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How to keep your underarms bright and BO-free in just two steps

Stink begone!

23.07.2024

By Redzhanna Jazmin

How to keep your underarms bright and BO-free in just two steps

This award-winning two-step routine is your secret to perfectly fresh pits—here’s how it works (and where you can shop it).

Picture this: You’ve had a long day at the office. You’re completely swamped with projects and the stress is catching up to you. As you pull off your jacket to cool off and get a little air, you suddenly catch a whiff of something… and it’s bad. It’s musky. Oh dear, it’s you!

Subtly, you do a smell check, gently arching your neck towards your underarms and—yep—it’s undeniable. Your pits stink. Flustered, you cover up again and rush home, and as soon as you close your front door behind you, you’re hopping in the shower for a deep scrub down. What’s the point of antiperspirant if it doesn’t work? There has to be a better way!

READ: Armpit Care 101: All the questions you’re too shy to ask, answered

Well, there is. We’ve got a two-step solution that’s going to upgrade your pit game. Ahead, find out how Pause and Oomph’s Pause Deodorant and Pause Underarm Detox Scrub won over our 2024 BURO Beauty Council and what really makes the duo ‘Best for Fresh Pits’:

 

WHAT CAUSES SMELLY, DISCOLOURED PITS?

READ: Why do I stink? 5 Reasons why your BO is bad

There isn’t one simple answer to this. Body odour and hyperpigmentation have a bunch of root causes, ranging from poor personal hygiene (thankfully, that’s easy to fix) to genetics (unfortunately, a little harder to fix). And, if your BO isn’t hereditary and you’re a stickler for a daily shower, then it could be your diet or the aluminium in your antiperspirants clogging up your pores. Either way, it’s time for a switch-up in your underarm care, and we’ve got just the thing you need.

 

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Image: Unsplash/Angela Roma

 

THE TWO-STEP ROUTINE YOU NEED FOR FRESHER PITS

STEP 1: SCRUB AWAY WITH THE UNDERARM DETOX SCRUB 

This first step is arguably the most important—believe it or not, exfoliation has myriad benefits for the underarms. Firstly, regular exfoliation can help to slough off dead skin cells. Not only does this help to speed up cell renewal and improve discolouration, but physical exfoliation also works to cleanse and detox the pores, removing BO-causing trapped sweat. Further, the dead sea clay and charcoal in the scrub absorb excess oil, which can help to reduce clogged pores and body odour.

All in all, scrubbing your pits at least twice a week can help to keep your pores clear and your underarms bright! 

The Pause and Oomph Pause Natural Underarm Scrub is available to shop here.

STEP 2: EMBRACE ALL-DAY FRESHNESS WITH THE DEODORANT

Good news! Step two does all the work for you. All you’ve got to do is swipe the deodorant onto clean, dry pits and let it absorb fully. Formulated with active ingredients that target and eliminate odour-causing bacteria, this lightweight natural deodorant keeps your pits smelling fresh as a daisy—or, rather, fresh as a cherry blossom or fresh bamboo, depending on the scent you pick—without clogging your pores or drying out your skin.

The Pause and Oomph Pause Natural Body Deodorant is available to shop here.

 

Find our full BURO Beauty Empties 2024 Winners List here. For more body reads, click here.

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