If dark armpits are spoiling your wish to show off the sleeveless dress or jazz up the oomph factor with spaghetti tops, don’t worry. There are some sure shot remedies to banish them forever. Here are the common causes and solutions to your problem.

Cause Number One: Shaving. When you shave you cut the hairs off at, or just below, the surface of the skin. If your hairs are slightly darker than your skin color, they can give the appearance that your skin has a dark stain when it’s really just sub-surface hair.

What To Do About It: Stop shaving and try waxing instead so you get rid of the hair below the skin surface. Since the hairs aren’t lurking so close to the top of your skin, they won’t be as visible.

Cause Number Two: Buildup of dead skin cells. Dark spots under your arms are the result of dead skin cells that are trapped in your skin.

What To Do About It:  Exfoliate, preferably with a product containing lactic acid.

Cause Number Three: Antiperspirant and deodorant usage. In theory, some ingredients in these products (perhaps the fragrance) could be reacting with the skin to cause discoloration.

What To Do About It: Try switching brands or use a deodorant instead of an antiperspirant. Or, better yet, a deodorizing powder.

Cause Number Four: A medical condition called acanthosis nigricans. This condition causes light-brown-to-black markings on the neck, under the arms, or in the groin. It can be related to insulin production or to a glandular disorder and it typically occurs in people who are overweight.

What To Do About It: Watch your diet to control insulin production.

Cause Number Five: Hyper-pigmentation. This condition causes your skin to produce excess melanin pigment. It doesn’t usually affect armpits, so it’s a less likely cause.

What To Do About It: Use a skin bleaching cream to destroy the excess melanin. You can also try laser treatment to destroy the pigment.

Waxing is the best hair removal option for the area under the arms and other parts of the body with unwanted hair. While many people haven’t gotten out of the habit of shaving (cheaper and can be done at home), waxing is slowly entering mainstream consciousness, with hair removal products on the market like Veet.

Two products, Veet Hair Removal Cream and Veet Ready to Use Wax Strips, are easy alternatives to salon waxing. The former dissolves hair at the shaft, promising hair-free days twice as long as when one shaves. The wax strips, meanwhile, pulls out hair from the roots, with hair regrowth taking up to four weeks. It can also remove hair as short as 2 millimeters and is easy to use in small, hard-to-reach areas such as the eyebrows, upper lip and armpits.

Both products are developed with skincare ingredients like shea butter, aloe vera, almond oil and vitamin E, leaving skin fuzz-free, smooth and moisturized.

In terms of professional treatment, markets are flooded with various options starting from the permanent hair removal treatment to body peel and from botox treatment to some skin lightening treatments.

According to experts, laser is the best option because this results in permanent hair removal and improves the skin tone of the area as well.

While many people are opting for these treatments, there are many who still stick to home remedies and prefer simple and easy-to-use hair removal products.

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