Eucerin-focused skincare routine for skin with dark spots
A routine for skin with dark spots built around Eucerin products, complemented by other brands where they fit better, for complete care.
Cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers with niacinamide, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, and vitamin C help brighten hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone. Sunscreens with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide protect against new UV-induced dark spots, while makeup removers and masks with centella asiatica extract and ceramides support overall skin calm and recovery.
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 the skin while it rests away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week to add deeper exfoliation and masks for hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2014Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2013Frontiers in Medicine, 2025
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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Eucerin
Hydrating Cleansing Gel
€17.83
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CeraVe
Foaming Facial Cleanser
€11.75
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Fresh
Soy Face Cleanser
€39.99
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Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Low pH Gel Cleanser
€16.90
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La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
€19.75
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iS Clinical
Cleansing Complex
€58.00
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MISSHA
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Foam
€10.99
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Low pH Foaming Cleanser
€9.99
Step 2Hydrating Toner
Hydrating toners are used every morning in this routine. Hydrating toners with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and centella asiatica extract help deeply hydrate skin and keep it calm.
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Deep Moisture Toner
€11.30
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Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Toner
€16.59
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COSRX
Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner
€14.00
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Dear, Klairs
Supple Preparation Facial Toner
€12.59
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Paula's Choice
Advanced Replenishing Toner
€34.00
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Nature Republic
Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera 90% Toner
€24.95
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Paula's Choice
Resist Weightless Advanced Repairing Toner
€34.00
Step 3Moisturizer
Moisturizers with niacinamide help fade dark spots and uneven skin tone, while options with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane hydrate and smooth the skin. This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.
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Eucerin
Hyaluron-Filler Night Cream
€26.15
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Eucerin
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
€11.45
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Eucerin
Q10 Anti-Wrinkle + Pro-Retinol Night Cream
€37.83
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Eucerin
Hyaluron-Filler Epigenetic Serum
€39.35
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Isntree
Green Tea Fresh Serum
€12.56
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Some By Mi
Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream
€13.67
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d'Alba
First Spray Serum
€16.99
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Allies of Skin
Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment
€92.00
Step 4SPF
Sunscreens with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide defend against UV rays to prevent sun spots, while sunscreens with centella asiatica extract and madecassoside help calm the skin. These protective formulas are used every morning in the routine for skin with dark spots.
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Eucerin
Anti-Pigment Day Cream SPF30
€25.98
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Eucerin
Sun Face Pigment Control SPF50+
€17.95
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Eucerin
Sun Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
€38.38
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Eucerin
Sun Gel-crema Oil Control FPS 50+
€15.75
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Eucerin
Photoaging Control Sun Fluid SPF 50
€17.35
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Eucerin
Daily Hydration Lotion
€46.33
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d'Alba
UVessence Mild Waterfull Sun Cream SPF 50
€16.99
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Murad
City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 PA++++
€52.11
Evening
Step 1Pre-Cleanser
Makeup removers with Centella Asiatica extract and licorice root extract help soothe skin and address hyperpigmentation and sun spots. 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
€14.41
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Dermalogica
Precleanse
€56.00
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Shu Uemura
Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil
€104.00
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Pyunkang Yul
Deep Cleansing Oil
€18.99
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MISSHA
Ultra Hyalon Cleansing Cream
€10.97
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Cetaphil
Gentle Makeup Removing Wipes
€22.99
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Anua
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
€15.89
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Purito
From Green Cleansing Oil
€16.80
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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Eucerin
Hydrating Cleansing Gel
€17.83
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CeraVe
Foaming Facial Cleanser
€11.75
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Fresh
Soy Face Cleanser
€39.99
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Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Low pH Gel Cleanser
€16.90
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La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
€19.75
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iS Clinical
Cleansing Complex
€58.00
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MISSHA
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Foam
€10.99
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Low pH Foaming Cleanser
€9.99
Step 3Cleansing Toner
The cleansing toner step is used every evening. Cleansing toners with lactic acid, salicylic acid, glycolic acid, PHA, and niacinamide help clear up hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone, while ingredients like panthenol, licorice root extract, and rosemary leaf extract soothe the skin and refine texture.
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Medicube
Zero Pore Pad 2.0
€16.98
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the SAEM
Derma Plan Peeling Toner Pad
€21.99
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The INKEY List
PHA Toner
€10.00
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The Ordinary
Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution
€13.90
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Isntree
Chestnut BHA 0.9% Clear Toner
€15.99
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Anua
BHA 2% Gentle Exfoliating Toner
€20.49
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COSRX
AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner
€14.11
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Beauty of Joseon
Green Plum Refreshing Toner
€10.99
Step 4Serum or Treatment
Serums with Vitamin C, Niacinamide, and Tranexamic Acid help fade dark spots and even out skin tone. Treatments with Ceramides and Squalane support the skin barrier, and these serums are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.
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Eucerin
Anti-Pigment Night Cream
€26.90
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Eucerin
DermoPurifyer Triple Effect Serum
€17.49
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Eucerin
Anti-Pigment Dual Serum
€34.99
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Paula's Choice
RESIST Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum
€57.00
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KraveBeauty
Great Barrier Relief
€122.76
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MISSHA
The First Essence 5X
€27.99
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SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule
€15.99
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IT'S SKIN
Power 10 Formula VC Effector
€17.59
Step 5Moisturizer
Moisturizers with niacinamide help fade dark spots and uneven skin tone, while options with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane hydrate and smooth the skin. This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.
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Eucerin
Hyaluron-Filler Night Cream
€26.15
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Eucerin
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
€11.45
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Eucerin
Q10 Anti-Wrinkle + Pro-Retinol Night Cream
€37.83
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Eucerin
Hyaluron-Filler Epigenetic Serum
€39.35
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Isntree
Green Tea Fresh Serum
€12.56
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Some By Mi
Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream
€13.67
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d'Alba
First Spray Serum
€16.99
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Allies of Skin
Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment
€92.00
Once a week
Step 1Pre-Cleanser
Makeup removers with Centella Asiatica extract and licorice root extract help soothe skin and address hyperpigmentation and sun spots. 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
€14.41
-
Dermalogica
Precleanse
€56.00
-
Shu Uemura
Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil
€104.00
-
Pyunkang Yul
Deep Cleansing Oil
€18.99
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MISSHA
Ultra Hyalon Cleansing Cream
€10.97
-
Cetaphil
Gentle Makeup Removing Wipes
€22.99
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Anua
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
€15.89
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Purito
From Green Cleansing Oil
€16.80
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.
-
Eucerin
Hydrating Cleansing Gel
€17.83
-
CeraVe
Foaming Facial Cleanser
€11.75
-
Fresh
Soy Face Cleanser
€39.99
-
Some By Mi
Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Low pH Gel Cleanser
€16.90
-
La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
€19.75
-
iS Clinical
Cleansing Complex
€58.00
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MISSHA
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Cleansing Foam
€10.99
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Low pH Foaming Cleanser
€9.99
Step 3Enzyme Powder
Enzyme powders with papain and rice enzymes digest dull surface cells to reveal brighter skin for hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tone. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.
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FANCL
Facial Washing Powder
€19.99
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Good Molecules
Pineapple Exfoliating Powder
€87.54
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Dermalogica
Daily Microfoliant
€48.55
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TONYMOLY
I'm Rice Exfoliating Enzyme Cleanser
€26.29
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By Wishtrend
Green Tea & Enzyme Powder Wash
€17.32
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NEEDLY
Mild Enzyme Cleansing Powder
€37.40
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Dermalogica
Daily Superfoliant
€77.00
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DHC
Face Wash Powder
€36.45
Step 4Nourishing Mask
Nourishing masks with niacinamide and tocopherol help brighten your complexion and address pigmentation concerns. This nourishing mask step is used once a week, in place of the evening routine.
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MEDIHEAL
Vita Essential Mask
€19.00
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Pyunkang Yul
Calming Mask Pack
€17.99
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Anua
Heartleaf 77% Soothing Sheet Mask
€19.20
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Mediheal
Watermide Essential Mask
€35.22
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Garnier SkinActive
Moisture Bomb Sheet Mask
€7.99
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Youth To The People
Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask
€35.36
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ma:nyo
Galac Niacin Essence Mask
€41.45
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I'm From
Mugwort Mask
€10.22
Step 5Serum or Treatment
Serums with Vitamin C, Niacinamide, and Tranexamic Acid help fade dark spots and even out skin tone. Treatments with Ceramides and Squalane support the skin barrier, and these serums are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.
-
Eucerin
Anti-Pigment Night Cream
€26.90
-
Eucerin
DermoPurifyer Triple Effect Serum
€17.49
-
Eucerin
Anti-Pigment Dual Serum
€34.99
-
Paula's Choice
RESIST Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum
€57.00
-
KraveBeauty
Great Barrier Relief
€122.76
-
MISSHA
The First Essence 5X
€27.99
-
SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule
€15.99
-
IT'S SKIN
Power 10 Formula VC Effector
€17.59
Step 6Moisturizer
Moisturizers with niacinamide help fade dark spots and uneven skin tone, while options with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane hydrate and smooth the skin. This moisturizer step is used every morning and every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.
-
Eucerin
Hyaluron-Filler Night Cream
€26.15
-
Eucerin
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
€11.45
-
Eucerin
Q10 Anti-Wrinkle + Pro-Retinol Night Cream
€37.83
-
Eucerin
Hyaluron-Filler Epigenetic Serum
€39.35
-
Isntree
Green Tea Fresh Serum
€12.56
-
Some By Mi
Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream
€13.67
-
d'Alba
First Spray Serum
€16.99
-
Allies of Skin
Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment
€92.00
Research behind this routine
Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreens: focus on their safety and effectiveness
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
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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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. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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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