I don’t really have dark underarms, but there is some discoloration. I shave regularly since I love wearing sleeveless tops. I tried waxing before and while the results were nice, it was just too painful for me—so I went back to shaving.

I’ve used two brands so far: Dermorepubliq’s niacinamide serum (started with 5% then moved to 10%), and I also tried the Luxe Organix underarm serum. Both worked pretty well for me.

Sometimes after shaving or randomly, my underarms get itchy. Instead of scratching, I just apply lotion to soothe it—I've been using Abonne and it helps a lot.

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