Nobody tells you this
5 things nobody tells you about darker skin down there
Between your cheeks, your inner thighs, your underarms. Here's what's actually going on, and what to do about it.
From the Erawell team · 3 min read
It's normal. Like, completely normal.
Skin in folds and creases is naturally darker than the rest of you. It's true for every body and every skin tone. You're not the only one who's noticed; you're just the only one who hasn't been told.
It isn't dirt, and it isn't hygiene.
Scrubbing harder won't wash it off, because there's nothing to wash off. It's pigment, not grime. Scrubbing hard can actually irritate the skin and make things worse.
Friction, heat and hormones do most of it.
Sitting, walking, the gym, tight jeans, shaving and waxing: every bit of rubbing and irritation tells the skin to make a little more pigment. Heat and hormones play their part too. Over the years it adds up.
Bleaching is the wrong answer.
Anal bleaching usually means a lightening cream, often hydroquinone (in the US, over-the-counter hydroquinone creams were pulled in 2020; today it takes a prescription), or a salon appointment. Both go after your pigment hard and fast, on the thinnest skin you have. That's where the burn comes from.
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