Fresh-focused skincare routine for skin with dark spots
A routine for skin with dark spots built around Fresh 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.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2014International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2026Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2013
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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Fresh
Soy Face Cleanser
$28.08
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CeraVe
Foaming Facial Cleanser
$15.97
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Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Low pH Gel Cleanser
$13.40
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La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
$19.99
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iS Clinical
Cleansing Complex
$49.00
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MISSHA
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Foam
$9.20
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Low pH Foaming Cleanser
$15.99
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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Fresh
Rose Deep Hydration Facial Toner
$26.00
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Deep Moisture Toner
$16.99
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Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Toner
$15.60
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COSRX
Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner
$17.00
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Dear, Klairs
Supple Preparation Facial Toner
$16.60
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ROUND LAB
Birch Juice Moisturizing Toner
$17.79
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Nature Republic
Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera 90% Toner
$17.90
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Paula's Choice
Resist Weightless Advanced Repairing Toner
$29.00
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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Fresh
Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream
$48.72
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Fresh
Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream
$44.00
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Isntree
Green Tea Fresh Serum
$17.90
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Some By Mi
Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream
$15.50
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SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Enrich Cream
$22.00
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The Ordinary
Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
$12.50
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LANEIGE
Water Bank Moisture Cream
$38.00
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Sulwhasoo
Ginseng Renewing Cream Ex
$55.00
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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Murad
City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 PA++++
$73.00
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d'Alba
UVessence Mild Waterfull Sun Cream SPF 50
$18.99
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ISDIN
Eryfotona Actinica SPF 50+
$46.00
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innisfree
Daily Mild Sunscreen
$18.00
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d'Alba
Piedmont Waterfull Mild Sunscreen
$15.99
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Altruist
SPF 50 Sunscreen
$14.32
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make p:rem
UV Defense Me Daily Sun Fluid SPF 50+ PA++++
$29.99
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ZO庐 SKIN HEALTH
Daily Sheer Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50
$74.99
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.
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Pyunkang Yul
Deep Clear Cleansing Balm
$15.99
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Dermalogica
Precleanse
$49.00
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Shu Uemura
Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil
$50.00
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MISSHA
Ultra Hyalon Cleansing Cream
$21.70
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Cetaphil
Gentle Makeup Removing Wipes
$6.97
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Purito
From Green Cleansing Oil
$28.72
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Anua
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
$17.00
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Augustinus Bader
The Cleansing Balm
$84.00
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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Fresh
Soy Face Cleanser
$28.08
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CeraVe
Foaming Facial Cleanser
$15.97
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Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Low pH Gel Cleanser
$13.40
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La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
$19.99
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iS Clinical
Cleansing Complex
$49.00
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MISSHA
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Foam
$9.20
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Low pH Foaming Cleanser
$15.99
Step 3Cleansing Toner
Cleansing toners and pads with lactic acid, glycolic acid, and salicylic acid help fade dark spots and even out skin tone. This step is used every evening.
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Medicube
Zero Pore Pad 2.0
$18.90
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Some By Mi
AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner
$16.80
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First Aid Beauty
Facial Radiance Pads
$39.00
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Glow Recipe
Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner
$35.11
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The Ordinary
Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution
$13.50
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Peach & Lily
The Good Acids Pore Toner
$39.00
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SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Boosting Toner
$20.00
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Pixi
Glow Tonic
$28.42
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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Fresh
Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence
$39.00
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Fresh
Black Tea Age-Delay Firming Serum
$20.99
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Peach & Lily
Glass Skin Refining Serum
$39.00
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Paula's Choice
RESIST Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum
$53.00
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KraveBeauty
Great Barrier Relief
$29.00
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Sunday Riley
C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum
$85.00
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MISSHA
The First Essence 5X
$31.10
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SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule
$16.00
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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Fresh
Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream
$48.72
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Fresh
Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream
$44.00
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Isntree
Green Tea Fresh Serum
$17.90
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Some By Mi
Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream
$15.50
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SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Enrich Cream
$22.00
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The Ordinary
Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
$12.50
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LANEIGE
Water Bank Moisture Cream
$38.00
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Sulwhasoo
Ginseng Renewing Cream Ex
$55.00
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.
-
Pyunkang Yul
Deep Clear Cleansing Balm
$15.99
-
Dermalogica
Precleanse
$49.00
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Shu Uemura
Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil
$50.00
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MISSHA
Ultra Hyalon Cleansing Cream
$21.70
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Cetaphil
Gentle Makeup Removing Wipes
$6.97
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Purito
From Green Cleansing Oil
$28.72
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Anua
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
$17.00
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Augustinus Bader
The Cleansing Balm
$84.00
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.
-
Fresh
Soy Face Cleanser
$28.08
-
CeraVe
Foaming Facial Cleanser
$15.97
-
Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Low pH Gel Cleanser
$13.40
-
La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
$19.99
-
iS Clinical
Cleansing Complex
$49.00
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MISSHA
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Foam
$9.20
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Low pH Foaming Cleanser
$15.99
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.
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FANCL
Facial Washing Powder
$22.00
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Good Molecules
Pineapple Exfoliating Powder
$16.00
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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Enzyme Cleanser
$80.00
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Dermalogica
Daily Microfoliant
$69.00
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HISTOLAB
Soft Deep Cleansing Enzyme Powder Wash
$25.00
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TONYMOLY
I'm Rice Exfoliating Enzyme Cleanser
$15.00
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NEEDLY
Mild Enzyme Cleansing Powder
$16.99
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By Wishtrend
Green Tea & Enzyme Powder Wash
$15.80
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.
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Fresh
Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask
$45.50
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MEDIHEAL
Vita Essential Mask
$22.00
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Mediheal
Watermide Essential Mask
$22.00
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ma:nyo
Galac Niacin Essence Mask
$22.50
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Youth To The People
Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask
$53.00
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I'm From
Mugwort Mask
$29.59
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ANUA
Peach 70 Niacin Serum Mask
$20.98
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Mediheal
E.G.T Nourishing Ampoule Mask
$21.90
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.
-
Fresh
Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence
$39.00
-
Fresh
Black Tea Age-Delay Firming Serum
$20.99
-
Peach & Lily
Glass Skin Refining Serum
$39.00
-
Paula's Choice
RESIST Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum
$53.00
-
KraveBeauty
Great Barrier Relief
$29.00
-
Sunday Riley
C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum
$85.00
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MISSHA
The First Essence 5X
$31.10
-
SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule
$16.00
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.
-
Fresh
Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream
$48.72
-
Fresh
Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream
$44.00
-
Isntree
Green Tea Fresh Serum
$17.90
-
Some By Mi
Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream
$15.50
-
SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Enrich Cream
$22.00
-
The Ordinary
Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
$12.50
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LANEIGE
Water Bank Moisture Cream
$38.00
-
Sulwhasoo
Ginseng Renewing Cream Ex
$55.00
Research behind this routine
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
Photoprotection beyond ultraviolet radiation: A review of tinted sunscreens
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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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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