Rub Half a Potato on Your Underarms for This Beauty Hack

Shalini
by Shalini
10 Materials
$3
15 Minutes
Easy

Rub half a potato on your underarms for this beauty hack! It’s worth a try if you suffer from dark underarms.

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Tools and materials:

  • Potato
  • Sharp knife
  • Toothpick
  • Measuring spoons
  • Instant coffee 
  • Baking powder
  • Lemon
  • Washcloth
  • Warm water
  • Moisturizer
Scoring potato

1. Cut a potato and score it

Cut off one end of a potato and score it with a toothpick to help the juices come out.


2. Pour instant coffee powder on the potato

Measure ¼ teaspoon of instant coffee and shake it on the flat part of the potato.

Adding coffee

3. Add baking powder

Measure ¼ teaspoon of baking powder and shake it on as well.

Adding baking powder

4. Add lemon juice

Cut a lemon and add 2-3 drops of lemon juice (optional).

Adding lemon

5. Soften the skin

Place a warm towel on the pigmented area for 5 minutes to soften the skin.

Holding towel to skin

6. Scrub

Scrub your underarm with the potato for 10 minutes. 

Scrubbing skin

7. Clean and moisturize

Wash off and apply moisturizer to your underarms. 

Moisturizing

If you have dark underarms, do this potato beauty hack twice a week for best results.

Lightened armpits

Rub half a potato on your underarms for this beauty hack

I hope you enjoyed this beauty hack for dark underarms! Next, try this natural hair mask to remove hair.


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Suggested materials:
  • Potato
  • Sharp knife
  • Toothpick
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  • Dms103989667 Dms103989667 on Dec 17, 2025

    Lemon is an irritant plain and simple because of its acidity. When it’s used in beauty products it’s formulated within a carrier and the ph level is changed. Lemon juice in a DYI is a bad idea and shouldn’t be recommended.

  • Sha105608641 Sha105608641 on Jan 13, 2026

    Well, to give her credit she did say the lemon juice was optional.

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