How to treat Underarm Darkening

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Dark underarms are a cause of worry as well as embarrassment. Though one can always avoid exposing them by wearing long sleeves or clothes that do not show the underarms but during humid climate especially the summer season, it becomes impossible to avoid them since no one can practically wear long sleeves all day long. Darkness in the underarms can be caused due to various reasons. The problem can be hereditary , can be caused due to excessive shaving or waxing, residual dead skin cells or use of deodorants that do not suit your skin may be leading to accumulation of bacteria and that leads the armpit area to darken.

Whatever might be the reason, but the fact cannot be denied that this problem area cannot be ignored. Nothing is impossible in the world and especially not the treatment of darkened underarms. There are various home remedies and natural treatments that one can use to reduce the effect.

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Lime Juice: Lime has acidic properties that can be used as a natural bleaching agent. Therefore lime juice can help to lighten the dark surface area of the underarms. You can either apply lime juice directly on your underarms or you can even store lime juice in a small bottle and keep on applying it on the affected area whenever you get time.

Hydrogen Peroxide: This is an effective bleaching agent and is a popular ingredient of various skin care products. You can buy it from the nearest drugstore and apply it regularly.

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Deodorants and waxing: You can use a skin lightening deodorant available in the market and apply it at least twice in a day. If you shave your underarms too often, even that may lead to dark underarms. You can either prefer waxing or threading of the area to prevent further darkening.

Apart from these remedies also include lots of green vegetables and fruits in your diet. Avoid oily and junk food immediately and drink at least four litres of water in a day. Include lots of fibers in your diet since they help to flush out toxic wastes from your body and never apply any harsh beauty product on that part of the skin. Dark underarms can give nightmares if not treated properly. By following some of these remedies you can effectively lighten up the underarm area and go sleeveless!

( Written by aEsThEtIcS staff )

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How to get a close shave without any skin irritation

You just need to have the right tools and strategies ready to get rid of stubble fast without ingrown hair and razor bumps on the skin while shaving. Read the rest of the article to find out how to shave closely without getting any irritation on the skin.

Who does not want a stubble-less skin, however in order to get such smooth stubblefree skin, if you end up getting redness on the skin or razor burns, that will be an odd price to pay! But don’t worry, aEsThEtIcS brings for you some tricks and strategies with the help of which, you can avoid getting irritations on the skin while shaving.

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• If the area to be shaved is already irritated and red from the last shaving session, avoid shaving it this time. If you try shaving irritated skin, the bump tops will be cut in the process, and the skin will become more irritated. Therefore avoid shaving on those particular areas, this will also help you to get freed of pain which would happen if you shaved those tender parts.
• Soften the skin and the hair, before shaving, with the help of water (moisture) and heat. To lubricate the area, lather up the shaving foam on the parts to be shaved. This will also help you not getting the skin cut or getting yourself hurt while shaving.
• To get a close shave, you just cant shave in the direction where the hair grows. You can shave in the opposite direction too, but make sure to make very less passes with the razor.

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  While shaving, if you notice any irritation on the skin, apply a skin soothing gel or lotion which contains aloe vera. This will calm the skin. Cortisone creams can also help to reduce such irritations. You may also put over the affected area, cool washcloth.
• For ingrown hair, you can use any products which contain Benzoyl Peroxide. It is an antiseptic and prevents the follicles of the hair not to get inflammation.
• If you squeeze the ingrown hair, to make it come out, you will only be causing damage to the hair follicle and nothing else. To the inflamed area, you can put cortisone cream for a week. In the meantime, the ingrown hair will be expelled. So don’t pick ingrown hair from such bumps!
• Laser treatment is a great method of removing hair for the darker skinned people. Unlike the myth, that laser can cause pigmentation on dark skin tones, if the laser hair removal is done properly, it can be of a great help.

 

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How to get a nearly painless bikini waxing?

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We girls love to get rid of unwanted body hair. And one method of achieving our desired goal is by Bikini waxing. But we often run away from getting bikini waxing, due to the pain we need to endure during the bikini waxing session. But here are a few simple and easy ways to deal with the painful bikini waxing, and make it less painful or nearly painless.

·       Don’t be self-conscious. If you start shying or get embarassed by just thinking that a stranger is gonna see you semi-nude, or you in a thong, then you are gonna lose the battle even before it starts. Don’t be anxious, you will be looking sexy in a thong, do not worry!

·       Go for bikini waxing after your period is over. During period or before it, its most likely you will be more prone to getting much more pain due to bikini waxing than after your monthly is over.

·       Go slow. If this is your first time for waxing, just opt for a bikini waxing and forget about brazilian waxing. You can opt for the second one, next time. But don’t be in a hurry to remove more.

·       Exfoliate before you go for bikini waxing. This will help in removal of dead skin cells and the wax will be able to grip on the shorter hair.

·       Have knowledge on your most sensitive parts before going for bikini wax. Did you know waxing the lower abdominal zone is much more painful than around the vaginal opening?

·       Breathe in and breathe out. Holding your breathe will infact increase the sensation of pain. When the lady is applying the wax breathe in deeply, and breathe out when she is pulling the hair off.

·       Speak out and say if it hurts. You might be having very low pain tolerance, don’t be shy, feel free to tell her so.

·       Go for hard wax rather than soft wax. Hard wax is much gentle.

·       Take a pain relieving tablet one hour before the bikini waxing starts.

·       While you are getting it done, distract your mind, rather than concentrating and thinking of the pain. Think of anything else than getting bikini waxed.

That’s all. If you are getting it done, or have bikini waxing experience, feel free to share your thoughts.

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