Red itchy lumpy armpits (picture)

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Over the last 2 or 3 days I have had the most insanely itchy armpits. Both started at the same time. Its redder in real life than it looks in the photo. It is driving me insane trying not to scratch them 😬 I'm pretty sure it flared up last year too but I cannot remember what I did to get rid.

I've stopped shaving. I've binned off deodorant (usually use Wild). I shower at least once if not twice a day and dry thoroughly. No changes to anything like deodorant, shower products, washing powder etc. Tempted to handcuff my arms to the bed tonight to force myself to sleep with them up to get some air to them to see if that might help but DH might get the wrong idea. And I don't have any handcuffs.

What is this and how do I make it stop? I actually want to claw my own armpits off, please help!!

It might be a yeast infection - check with a pharmacist. You can use athletes' foot cream on it if so.

If it's any consolation my bingo wings are flappier than yours!

It’s a fungal infection. You can get cream to treat it from the pharmacy

Get some thrush or anti fungal cream or it could be eczema so you might need hydrocortisone cream

Thanks everyone, I thought it might be. I'll get some canesten and pretend it's for thrush because somehow that's less embarrassing than having yeasty pits 😳

@PerfectTuesday the wings are stretched in the photo! On a windy day I risk taking off with a string gust like those people who fly around in those wing suits

I love your sense of humour.

I had similar but it was under boob, and I found Daktarin powder (not the cream) helped enormously. I did try the cream but it was slimy and messy although it probably would have worked also. Pharmacist suggested the powder and it seemed to mop up any sweat and gave great relief. Hope you find something that works.

I had that from a natural deodorant with bicarb in it. Burns the skin.

Ooh that sounds better than cream. I think last year when I had similar I may have used talc actually.

@RaininSummer I've been using it for years, same flavour since day 1 too so think it's unlikely to be that

Edit: scent, not flavour. I don't eat it.

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