Causes And How To Overcome Black Tipiak

Illustration of Ketiak (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Black ketiak can reduce self-confidence. In addition, fashion options are limited to cover the lack of black armpits.

Aesthetic and anti-aging expert from the Indonesian Association of Aesthetic Doctors, Dr. Cynthia Jayanto M. Biomed (AAM) said that one of the armpits has turned black because of the use of deodorants that contain aluminum dioxide metal for a long time.

"Zat aluminum dioxide has closed the production of sweat which over time can irritate the skin, and in the end, someone's armpits are slow and the sea is black," said dCynthia, quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday.

Cynthia then said another cause of the armpits to turn black was the use of a dirty or blunt barber knife that has the potential to be high for someone to experience irritation. An arbitrary skin can produce excessive melanin and can make the armpit darken.

In order to avoid this, he advised someone to change the barbershop regularly, at least once a month or adjust to the condition of the barber.

"In addition, you can use shaving cream or gel to prevent skin irritation," said the graduate from Udayana University.

Not only a barber, shaving your armpits too often can also cause a person's armpits to turn black. According to Cynthia, irritation due to friction that occurs due to shaving causes black armpits.

Speaking of efforts to overcome black armpits, he said herbal consumption could be an option. Even so, he reminded that some herbs do not yet have scientific evidence.

In addition to herbs, according to Cynthia, maintenance with light-based technology such as PICO, IPL or Nd YAG can brighten armpits while making armpit hair rarely growing.

"However, if there are cases of patients with black armpits accompanied by hair that grow faster, usually we inhibit the hair first. After that, we will go to the level of brightness in the armpit color. That can happen, because there is a certain race whose fur grows quickly, such as the Indian race," he said.

The chief doctor at the Cyn Clinic beauty clinic in Bekasi and Depok cities, West Java, said the results of the treatment would appear to depend on the condition of each person's armpit.

In the case of black armpits accompanied by fast growing hair, treatment will usually be carried out to inhibit the growth of armpit hair first, then in the next two weeks focus on brightening the color of armpits.

"For patients with cases of quickly growing armpits and black armpits, ideally it can be once a week or twice a week. As for the case of brightening their black armpits, ideally every two weeks. But, in general, patients come once a month, and that's okay," he said.