The three ways;
1. Potatoes
The mild acidic property present in potatoes is a great natural bleaching agent. Unlike strong bleaching agents, it will not cause skin irritation.
*.Simply rub a thin slice of potato on your underarms.
*.You can also grate the potato and apply the juice to the affected area, allow it to dry for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash it off with lukewarm water.
Use either of these remedies twice daily for better and faster results.
2. Cucumber
Just like potatoes, cucumbers also have natural bleaching properties to help lighten discolored skin.
*.Simply rub a thin cucumber slice on your underarms or grate a cucumber and apply the juice under your arms. Do this once or twice daily until you are satisfied with the results.
*.Another option is to extract the juice from a cucumber and mix it with a little turmeric powder and lemon juice. Apply this paste on the affected area. Leave it on for 30 minutes, and then wash it off with water. Repeat this home remedy once daily or every other day for best results.
3. Lemon
Lemon works as a natural bleach and a powerful antibacterial and antiseptic agent. This is why lemon is used in the treatment of various skin-related problems including dark underarms. Lemon can dry out your skin, so apply a moisturizer after using these remedies if needed.
*.To remove dead skin cellsand lighten your underarms, rub a lemon wedge on the skin for a few minutes. Leave the juice on your skin for about 10 minutes and then wash the area thoroughly. For better exfoliation, you can sprinkle a little sugar on the lemon wedge and then use it. Do this a few times a week.
There are two ways to go about the problems of having a discoloration (dark spot) of your arm pit.
1: if you are the type that shaves your arm pit, the discoloration in your arm pit is secondary to the trauma caused by the shaving.
STOP shaving your arm pit and the discolourationon in your arm pit will disappear with time.
Using any type of fruits or vege directly on your arm pit will not and can never make your arm pit discolouration to permanently go away.
There is no scientific basis for applying fruits or vegetables on your skin to clear any rash or dark spot on your skin or arm pit
The only link between between fruits and skin, scientifically and at the molecular biology level is that fruits contains vitamin C which is necessary for the body to use to make Collagen. Collagen is part of what constitutes your tissues and possibly including your skin.
The vitamin C that will be used by your body to make collagen has to be taken orally(by mouth).
The vitamin C will undergo so many steps inside the body (which are unnecessary for me to write about here), and then inside the cells of the body, some enzymes called Lysil and prolyl hydroxylase will use the vitamin C to make collagen which is an integral part of your tissues and skin.
But, you have to take this vitamin C by mouth and not by applying fruits or vegetables on your skin.
2: if you are the type that does not shave his or her arm pit and you just noticed a discolouration in your arm pit, you need to take it serious. That discolouration is called Acanthosis nigricans. You need to see a doctor who knows what he or she is doing as that discolouration could be a sign of Diabetes mellitus, Polycystic ovarian disease( a cause of infertility) if you are a lady ( read it up as I have no time to explain it), Hyperandrogenism( read it up) and other hormonal problems waiting and brewing inside your body to occur later in your life.
Some medications too can cause dark arm pit. If you are taking a medication that causes dark arm pit, your doctor need to discontinue it and give you an alternative medication that does not cause dark arm pit.
Some cancers waiting to happen later in life also causes dark arm pit.
Be it as it may, if you have dark arm pit and you don't usually shave your arm pit, you need to seek medical advice not just from any doctor but from a doctor who is aware of what he or she is doing and who is on top of his or her game.
Diabetes mellitus is very common amongst our people in Nigeria. The incidence and prevalence is very high and I doubt if there is any study that has been done in Nigeria to show the exact numbers of Diabetic Nigerians who had Acanthosis nigricans prior to becoming full blown Diabetics as it is a known fact that Acanthosis nigricans is a sign of Insulin resistance and insulin resistance is the cause of type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
If you have Acanthosis nigricans, read up my earlier write up on it and how to manage it on this same ladunliadinews.com.
You should also google Acanthosis nigricans and compare the image you see with how your own dark arm pit look.
Acanthosis nigricans can also be seen around the neck and groin especially in people who are obese and it is a sign of a bad thing waiting to happen later in life and must be taken serious to prevent some of those bad things like Diabetes mellitus from happening.
Also, I know that Vitamin A is used to treat some skin conditions like the rash of measles and most especially for Acne on the face and in facial Acne, the Vitamin A is applied directly to the facial skin.
So, I am thinking it might be because of Vitamin A (which is also seen in oranges and vegetables) that some people are advocating for the use of fruits and Vegetables to treat the rash of arm pits.
If that is the case, it is still wrong to be telling people to apply fruits and vegetables on their arm pits to treat the discolouration on their arm pits without actually finding out the causes of those dark arm pits.
The best way to go is to find out the cause(s) of those dark arm pits and then take care of them.
Don't just be applying fruits and veggies ( because they contain Vitamin A ) on your dark armpit without actually knowing what caused your dark arm pits.
You have to know what caused your dark arm pit before you can successfully treat it.
There are two ways to go about the problems of having a discoloration (dark spot) of your arm pit.
1: if you are the type that shaves your arm pit, the discoloration in your arm pit is secondary to the trauma caused by the shaving.
STOP shaving your arm pit and the discolourationon in your arm pit will disappear with time.
Using any type of fruits or vege directly on your arm pit will not and can never make your arm pit discolouration to permanently go away.
There is no scientific basis for applying fruits or vegetables on your skin to clear any rash or dark spot on your skin or arm pit
The only link between between fruits and skin, scientifically and at the molecular biology level is that fruits contains vitamin C which is necessary for the body to use to make Collagen. Collagen is part of what constitutes your tissues and possibly including your skin.
The vitamin C that will be used by your body to make collagen has to be taken orally(by mouth).
The vitamin C will undergo so many steps inside the body (which are unnecessary for me to write about here), and then inside the cells of the body, some enzymes called Lysil and prolyl hydroxylase will use the vitamin C to make collagen which is an integral part of your tissues and skin.
But, you have to take this vitamin C by mouth and not by applying fruits or vegetables on your skin.
2: if you are the type that does not shave his or her arm pit and you just noticed a discolouration in your arm pit, you need to take it serious. That discolouration is called Acanthosis nigricans. You need to see a doctor who knows what he or she is doing as that discolouration could be a sign of Diabetes mellitus, Polycystic ovarian disease( a cause of infertility) if you are a lady ( read it up as I have no time to explain it), Hyperandrogenism( read it up) and other hormonal problems waiting and brewing inside your body to occur later in your life.
Some medications too can cause dark arm pit. If you are taking a medication that causes dark arm pit, your doctor need to discontinue it and give you an alternative medication that does not cause dark arm pit.
Some cancers waiting to happen later in life also causes dark arm pit.
Be it as it may, if you have dark arm pit and you don't usually shave your arm pit, you need to seek medical advice not just from any doctor but from a doctor who is aware of what he or she is doing and who is on top of his or her game.
Diabetes mellitus is very common amongst our people in Nigeria. The incidence and prevalence is very high and I doubt if there is any study that has been done in Nigeria to show the exact numbers of Diabetic Nigerians who had Acanthosis nigricans prior to becoming full blown Diabetics as it is a known fact that Acanthosis nigricans is a sign of Insulin resistance and insulin resistance is the cause of type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
If you have Acanthosis nigricans, read up my earlier write up on it and how to manage it on this same ladunliadinews.com.
You should also google Acanthosis nigricans and compare the image you see with how your own dark arm pit look.
Acanthosis nigricans can also be seen around the neck and groin especially in people who are obese and it is a sign of a bad thing waiting to happen later in life and must be taken serious to prevent some of those bad things like Diabetes mellitus from happening.
Also, I know that Vitamin A is used to treat some skin conditions like the rash of measles and most especially for Acne on the face and in facial Acne, the Vitamin A is applied directly to the facial skin.
So, I am thinking it might be because of Vitamin A (which is also seen in oranges and vegetables) that some people are advocating for the use of fruits and Vegetables to treat the rash of arm pits.
If that is the case, it is still wrong to be telling people to apply fruits and vegetables on their arm pits to treat the discolouration on their arm pits without actually finding out the causes of those dark arm pits.
The best way to go is to find out the cause(s) of those dark arm pits and then take care of them.
Don't just be applying fruits and veggies ( because they contain Vitamin A ) on your dark armpit without actually knowing what caused your dark arm pits.
You have to know what caused your dark arm pit before you can successfully treat it.
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