Sugar
Sugar helps fade dark spots and brings out a more even skin tone. It suits most skin types best and is often found in gentle serums. It layers easily into your daily routine.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
This page shows sugar products with a Lovi page. For every product, and a routine built for your skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular sugar products
- Fresh Sugar Lip Polish
Questions and answers
What does sugar do for the skin?
Sugars like sucrose dilaurate and sucrose laurate help reduce melanin production and the appearance of facial spots.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
How do you use sugar?
Sugars like sucrose dilaurate and sucrose laurate help reduce facial spots and melanin production when used in skincare products. They are typically applied during your regular skincare routine to help manage pigmentation.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
Should you use sugar in the morning or at night?
Sugar may be used in your skincare routine at any time of day, as there are no specific time restrictions listed for its application.
Can you use sugar every day?
Yes, you can use sugar derivatives like sucrose dilaurate and sucrose laurate every day. Using them may help reduce the appearance of facial spots over time.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022
Does sugar cause purging or irritation?
Sugar is unlikely to cause purging or irritation.
Which skin types is sugar best for?
Sugar is found in popular products like Fresh Sugar Lip Polish. Lovi rates the overall fit as Average.
Research on sugar
Behind this ingredient guide
Lovi checks every ingredient with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
-
Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
-
Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
-
Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
-
Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
-
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
-
Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
-
Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
-
Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
How does it fit your skin?
Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.
