Intimate V-Whitening

Intimate areas should be about the same shade as the rest of the client’s skin colour. Sometimes, the skin in these areas can turn a darker hue. This isn’t usually a sign of anything serious, but many clients find this darkening of the area embarrassing, especially during hotter months. Common areas of darkening include the: Armpits, back of the neck, Groin, Elbows, Knees, and Inside thigh.

Treatment must be combined with Serums to provide further lightening and pigment removal, or to improve the appearance of the client’s skin.

These cells have melanin in them, so this process results in thicker and darker skin in those areas. Shaving and hair removal products can also lead to darkening of the skin for the same reason. Friction can also lead to inflammation in the skin, which can in turn cause post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation. We see this, for example, after ingrown hairs, as well as in the folds of the groin, where there can be inflammation caused by moist skin rubbing against moist skin — a condition called intertrigo