I too had this question few months back when I was literally frustrated with my dark underarms. But tackling the problem step by step definitely helped me. First of all I investigated causes of dark underarms. There could be number of reasons which is causing dark underarms. Then one need to find reasons impacting their dark underarms. Followed by reasons identification one should look into treatment and preventive steps for dark underarms. After understanding root cause and possible solutions one has to take corrective steps and preventive measure to not develop dark underarms again once cured.

Here are some tips that will help you to deal with dark underarms.

1. Instead of using deodorants, prefer talcum powder to get rid of body odor and sweating.

2. If inclined to use deodorants, use clinically approved deodorants which are safe for sensitive skin of your underarms. I personally prefer Dove Whitening Deodorants.

3. Wax your underarms to get rid of unwanted hair. Shaving and Hair Removal Creams are not advisable.

4. Laser Hair Treatment and Laser Treatment to cure pigmentation is recommended to get faster results.

5. Exfoliate the underarms regularly to avoid dead skin cells accumulation in underarms.

6. Take shower more often if you sweat more. Sweating is prime cause of dark underarms.

7. Don’t wear tight clothes which creates constant friction with your underarms.

8. Adapt at least couple of home remedies to cure pigmentation and dark underarms mentioned in my previous post.

Dark Underarms is not a medical condition but dark colored skin in underarms (armpits) compared to rest of the body. There could be number of causes for Dark Underarms. Rather than trying any medicated products for which results may vary from person to person, let’s try some harmless home remedies for dark underarms.

1. Use Lemon on your underarms, simply take a slice of lemon and rub it on pigmented area on your underarms. This will finish off pigmentation and darker skin and lighten your underarms.

2. If you are not finding much time to rub lemon slice on your underarms, there is easier option of using Lemon Juice. Take two to three teaspoon of lemon juice and apply on your underarms evenly. And keep it for 15 minutes before you go to bath. This will easily fit into your schedule and you wont need to take much trouble.

3. Potato is another bleaching agent which will lighten your skin and cleanse the pigmented area on you skin. Take potato juice or potato paste and apply it on your underarms. Keep it for 15 minutes and then take shower. You can grate the potato to get potato juice or paste or you can also rub potato slice on your underarms, both methods are equally effective.

4. Vitamin E is the essential food for for skin that is required for lightening the skin. Coconut Oil is enriched with vitamin E. Massaging your underarms (better if you massage whole body) for 15 minutes before you go to bath will make drastic changes and lighten your skin in underarms and help you to get rid of dark underarms. If you don’t prefer Coconut Oil then you can find several oil products in market which are good source of Vitamin E, you can use any of those.

5. Milk is another food that you can find in your kitchen and is extremely helpful for skin because it contains vitamins and fatty acids which are highly beneficial for skin. Applying raw milk on your underarms daily before you go to bath will lighten your dark underarms. You can also make a paste of milk, curd and gram flour and apply it on your underarms. Take three tbsp of milk, two tbsp of curd and two tbsp of gram flour and mix it well. Apply this paste on your pigmented area in underarms and keep it for 15 minutes before you go to bath. This will be more effective than raw milk.

6. Use baking soda on your underarms. You can use it in two ways, either apply raw baking soda on your underarms that will act as deodorant and absorb extra moisture and prevent the foul odor. Another option is to prepare a baking soda scrub, just mix baking soda with water and scrub your underarms skin with this paste. Do it for 10 minutes daily for good results.

7.  Another vegetable which is useful for dark underarms is Cucumber. Same as potato, cucumber too has got natural bleaching properties and you can use it same as potato, either take cucumber slice and rub it on underarms or grate the cucumber and make cucumber juice and apply on dark underarms.

8. Sandalwood oil has got skin lightening properties and extremely useful for skin. Mix sandalwood oil with rose water. Rose water is a cooling agent. Apply this mixture on your underarms and keep it for 15 minutes. Wash it off after it gets dried. This will make your skin brighter, smooth and soft.

9. Orange Peel is another food item that we usually throw away but are very useful for skin. Dry orange peel in natural sun light, it will take 3 to 4 days. Then grate it well and make a powder. Daily take out two tbsp of this powder and mix with water and apply this paste on pigmented area on your underarms. This will help you to get rid of dark underarms.

10. Gram Flour is cleansing and whitening agent and very useful for skin. Make a gram flour paste at home. Mix gram flour, yogurt, lemon and a little turmeric powder. Mix it well and make the paste. Apply this paste on pigmented area on your underarms to get rid of dark underarms.

11. Vinegar is another food item that acts as whitening agent for pigmented area on your dark underarms. Mix strong Vinegar with rice flour and apply it on your underarms, let it dry for 15 minutes and then take the shower.

12. Saffron is also useful food item for your skin. It will nourish and lighten the skin. Mix saffron with three tbsp of milk and apply it on your underarms before you go to bed. This will cure the dark underarms.

13. Banana is a delicious fruit which can be helpful to cure dark underarms. To prepare banana paste, mash 1 ripe banana and mix it with 1 tbsp of lemon juice and a little turmeric powder and apply it on your underarms. Let it dry for 15 minutes and then take shower.

14. Apple cider vinegar mixed with baking soda makes a good paste for your dark underarms. Apply this paste on your underarms and leave it for 15 minutes before you take shower.

15. Ice is also a friendly ingredient for your underarms. Apply an ice cube twice a day on your underarms, that will close the pores and avoid excessive sweating which is one of the cause for dark underarms.