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Curél-focused skincare routine for skin with dark spots

A routine for skin with dark spots built around Curél products, complemented by other brands where they fit better, for complete care.

Cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers with niacinamide help reduce hyperpigmentation and even out skin tone. Sunscreens with vitamin C and titanium dioxide protect against sun spots, while cleansing toners and enzyme powders with glycolic, lactic, and salicylic acid help clear dark spots.

The morning routine prepares the skin for the day: it cleans off the night, hydrates, and protects, with sunscreen as its last step. The evening routine removes sunscreen, makeup, and the day's oil, then treats hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone while the skin rests and is away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds the deeper steps to target hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone.

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Products are rated for the concerns frequently associated with dark spots: hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone. For a routine based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

Morning

Step 1Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help clear impurities while improving skin texture and hydration. They are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

In the Lovi routine for this skin the hydrating toner step is used every morning. Hydrating toners and essences with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help keep skin hydrated, while steps with centella asiatica extract and niacinamide help calm it and address dark spots.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, arbutin, and glutathione help brighten your complexion and fade dark spots, while those with glycerin and hyaluronic acid keep your skin soft and hydrated. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for this skin, the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens and mineral filters with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide defend against UV rays and help protect against sun spots, while antioxidant ingredients like vitamin c and tocopheryl acetate help with your hyperpigmentation concerns and uneven skin tone.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with centella asiatica and licorice root extract help clear out oil-based debris and address dark spots, while options with sunflower seed oil and squalane nourish and hydrate normal skin. This step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help clear impurities while improving skin texture and hydration. They are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and tranexamic acid help target dark spots and even out skin tone, while serums with vitamin C and squalane help brighten and hydrate. The serum step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, arbutin, and glutathione help brighten your complexion and fade dark spots, while those with glycerin and hyaluronic acid keep your skin soft and hydrated. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Once a week

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with centella asiatica and licorice root extract help clear out oil-based debris and address dark spots, while options with sunflower seed oil and squalane nourish and hydrate normal skin. This step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help clear impurities while improving skin texture and hydration. They are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with pineapple enzymes, vitamin C, rice powder, and papain help fade dark spots and uneven skin tone, while options with rice bran extract and salicylic acid gently sweep away dull surface cells to reveal a brighter complexion. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Nourishing Mask

This nourishing mask step is used once a week, in place of the evening routine. Masks and treatments with niacinamide and ascorbic acid help fade dark spots and even out skin tone, while options with squalane and hyaluronic acid lock in moisture and leave skin soft.

Step 5Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and tranexamic acid help target dark spots and even out skin tone, while serums with vitamin C and squalane help brighten and hydrate. The serum step is used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

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Step 6Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, arbutin, and glutathione help brighten your complexion and fade dark spots, while those with glycerin and hyaluronic acid keep your skin soft and hydrated. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Research behind this routine

Behind this routine

Lovi builds every routine from each product's full ingredient list 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.

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