Most women have a love-hate, even a hate-hate, relationship with their underarms—and for good reason. Despite being such a small part of the body, our underarms make us feel very conscious, and at times, insecure. Reaching for the overhead handhold at the MRT or raising our arms to fix our hair becomes awkward because it bares our underarms to other people (who may or may not be looking). Our underarms even dictate what we get to wear on most occasions. For instance, we know that tank tops and sleeveless dresses are a no-go when we forget to shave or wax our pits.

We often subject our pits to a whole lot of stress, harsh treatments, and painful beauty fixes just so we can have beautiful, white, and smooth underarms. But let’s set vanity aside for a while and start giving our sensitive pits the TLC that they deserve. Scroll through the gallery below for FN’s best tips on caring for your underarms.

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