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How to prevent dark underarm skin- Part 2

Now you know that avoiding shaving of underarms, maintaining your weight and waxing can help prevent dark underarms. There are however some other means of preventing dark underarm skin mentioned below.

Coconut oil helps lighten dark armpits

While chemicals and shaving are the main causes for dark underarms, even friction caused by excessive sweating and tight clothes can darken armpits it’s because tight clothes rub against sweaty skin to lead to friction and consequent darkening of the skin. Lack of hygiene can lead to infections, itching and scratching which in turn leads to rough, scaly and dark skin. Even pollution, buildup of skin cells, type-2 diabetes, genetic predispositions and hyper pigmentation can lead to dark armpits

Lime juice helps lighten dark underarm skin

Dark underarms are a common skin condition where the skin under the arms becomes darker than the skin of the rest of the body. While this is nothing much to worry about, it does bother women more than men as it is a beauty concern for them. This is especially because dark underarms are more easily noticeable in the fair skinned when compared to the dark skinned.