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Good Molecules-focused skincare routine for skin with dark spots

A routine for skin with dark spots built around Good Molecules 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.

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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

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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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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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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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.

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 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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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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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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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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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