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I have always been on the lookout for a whitening deodorant. Unfortunately, none that I have used so far satisfied me. The products on the market just continued to irritate and darken my underarms.

I have heard of the natural whitening deodorant called tawas (alum) a long time ago. I have tried it but only once as I didn’t find it convenient to use like the roll ons. It was coarse and dry. It was messy too.

Now, I found a convenient way to apply tawas on the underarms.

For those of you who want to apply it in liquid form just like the deodorants in the market here’s what you could do.

Add 1 teaspoon of powdered tawas and 1 cup of water. Put it in a spritzer bottle, the one they provide at the perfume stalls in the malls. You can also add a drop of perfume or cologne.

If you don’t have the spritzer bottle then just store it in a container and use cotton balls and wipe your underarm with it.

Now, you have a cheap and natural whitening deodorant.

Avon’s Sweet Honesty Skin Softener works wonders with my dry skin. I have naturally dry skin. I don’t mind it most of the time in my arms and my body but my feet suffers the most. It turns white and scaly due to the extreme dryness. I tried using body oil but it’s so gross. I have tried so many different brands of lotions. They all worked great – in the first hour or so. Then I would notice by midday my feet were dry again.

Avon’s Skin Softener changed all that for me. It became an effective relief to my dry ugly feet and it is the only one that has successfully done so. Have I mentioned that it’s perfumed as well and comes in many different fragrance? Yes, it’s simply amazing.

It is also so affordable that it only costs approximately P150. I give Avon Skin Softener a five out of five rating.

Here is my newest Fave – Victoria’s Secret Vanilla Lace.

Refreshing Body Mist. Refresh with fragrance from a Secret Garden, infused with moisturizing Aloe Vera and calming chamomile. Mist over body after shower or bath for delicately scented skin.

I can’t properly describe the fragrance. It’s not too strong and it’s not too light either. I just love how it smells in my body. I feel very feminine when I’m wearing Victoria’s Secret Vanilla Lace. I’m not too conscious that my perfume is too strong because it’s just right.

I had been using Eskinol as my facial cleaner for years. I use it at night just before going to sleep. It’s an effective facial cleanser – removes the dirt that clogs your pores.

Before I used the Eskinol white but now I have switched to Eskinol Naturals Papaya Facial Cleanser. It’s “enriched with the natural skin whitening properties of real papaya. It thoroughly removes dirt and excess oils, leaving the skin looking clearer, whiter, and younger.”

Nowadays, it’s not enough to clean our face with soft and water only. Eskinol thoroughly cleans the face removing any dirt that’s not removed by soap and water. It’s also a toner to even out your skin tone. It also has whitening property from the papaya extract.

I’m so loving  calamansi these past few weeks. It’s my favorite all-around beauty solution. I use it as my daily beauty routine just before taking a bath. It exfoliates, deodorizes, and whitens my skin all in one. I use it all over – in the face, elbows, knees, and underarms.

They say that it whitens it slowly but surely. You just need diligence in your routine for it to be effective. That is why this has been my daily routine for two weeks now.

Calamansi or the local variant of lemon is so affordable. That’s why it beats all those expensive beauty products that you just buy one time and then never buy it again. Since calamansi is so cheap and can be bought at the local market I will surely not run out of stock and would be able to use it consistently.

Here’s my daily beauty regimen using calamansi. I squeezed a lot of calamansi one time and store the extract in a container.

1. Dip cotton bas and wipe on face, underarms, elbows, and knee.

2. Leave on for 15 minutes just before taking a bath.