This column first ran in Valerie Monroe’s newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face, which you can subscribe to on Substack.
Q: Do you have any recommendations for underarm darkening/hyperpigmentation? My bloodwork is fine and my dermatologist isn’t concerned, as the discoloration seems to be from friction coupled with hormonal changes (hysterectomy with oophorectomy, followed by a year without HRT; then starting estrogen six months ago).