Why does my armpit itch so badly?

[purplehearingaid]

@zagloba

It might be a fungal infection. I had an itchy right armpit for a couple of weeks and at first thought it was a reaction to deodorant. But it got worse while my left remained asymptomatic. Eventually, the red area became larger but the center of it cleared up, somewhat like ring worm. A few days of daily Tinactin spray treatment cleared it up.

I was going say it could be a yeast infection , you can get under your armpit .

[Nars_Glinley]

@Dashellda

I use my own homemade deodorant which is amazing believe it or not I make it from 6 tablespoons of baking soda from the who whole foods store 6 tablespoons of cornstarch from whole foods store too and 12 tablespoons of coconut oil and a few drops of essential oil if you like, like lavender
If it’s warm out just dip your fingers and rub onto your armpits trust me you will be smell free all day it’s amazing and healthy ��

Why do you buy baking soda and cornstarch from the whole foods store? Do you believe that they are different from the garden variety supermarket kinds?

[Kimstu]

Let us hope that now, after five years, the OP’s armpit isn’t itching any more.

[Kron]

7 years, you mean! I remember that short time when I was hearing from all sorts of people “in the know” about the evils of aluminum compounds in various products- I see it referenced in this thread a few times. I haven’t heard much about it for half a decade or so, it has been supplanted by general “toxins” these days.