WARNING: Too much information. Skip if you must.
Never again will I have my armpits waxed at a salon. Ever. And I strongly advise that you do the same.
I always thought that waxing is the best way to remove underarm hair because not only does all the hair get removed, it gets finer and the skin becomes whiter with time. The latter only happens if the waxing is done proerply. If you don’t remove the wax strip carefully, the skin could get burned and you might as well include all your sleeveless tops among the things you want to sell at your family’s annual garage sale.
I’ve always done the waxing myself through the use of those wax kits that you can buy at the mall. They’re all right, but a lot of the hair still stays. I thought that someone at the salon would do a better wax job than I ever could, and at first I was happy about it. I could raise my arms with all the confidence in the world because not a single hair remained. Sure, the skin on my underarms were kind of sore for a couple of days but beauty is pain. Right?
WRONG.
Because I woke up to a sunny morning, I decided to wear a cute sleeveless top to school today. As I was combing my hair in front of the mirror, I saw something that made me stop, shriek, and rush to the closet for a quick clothes change. My underarms were…they were….*sob*….darker than I would like them to be! Way, way, waaaaaaaaay darker than I would like them to be!!!
And because they are so dark, words cannot describe how disgusting they look! At the state they’re in, I don’t think I could ever wear anything without sleeves for the rest of my life. And that really sucks because I love wearing tank tops and sleeveless tops, espcially during the summer. Shit! What the hell am I supposed to wear during the summer now–sweaters? Wetsuits?
Now half of my wardrobe is unwearable! I’m out of sleeved tops for the week! And so much for the sexy strip tease I was planning on doing when I finally have sex! I don’t care what happens, I’m doing it with a t-shirt on. AAAARRRRRRGGGHHH!!!! I can’t fucking believe this! I’m going to have to contend with tan lines on my arms from the t-shirts I wear, and I can’t stand tan lines! Words cannot describe how incredibly upset I am about this! This really SUCKS!!!
Lesson of this story: love your armpits while they’re still in their natural color. Raise your arms in the air and don’t be afraid to show them off. Because you never know when they’re going to turn dark. And when they do, it’s going to be a sad, sad day.
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I’m sorry about that. I know you’re disappointed. But wouldn’t the darkness fade over time?
girl, that’ll pass.. REALLY. Go visit a derma or something. It’ll fade!
eeps! I think the color will fade away soon. Mine are still the same color as the rest of my arm. Tweezers work for me, then to get the rest, I just shave. Shaving irritates my skin sometimes though, so I try not to do it that often. *shrug* Anyways, don’t panic! Give it a couple of days.
is it the skin that has turned dark or does it just appear dark b/c of the hair coming back just underneath the skin? personally i shave under my arms. i tried the whole waxing thing, but it sucked having to wait for it to grow back long enough so it could be waxed again. shaving gives me more hair free days. (although right after a wax, it is soooo nice to be COMPLETELY hairless) I still wax other areas of my body, and just as a suggestion, check out http://www.nads.com/ its my preferred method of waxing. well its actually called sugaring b/c you don’t have to use messy hot wax. definitly a great product if you ask me.
I only shave. Waxing has always sounded too painful for me. I’m not too sure why it’s darker, but like everyone else said, it’ll probably fade over time.
could you have possibly been allergic to the wax that was used? i know that’s what happened with some of my friends. don’t worry, it’ll fade.
Nope, the skin is *really* dark. I think I may have found a remedy for that, though.
aw *sobs* that really sux
i’m getting my armpits done on sunday… i hope that doesn’t happen to me because my skin is paper-white lol! i’m sure it will fade and u can wear ur nice tops 
i wish i could wear tops like that.. but my ribs stick out and my boobs are smallish so yea… eep *shrieks* anyway, doesn’t shaving make ur hair thicker and grow faster? 
i feel you girl.
I’d wear a lot of skimpy tops if I were reed-thin but I’m not, so the most I ever wear during the day is sleeveless. Just make sure that the person who does the waxing is real careful when s/he removes the strip.
Ooh, what’s the remedy?
Would you consider buying an epilator instead of waxing? It’s like a set of electric tweezers.
Btw, Lauren, when you had them waxed, was it a bright, sunny day, and were you wearing a sleeveless top? I’ve been told that after waxing, you should keep the freshly waxed area out of the sun for a few hours to heal…
I am with you….This happened to you a year ago…and my underarms are still the same….its so darned depressing….even if I do wear sleeveless tops I can never raise my arms and to add insult to injury my boyfriend teases me so much about this!!
sorry girl! but like they said I hope it fades away with time
mine are exactly the same!what can i do?i cant wear sleeveless tops ever.it looks like my armpits are hairy,i hate it!
just wondering did you ever get treated for your dark underarms because i have the same problem and if you did can you write back and tell me what did you did?
Girl I have the same problem, but not from waxing lol here is something I found on another website, dunno if it works but I’ve thought about giving it a try (seems too good to be true tho…Knwo what I mean?)
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I also have that problem. People say that lemon whitens the underarms. I saw this thing on TV…just combine a tablespoon of lemon juice, a tablespoon of cucumber juice, and a pinch of tumeric powder. Leave it on your underarms for about 20minutes. I haven’t tried it though. And yeah, they say whitening products which are sold in the drugstores (like whitening lotions and deodorants, etc) don’t actually work.
uggh i hate it too! i have the grossest armpits and i dont shave them very often and they are hairy and black im going to try that cucumber and lemon formula. im glad i know thats lots of other girls are like this 2 b/c i thought i was the only idiot with this kind of stuff
Omg, i thought i was the only one ive had that problem for a year and half now its sooo annoying and i nevr wore tan tops since.
It just lightened after a YEAR! I didn’t apply anything just so it won’t make it worse. No creams!
I HEARD DEODERANT MAKES IT WORSE
I was looking at you pictures and in some of them you had tank tops, and I didn’t see no dark underarms!!!!
honestly i thought it was a result of like being dirty an stuff but i found out otherwise….its soooooo disgusting u no? my ball/prom is arnd the corner and i don’t even know what i should wear becasue i dont want to show it you know? its sooo himuliating if you know what i mean. my prom is in like four more weeks and i am panicking…HELP ME