY UNDERARMS BEING DARK AND ALSO GETTING HORRIBLE RAZOR BUMPS. I LITERALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. SO I SORT OF CAME UP WITH MY OWN REMEDY AND IT SOUNDS PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE TIPS YOU GIVE. I ALSO STARTED USING AN AFTERSHAVE CALLED BUMP PATROL. I HAVEN’T USED ANYTHING THAT WORKS AS GOOD AS IT. I SAW RESULTS LITERALLY AFTER 48 HOURS JUST AS THE PRODUCT PROMISES.