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Whiten Underarms
Dt. Aastha SinghalDietitian/Nutritionist • 12 Years Exp.BSc - Food & Applied Nutrition, MSc - Food & Applied Nutrition
Do you have a closet full of pretty sleeveless dresses and strappy tops that you never wear because you have dark underarms? Dark underarms are a common problem. They can be caused by harsh ingredients in everyday items like perfumes and deodorants.
- But don’t worry! We’ve got one wonderful idea that can even out your skin tone.
- Exfoliate Underarms With Baking Soda and Lemon paste.
- Baking Soda: Baking soda is the available item that can slough dead skin cells off your underarms.
- Lemon juice contains alpha-hydroxy acids, chemical exfoliants that can melt away dead skin cells for you.5 Lemon is also a rich source of vitamin C which has been found to inhibit the formation of melanin, a pigment which makes skin darker.
- How To Use: Concoct a potent exfoliating scrub with lemon juice and baking soda.7 Make a thin paste by adding baking soda to a tablespoon of lemon juice and add a few drops of olive oil. Apply this mixture to your darkened skin, wait for around 10 minutes, and rinse off.