
How to Lighten Dark Armpits Quickly
This post originally appeared on the Kaia Naturals blog and is shared here with permission. We're proud to carry this excellent Canadian deodorant and body care brand at ShopEco.
Being a product developer for a deodorant company, I get a lot of questions about underarms, especially after I started blogging about all things armpits. I was getting numerous emails from customers asking me for advice on how to lighten their underarms. They wanted to find a natural but effective way to even out the skin tone in the area. This inspired me to create products that would help even the skin tone of dark underarms without without any irritating ingredients.
After researching, I learned that dark underarms can be a result of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) and that sometimes we’re responsible for making the discolouration worse. That is why I’m sharing all about the silent irritators that could be making your dark spot pigmentation worse and how to treat it.
What Causes Dark Armpits?
Those who have melanin-rich skin are most likely to have darker armpits because of their skin type. However, there are many things that can trigger an overproduction of melanin and lead to discolouration on the skin.
Sometimes PIH can be caused by hormones, fungal and bacterial infections and medications. However, there are some silent irritators that you may not know that are making the pigmentation worse.
1) Inflammation Caused by Hair Removal Methods
Beauty industry maven Mary Futher founded Kaia Naturals after spending 20 years working for global beauty companies. Mary now shares her weekly content series, The Little Book of Human Discomforts, delivering a quick fix, home remedy, or beauty product suggestion for a variety of issues that some may find too embarrassing to discuss.
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