Showing posts with label melanin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label melanin. Show all posts

Monday 9 December 2013

What Causes Dark Armpits?

Ask most women what some of their body hang-ups are and chances are you’ll get this answer: “I hate how my underarms look dark and discolored.” This is something very common with darker-skin women due to the higher melanin concentration in our skin. Mela-what? Here’s a quick biology lesson for you: Melanin refers to the natural pigments found in our skin that when triggered causes skin to become darker as a way of protection. Yay for skin protection; boo for the uneven skin it leaves behind. 

When it comes to your armpits, it is melanin that causes the area to become darker either through external assault or internal aggression. What exactly are these aggressions? Here are four of the most common ones that are leaving you with undesirable underarms.