Do you feel shame raise your hands for your dark underarms?
If so, you can easily remove your dark underarms with some natural ways.
The darkness in the armpits may be caused for some reasons, like shaving, use chemical based deodorants, lack of ventilation, excess hair removal creams, dead skin cells, excessive sweating, or heavy use of the antiperspirants.
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How to Remove Dark Underarms Naturally
Anyway, no more dark underarms. Right now you can show your bikini body freely. Just follow the below home remedies, and some natural ways.
Those are enough to remove the darkness from your underarms naturally.
1. Milk
Milk has natural fatty acids and various vitamins that are the bigger sources of skin lightening and softening. It is also used to lighten the dark underarms. It makes the skin more beautiful.
Mix two strands of saffron with two teaspoons of milk for 20 minutes. Mix some honey also with it. Then apply this mixture on your black underarms and leave it on the skin for 15 minutes. Lastly, rinse the areas with warm water. Do it daily to get a cleaner whitening skin of your armpits. Or take one teaspoon of plain yogurt, two
Or take one teaspoon of plain yogurt, two tablespoons of full-fat milk and one tablespoon of gram flour; and mix them well to get a thick paste. Put the paste on your dark armpits for 20 minutes. When the paste dry, just wash the place off with cold water. Do it 2-3 times a week to get quick brighter underarms.
2. Lemon
Lemon juice is rich in antibacterial, antiseptic and natural bleaching agents. It can dry out your skin a little. So, use a moisturizer after using lemon juice. This natural bleaching ingredient is used to lighten dark skin, like lips, dark underarms, dark circles under the eyes, or other dark areas of your body. Therefore, lemon juice has been infused in various skin related products or cosmetics.
Simply rub a wedge of lemon on the armpits for a few minutes. Or leave some lemon juice on your black underarms for 10 minutes. Then rinse the place off with water. You can sprinkle some brown sugar on the lemon wedge to get a better exfoliation and more lightening spots. Another way is to mix some honey, turmeric powder or yogurt in the lemon juice. Then apply it on the armpits for 15 minutes. Lastly, apply a cream to moisturize the skin after washing and drying the place. Do it 3 times a week.
3. Sandalwood Powder
Sandalwood powder is one of the best home remedies to remove the dark underarms. You can mix some rose water with it too to turn it more effective. The mixture of rose water and sandalwood powder both lighten, soothe and soften the armpits. Besides, sandalwood has a nice smell that helps to hide the odor of your underarms.
Mix enough amount of rose water with two tablespoons of sandalwood powder to make a natural thick paste. Leave the paste on the underarms evenly for 15 minutes. Then wash the skin off with cold water. Do it daily until you will get expected lightening armpits.
4. Potato
Potato is a bigger natural bleaching to remove the dark tone of the skin. It contains a mild acidic property, it mainly plays the role to lighten the dark armpits. Another benefit of potato is it does not create any skin irritation or redness.
Simply massage a slice of potato on the underarms for a few minutes. Or you can put some potato juice on the armpits for 15 minutes. When the juice dry, just wash your underarms with warm water. Do it twice a day to get better whitening underarms.
5. Cucumber
Cucumber is also a great skin bleaching agent. It can naturally lighten the dark skin, like dark lips, dark circles under eyes or dark armpits. It also soothes the skin.
Simply rub a slice of cucumber on your black armpits for several minutes. Or grate a cucumber to have its juice. Apply this juice on the underarms for a few minutes. Or you can mix some lemon juice or turmeric powder with cucumber juice. Then apply it on the armpits. Leave the mixture to stay for 20 minutes. Finally, wash the areas off with lukewarm water. You can massage a moisturizing cream on the spots. It will soften the areas. Do it daily once to get a faster lightening skin.
6. Vinegar
When it comes to a question, what is the best natural solution to lighten dark underarms, I think vinegar will be the best home remedy because it can be a skin bleaching and odor killing agent at a time. Vinegar can damage the bacteria and germs that produce a bad smell, irritation or itchiness on your underarms.
Mix some rice flour with some vinegar to make a thick natural paste. After taking a bath with warm water, apply the paste on the affected armpits for 15 minutes. Then wash the skin off with normal water.
7. Orange Peel
Orange peel is used to get rid of dark underarms. It contains both skin lightening and scrubbing features.
Mix two teaspoons of orange peel powder with some milk and rose water to prepare a thick paste. Scrub the underarms with it and leave the mixture on the place for 10 minutes. Then rinse and pat the skin dry. Continue it 3 times a week.
8. Coconut Oil
Nothing to say about this home remedy for skin care. Coconut oil contains vitamin E that works as a natural nourishing agent and skin bleaching property. It helps to remove the dark shadows of your armpits.
Massage your dark underarms with coconut oils, and leave some oils on the place for 10 minutes. Then wash the skin with a mild soap bar, and pat the skin dry. You can use this natural remedy 3 times a week to get rapid lightening armpits. Coconut oil is also great to remove the odor, so it is called a natural deodorant.
9. Gram Flour
Gram flour is also known as besan. It can be a nice skin whitening home pack for you to get rid of your black armpits.
Mix one teaspoon of lemon juice, one teaspoon of plain yogurt, some turmeric powder with two tablespoons of gram flour. Mix them together well to have a nice natural solution. Leave the ingredients on your dark underarms for 15 minutes. Then wash the areas with warm water. Follow it daily once for 2 weeks, and you will get whitening underarms.
10. Baking Soda
Baking soda is a good natural scrub to exfoliate the dead skin cells from the underarms. The dead or dry cells compel the armpits looking black. Besides removing the dark tones, it also unclogs the skin pores. To get brighter armpits, you can mix equal amount of baking soda and cornstarch. This mixture also removes the odor from your underarms.
Mix water and baking soda to have a thick paste. Apply it on your armpits to exfoliate the skin. Massage the skin for 1-2 minutes softly. Then wash the areas off with water. Follow this natural way 3 times a week.
Other Natural Ways to Lighten Dark Underarms
Besides the use of home remedies, you have to maintain some other natural ways to lighten your dark armpits. See them below:
11. Moisturize the Armpits
You need to soften, nourish or moisturize the underarms regularly. The dead or dry skin cells make the armpits looking dark or discolored. You can use aloe Vera or lecithin to moisturize your armpits twice a day. Simply massage your skin with some raw aloe Vera gel for a few minutes. Or you can rub the place with olive oil or castor oil or any other skin care plant based oils. Oils are excellent to hydrate or soften the hide skin, like underarms. I personally massage my underarms with olive oil after my shower. It helps me a lot to get my armpits odor free and moisturizing.
12. Do Waxing Instead of Shaving
Shaving cannot eradicate the hair from the roots so that the skin looks dark for the hair under the skin. You should opt for waxing. Waxing removes the hair from the roots. So, the armpits look brighter and cleaner. Waxing also makes the underarms softer and smoother.
13. Don’t Use Deodorants
Deodorants are formulated with some antiperspirant chemicals that are very harmful to the skin. It creates inflammatory spots and that lastly can darken your underarms. It is better to avoid using this heavy advertised products if you have no odor problems. Rather, wash every time the areas after wearing off your clothing with a mild cleanser. Then moisturize the place with a pant-based oil. It will soften and also remove the odor from your underarms. Or you can use the antiseptic soaps that can remove the bacteria or germs that usually cause irritation, discolored lines or darkness of your underarms.
14. Switch to Right Diets
The diets you taking may affect the darkening of armpits. Diabetes also causes the darkness in the underarms. Choose the foods that help you to control your diabetes. Ultimately it will help you to get the brighter skin in the armpits. Avoid the foods having sugar or starch.
15. Change the Birth Control
In the women, the pill you take can change the color of your skin in the certain areas, like armpits. If you think that the pill is creating the darkening of your underarms, you should skip taking pill, look for a better birth control processor or talk to your doctor.
16. Avoid Electrolysis
The women who have dark skin, they increase the risk of darkening their skin more by taking electrolysis for hair removal, especially on the underarms. So, stop the electrolysis for your armpits’ hair removal.
If you cannot remove the dark underarms with the use of the above natural home remedies or ways, it can be a serious skin problem, like Acanthosis Nigricans that may be created by insulin resistance, certain medications, obesity, hormonal disorders, and certain skin cancer. You should talk to your doctor how to remove the dark armpits. She/he can give you the better suggestions.
