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JJUULNYE263--1J2U, L2Y02169, 2012                       Lifestyle Sosyal                                                        PPAaGgEe77

USAPANG                              PROPER UNDERARM CARE

By Midori Chiharu                    They may not be the sexiest parts of your body, but underarms need some tender loving care too. Knowing so little about underarms con-

D epending                         ditions and remedies make it more convenient for women to cover up rather than bare theirs. Unfortunately, common underarm problems may,
                                   if remain untreated, progress to severe skin condition. Why wait and add to your frustrations if you can start with basic underarm care now.

            on               sitivity to certain prod-                              tight clothing, tempera-       is thin. If
                                                                                    ture, and use of certain       you are
your underarm                ucts cause parts of the                                types of deodorants.           using de-
                                                                                                                   odorants,
concerns, there could be     underarm to appear                                           Remedy: Wearing          switch
                                                                                    tight clothes that cause the   to un-
home remedies you can start  darker than the rest of                                fabric to rub harshly against  scented
                                                                                    your underarms is not ad-      variants
with now and begin to boost  the area. This is very                                 visable. Excessive sweat-      as fra-
                                                                                    ing can also aggravate         grance
your confidence to dress     common in women with                                   skin irritation. Make sure

up pretty nicely and smart.  darker  complexion.

Darker pigmentation          Remedy: use gen-

- In most cases, women’s     tle cleansers and mois-

hormone levels and sen-              turizers with

                                     fruit and milk                                 you maintain proper body may add

                                     acid contents.                                 hygiene. Use of antibac- to skin

                                     They provide                                   terial soap would be good irritation.

                                     natural whiten-                                but never overdo it. Scrub-    In-

                                     ing properties     ingly ruins your clothes, you bing too much may add to g r o w n

                                     to help brighten may want to visit your doctor. irritation as underarm skin                hairs–A com- Single-blade razors do not

                                     your underarms.    Remedy: There are                                                       mon occurrence cause ingrown hairs as

                                     P r o f u s e medical treatments such                                                      when you shave much as multi-blade ra-

                                     sweating – Sweat- as Botox injections, la-                                                 as hair follicles zors do. Depilatory creams

                                     ing is the body’s ser, or prescription de-                                                 are not re- would be a good alterna-

                                     natural mecha- odorants to relieve you                                                     moved from the tive too, as well as laser

                                     nism to regulate from sweating too much.                                                   roots. This con- hair removal. Regular use

                                     temperature. How-  Skin irritation – A skin                                                dition is com- of cleansers or lotions with

                                     ever, if you are rash or reddish blotches                                                  monly referred exfoliating properties like

                                     sweating exces- are a common underarm                                                      to as chicken glycolic acid would help

                                     sively to a point concerns. These are due                                                  skin or bumps. shed dull surface cells

                                     that it embarrass- to hair removal procedure,                                              R e m e d y : that trap underarm hairs.
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