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Darker under arms are a common problem in women. The under arms result in darker shade due to continuous shaving, which removes the hair on the skin surface. This results in an illusion that one has dark under arms. The same applies even when hair removal creams are applied to the underarms for removal of hair.

The dead cell accumulation in the armpits is also considered to be one reason for dark under arms. This leads to embarrassment when wearing sleeveless clothes. There are a few herbal remedies for dark under arms.Check out some of them:

Best Herbs For Dark Underarms Treatment

Turmeric

This is a forever excellent treatment to brighten and lighten skin tone. You just have to take a pinch of this herbal powder and mix it with 1 teaspoon of lime juice and another teaspoon of cucumber juice and make a thick paste.

Apply this paste twice a day to the darkened armpits like a thick mask on the patches. Leave it for 30 mins and wash off. Turmeric can also be mixed with other elements like milk, graham flour and curd to get similar results.

Cinnamon

This herb has been used as a prime ingredient for many skin creams and lotions, because of its skin lightening and purifying properties. You can have 2 capsules of cinnamon extract every day for a week to see significant results; or else you can make a herbal application at home itself.

Just take ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and mix it with a teaspoon of honey, apply this paste on the dark patches before going to bath everyday. Practice this for a week and you will see the patching fading out.

Licorice Root

This herb is known to lighten skin tone and also stimulate cell regeneration; thus assuring new skin cell growth. The licorice root extract stimulates the pheomelanin, which is actually responsible for lightening the skin pigmentation.

The herbal powder can be mixed with rose water and applied on the arm pits as mask twice a day for a week; or licorice root extract can also be mixed with raspberry extract or aspen extract to get the best results.

Saffron

Saffron is known for improving the color of the skin and it is also well known disinfectant. This helps a lot in lightening the color of the skin thus improving its color. To prepare a cream of saffron you would need milk of 2 spoons and 2-3 strands of saffron. Mix both the saffron and milk well and apply this cream to the arm pits. Basically this can be applied before going to bed and can be kept for a whole night. Wash it in the morning with normal water.

Sandalwood

This is commonly used in Ayurveda as medicine and in natural products for facials. This has the capability to improve the skin tone. This adds enough oil to the skin and thus reduces the dryness in the skin and improves the health of the skin.

A paste made from sandalwood can be applied to the underarm. This would reduce the dark color of the underarms and also help in decreasing the odor caused by germs. Continuous application can show great results.