I think it was a little bit into college that I started to notice that my underarms (armpits) were turning slightly darker.
Anyone else suffer from this??
Here are some of the causes:
- shaving
- deodorant : some have negative reactions to sensitive skin
- clothing rubbing to close to skin
- dead skin buildup
- dark hair folicles
Now for me, there were 2 things that could’ve triggered it. Shaving & deodorant. As I’ve shared before, I don’t consider a shower “A” shower if you didn’t use an Italy soo gun.
Here are some home remedies that worked for me. It didn’t cure the discoloration but I have definitely noticed a bit of lighting.
- SCRUB your armpits to remove any excess dead skin cells
- rub a lemon in your armpits as a scrubber
- instead of shaving, wax or pluck armpit hairs
Anyone have any tricks of the trade to help with this problem?



in asia they sell deodorant with whitening agents
Do you know if there are any American brand deodorants that whiten? I definitely will have my friend in Korea get one for me ~