Can shaving your underarms lead to dark patches?

Question

Shaving is an easy option for hair removal but often women complain about it leading to dark underarms. Is it true?

Answer 1

While I can't give you scientific facts for this question, from experience I can tell that it doesn't. There is a strong belief that using hair removal creams can lead to dark patches but from what I can tell, that happens only if you apply soap or body wash to it right after the use. Shaving or waxing of underarm hair has no such effect on me at least.