Dark Underarms!

@mabzki (90)
Philippines
June 20, 2011 11:21am CST
Hi guys, I notice my underarm is constantly getting dark, it shows whenever I wear sleeveless shirts, and tank-tops. I doubt it was the cause of cheap deodorant that I use. Any remedy to get this whiten?
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6 responses
@alquizar (480)
• Philippines
8 Jul 11
Do you have any "tawas" available in your country?It really do help a lot to people who want to help their under arm whiten and it's really a great deodorant too.A lot of people are using tawas now a days instead of using roll on deodorants.All of us want our under arm to whiten.Hope "tawas" works for you.Try it and see it for yourself.
@mabzki (90)
• Philippines
10 Jul 11
Yup we have Tawas here in the Philippines still it's in our old culture so it is now underlaid with deodorants nowadays. Have you tried it? If so, does it neutralizes odor?
• Philippines
1 Aug 11
I, too, live in the Philippines and I am also experiencing the same situation with my UA. There's this product in Watsons and it's called Deonat Crystal Tawas. It is an all-natural deostick and it costs around 130 pesos. It neutralizes odor and because it's just pure alum stick, no chemicals for your armpits! Or if you want, you can go a dermatologist for they may advice you to do chemical peel and/or prescribe you with a bleaching cream.
• Philippines
20 Jun 11
Dark underarms are mostly caused by shaving.I also get dark underarms whenever I used roll-on types of deodorant so I prefer to use the stick type.I also usually apply fresh lemon to whiten it while some people use alum powder.I suggest you to try it to know what works best for you.
@mabzki (90)
• Philippines
21 Jun 11
We have an Alum powder here in my country called Tawas it costs 5Pesos its quite cheap. Is it safe?
• Philippines
21 Jun 11
I think it is safe as long as it is authentic.Try to purchase in the pharmacy, department stores or supermakets to be sure it's not fake.
@kavya06 (372)
• India
27 Aug 11
I think its mainly because your are using rolling tip deodrants, if its so much dark try to wax its quickly us you can there is a chance to get more dark.
• United States
20 Jun 11
I'm not sure I understand.... Is it dark because of shaving and having the hair grow back? Or is it dark because maybe dyes have rubbed off your clothes and onto your skin?
@mabzki (90)
• Philippines
22 Jun 11
What I meant was its very dark between the folds of the skin, it's very noticeable. Cause I don't shave at all I don't think it is the case, I'm sure that it's not the dyes from the clothes, neither.
@thetis74 (1525)
6 Jul 11
Many deodorants claim to whiten underarms, but is always difficult to find the right ones that actually do what they claim to do. I have also tried most of them and nothing worked. What worked for me is bleaching it with a cheap remedy of white henna and making a paste with 10 or 20 volumes hydrogen peroxide. You may also add drops of lemon in it.
@mabzki (90)
• Philippines
10 Jul 11
In all my life I've been using my dad's Axe deodorant it doesn't claim anything to whiten underarms it's just an ordinary anti-persperant roll-on I use it casually. However I think it rather darkens my pits and maybe the cause of such.
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
8 Apr 13
I start using VEET for my underarms, so I will not shave it anymore, its one of the reason to have dark armpit.