Natural Remedies for Dark Underarm
July 3, 2009
Dark underarm is a physical condition when skin color under armpits gets dark in tone. It is neither a physical disorder nor it is a symptom for some hidden skin problem. However, by one way or another, it looks odd.
There are different reasons for dark underarm like improper way of shaving, cleaning with harsh chemical products, excessive sweating, and frequent chafing with different clothing. In some cases, excessive use of alcohol or chemical based deodorant impacts adversely on skin tone and turns it in dark color.
Whatever is the reason there are some easy rectifying remedies for this discrepancy of skin tone. Some of them are described here, which surely prove to be effective in curing this problem.
Apart from these common causes, improper washing, hyper pigmentation, dead skin accumulation, and adverse effect of hair removing cream result in dark underarm. Among the symptoms of this problem, bad odor, sweating, dark skin at armpit, and intense itching are the main discomforts related to this problem.
The best effective natural cure remedy of dark armpit problem is rubbing lemon juice in the underarms. The process is simple, you need to take fresh cut piece of lemon and rub it on the armpit and retain the same for 25-30 minutes before cold water wash.
Baking soda paste is another safe and efficient natural remedy for dark underarm. The process is simple. After bath apply the baking powder and water made paste on the armpit and wash off after 15-20 minutes with cold water.
Application of vitamin E oil on dark armpit regularly fades the dark tone and cures the problem efficiently. Similarly gentle massage with pure coconut oil helps to cure the pigmentation problem efficiently.
A paste of turmeric powder, one teaspoon lime juice, and one teaspoon cucumber juice is easy to make herbal medicine for safe and effective treatment of dark armpit problem.
You can make a paste with one teaspoon curd, one teaspoon of gram flour, and a pinch of turmeric powder; it is advised to retain the paste on the armpit till it gets dry. Then wash off the paste with cold running water.
Application of fresh potato juice works as natural bleach and cures the dark skin tone of armpits. Alternatively regular application of sandal wood powder and rose water paste cures the problem of dram underarm problem. This simple remedy is also a natural cure process for the problem of bad odor.
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