What causes dark nipples?

Some women find that their nipples are darker in color than other people's when taking a bath. Many people misunderstand this phenomenon, thinking it is a sign of promiscuity, which causes many women who have never had sexual intercourse to be misunderstood. In fact, it is a very normal phenomenon for women's nipples to darken and become black. This is related to many factors, such as personal physique, hormone secretion and so on. Some people asked what is the reason why the areola turns dark? Let’s take a closer look below.

Reasons why women's nipples are dark:

1. Sunbathing

Wearing a bikini without sun protection will make the fabric more transparent after entering the water, allowing the sun to have a chance to attack your breasts. Or if you like to wear thin and transparent cute clothes, don’t wear underwear, and don’t use sunscreen, all of which will cause your areola to darken.

2. Wearing rough underwear

The underwear material is rough and constantly rubs the areola, which can also cause melanin deposition. Girls' progesterone is secreted in large quantities during their menstruation, and melanocytes, stimulated by progesterone, also secrete large amounts of black pigment, so the areola becomes darker and deeper.

3. Overstimulation

Excessive sexual activity, babies sucking breast milk, and the habit of sponging the body and improper exfoliation can cause melanin deposition. Due to the changes in the physiological functions of the human body after adulthood, the body's melanocytes are stimulated by progesterone, which promotes the secretion of a large amount of melanin in the body. Therefore, the areola will change from pink to dark brown and then from dark brown to black and gradually deepen.

4. Pregnancy

Hormonal changes cause the areola to become larger and darker. Even if hormones gradually return to normal after delivery, the size of the areola will never return to its pre-pregnancy state. During pregnancy and after childbirth, women's livers constantly eliminate fetal toxins, which leads to liver function weakening. Coupled with the influence of hormonal balance, melanin increases dramatically and settles in strands, causing the areola to darken and deepen.

5. Higher levels of estrogen

Women with higher estrogen levels will have dark nipples, areolas and labia minora, which is a healthy female characteristic. For women after menopause, due to low estrogen levels, the nipples, areolas and labia minora will appear pink. Increased melanin pigment, physiological dysfunction, menopausal production function factors, and slow metabolism of epidermal cells.

Tips:

The darkening of a woman's nipples indicates that she has become mature and does not have any other diseases. Therefore, the darkening of breasts occurs because she has reached sexual maturity or has had certain sexual behaviors.

How to lighten the color of the areola?

Most women think that dark areola is unsightly, so they need to find ways to lighten the areola. So how to lighten the color of the areola? Details are as follows:

1. Permanent bleaching

Tattooing can make the areola pink. Although the effect will last forever, red tattoos are difficult to remove. Once a pink nipple is tattooed, it may be difficult to remove it.

2. Choose whitening products

Applying whitening products containing arbutin and A acid to the areola has a nourishing effect, but the whitening effect is limited. In addition, for those whose areola darkens due to hormonal changes after pregnancy and childbirth, since melanin is deposited in the dermis, and whitening products are only effective in diluting the melanin in the epidermis, applying whitening skin care products on the nipples will not be effective.

3. Laser areola lightening

The advantage is quick results, but the disadvantages are long wound recovery time and high cost, which depends on the size and color depth of the areola. The recovery period is about 10 to 12 days. After the scab falls off, the areola will turn pink like that of a young girl. However, depending on your physical condition, it will return to its original color in about 3 to 6 months.