Say goodbye to dark underarms!
by: Bella Javier
Summer is just around the corner. Before you know it, it’ll be time to whip out all the bikinis and sleeveless clothes. This, however, will be easier said than done if you’re feeling conscious about your underarms.
If you think your underarms need some whitening, here’s a quick and easy 5-step routine you can do at home:
Cleanse Your Underarm
Like with everything else, it’s important to keep your underarms clean. Washing your body regularly will help whiten your underarms, along with the use of mild soap.
If soap really isn’t your thing, you can use a body cleanser instead. Keep in mind that the cleanser should have a gentle formula as well to avoid irritating your skin.
Here are some gentle cleansers you can find on ZALORA:
- Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser – 1L
- Oxecure pH5.5 Gentle Cleanser 200ml
- Clarins – Soothing Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Alpine Herbs & Shea
Exfoliate
Dead skin cells may cause your underarm to feel rough to the touch. More than that, they can cause the skin to look dull. Exfoliating your underarms not only helps shed dead skin cells and lifts away dirt, but it also helps stimulate cell turnover, which may lead to smoother, brighter underarms. To remedy roughness and dullness, make sure to exfoliate your underarms around two to three times per week.
Here’s a tip: use gentle body scrubs for sensitive skin. Facial exfoliants are also a good substitute if you can’t find one for sensitive skin.
ZALORA has a number of exfoliants you can choose from. These are some of them:
Use a Toner
This step might be a no-brainer for those with regular skincare routines, but rarely do we think of them for our underarms. Using a toner on your underarms will not only help brighten it, but it can also smoothen the skin as well.
As with your cleanser and exfoliant, make sure that the toner you will use also has a gentle formula.
These are just some of the gentle toners you can shop for on ZALORA:
- Avene – Gentle Toning Lotion – For Dry To Very Dry Sensitive Skin
- Kiehl’s – Cucumber Herbal Alcohol – Free Toner – For Dry or Sensitive Skin Types
Apply a Brightening Cream
Creams can do wonders to your skin — your underarms are no exception to that. However, if you’re not the type to use creams, especially as part of your underarm whitening regimen, there are other options you can choose from.
These include serums and gel moisturizers. You can specifically opt for creams, serums, and moisturizers that have vitamin C in them.
Looking for a brightening cream, serum, or gel moisturizer? You don’t need to look any further any ZALORA:
Stop Shaving
It’s kind of pointless to follow an underarm whitening routine regularly if you’re going to have bad underarm habits to go along with it.
You’ve probably heard by now that shaving will harm your underarms and make the strands of your hair more coarse, so try to avoid it if you can. There are other hair removal alternatives out there, including laser hair removal and waxing.
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