FYI

The next product im going to try is the Xtreme Brite Gel, so do look for an update end of September! i heard it has worked for some, so lets hope it'll work for me :S

The List

Hi ladies (possibly guys too!),

I know i have not posted in a while. With so many failed attempts, i thought id just try all sorts of stuff till i get the whitening down then post a success story! Unfortunately, i still have dark underarms and i m still doing stuff to my pits to lighten it...hopefully i will get a solution by the end of the year!

I realized that most people who suffer from dark underarms also have other skin problems. For me, i suffer from these:

1. Dark underarms
2. Dark vaginal area /inner thighs (basically the entire area below)
3. Dark elbows & knees
4. Enlarged pores on my face
5. Blackheads
6. Slight discoloration at the corners of my mouth
7. Breakouts/PMS
8. Hair fall
9. Dry skin
10. Ingrown hair (on face, armpits, legs & the area below)

I'm still working on the problems and managed to help a few issues like for dark vaginal area / inner thighs - to lighten it i've found that waxing helps remove the dark skin cells. This process is ongoing and one should always wax any hairy area because of the ingrown hair & dead skin buildup. If you have the luxury, you may want to opt of Permanent Hair Removal. Now that would be a quick but painful solution.

DONT U JUST HATE HAIR?!

for breakouts, i use Tea Tree Oil to dry the pimples and it also helps with the scars. I truly believe that my hormones are the underlying cause for most of my problems. I might start on birth control pills which ive heard helps a lot with PMS and just regulating hormones. So we'll see.

Once again, i'll continue trying all sorts till i find a solution, so will let update u guys as soon as i see any difference.

Next product: Xtreme Brite Brightening Gel (apparently u get to see a difference in 3 weeks)

Pictures & Progress

Left Underarm

- as u can see it is lighter than the right one. maybe cos i sweat lesser in this underarm?

Right Underarm

- this underarm is darker. quite obvious isnt it? 

 

The Conclusion

So after many years. i shall conclude my entire lightening experience. this is what i have come up with:

If u suffer from dark underarms:

Step 1: Visit a dermatologist. The doctor may/may not provide you with a solution, but can at least tell you the cause of it.

Step 2: Do not shave! Waxing is the best, as it removes hair from the roots and it pulls away dead skin cells. (Permanent hair removal is also a great option)

Step 3: If sweating is the cause of your dark underarms (like my case) then try to find an anti-perspirant like Perspirex or Maxim (which really help with excessive sweating)

Step 4: Scrubbing underarms, wearing sleeveless clothes at home or as much as possible (so that underarms can breathe and wont always be moist), using an anti fungal powder (during the day), applying a peel (like the one from Juice Beauty) once a month and rubbing coconut oil after every peeling session (at night) helps immensely.

Right now my underarms are 50% better just by following these steps. I shall post pics soon as i would like to continue this routine till i have clear results :)

dark clouds may pass, but this dark prob just wont!

So i've stopped using the Dermatologist's prescribed cream. she did say it will whiten my armpits "a little". and it did. so guess it wont do more than this:

right left

So as u can see...not much has changed. so today i thought id buy Juice Beauty's peel with extra strength but only to find out that the outlet has moved to another mall (bummer!!!) anyhoo i decided to buy a handbag, a nail filer (to help with the disappointment) and also The Body Shop's Vitamin C powder, which i was told to use for 10 days only. I think ppl usually use this for the face but i have bigger issues on my pits. So im gonna use it every night for 10 days. Vitamin C is said to help with lightening. SO i guess another update in 10 days? wish me luck!

Also, i've been using this anti fungal powder as a substitute for a deodorant and i must tell u that it really helps eliminate odor! im so impressed and it costs so little too...

2 weeks for a miracle!

i think im noticing a difference with just a few days of applying the cream the doctor gave...i dunno whats in that cream but it seems to have lighten my underarms a bit...there's like 80% more clearing to go...but i wonder how long this "lightening" process will take...is this it? or can the cream actually lighten my underarms entirely?

Shall update u guys in approx less than 2 weeks !

praying for a miracle!!

Life's a b!tch

So i went to the dr yesterday. the Dr i intended to see wasnt around, so i had to settle for the locum. (how disappointing). anyhoo....told her my story, she did a scrape test on my armpits to see if its fungal and found out that she didnt see any fungal under her microscope. So she told me she cant advise me on any other procedures like chemical peels etc cos the actual dermatologist wasnt around (even more disappointing) so she prescribed me some cream to apply on my underarms nightly. so i did yesterday night and i this morning i woke up scaly dry skin. the dr did tell me that it will help lighten my skin a little bit. sigh.

so for now, im gonna use the cream nightly and perspirex (one a week, at night - to stop the sweating) and during the day i'll just use an anti fungal talcum powder. what else can i do?

i have to have this pigmentation cured by the end of this month. seriously. i am going to a freakin beach!!

:/ life sux doesnt it?