🇪🇸Spain

COSRX-focused skincare routine for skin with dark spots

Routine by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

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

Cleansers, toners, moisturizers, and sunscreens with niacinamide help fade dark spots and even out skin tone. Serums with tranexamic acid and cleansing steps with salicylic and glycolic acid further address hyperpigmentation and sun 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 the skin while it 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: exfoliation and masks to help fade dark spots and uneven skin tone.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Skin Research and Technology, 2014Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022

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 yuja extract help improve overall skin tone and fade dark spots. These cleansers are used every morning, every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for skin with dark spots

Step 2Hydrating Toner

The hydrating toner step is used every morning to deliver a boost of moisture to the skin. Toners and essences with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help hydrate the skin, while ingredients like centella asiatica extract and licorice root extract may help calm it and address uneven skin tone.

Best toners for skin with dark spots

Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract, and Ceramides help moisturize your skin and provide exceptional hydration. Moisturizers with Yuja Extract, Niacinamide, Glutathione, and Arbutin help brighten your complexion and address your pigmentation concerns. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for skin with dark spots

Step 4SPF

In the Lovi routine for this skin the sunscreen step is used every morning. Sunscreens with Titanium Dioxide, Madecassoside, and Centella Asiatica Extract help defend against UV rays and soothe normal skin, while formulations with Madecassoside and Centella Asiatica Extract help manage pigmentation concerns.

Best sunscreens and spf moisturizers for skin with dark spots

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 yuja extract help improve overall skin tone and fade dark spots. These cleansers are used every morning, every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for skin with dark spots

Step 3Cleansing Toner

The cleansing toner step in this routine is used every evening. Cleansing toners with lactic acid, glycolic acid, and salicylic acid help fade dark spots and even out skin tone, while ingredients like panthenol and niacinamide soothe and calm the skin.

Best toners for skin with dark spots

Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract, and Ceramides help moisturize your skin and provide exceptional hydration. Moisturizers with Yuja Extract, Niacinamide, Glutathione, and Arbutin help brighten your complexion and address your pigmentation concerns. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for skin with dark spots

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 yuja extract help improve overall skin tone and fade dark spots. These cleansers are used every morning, every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for skin with dark spots

Step 3Enzyme Powder

Enzyme powders with papain and salicylic acid help digest dull surface cells to fade dark spots and uneven skin tone, while options with allantoin and tocopherol support skin hydration. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Nourishing Mask

Nourishing masks with hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica extract help deeply hydrate and soothe the skin, while options with mugwort and licorice root extract may help improve skin tone and reduce pigmentation. This step is used once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Serum or Treatment

Serums with Vitamin C, niacinamide, tranexamic acid, and kojic acid help brighten dark spots and even out your skin tone. They are used every evening as a treatment step, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for skin with dark spots

Step 6Moisturizer

Moisturizers with Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract, and Ceramides help moisturize your skin and provide exceptional hydration. Moisturizers with Yuja Extract, Niacinamide, Glutathione, and Arbutin help brighten your complexion and address your pigmentation concerns. These moisturizers are used every morning and every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Best moisturizers and moisturizing serums for skin with dark spots

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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

Get a routine for your skin

Scan your face, and Lovi builds a morning, evening, and weekly routine around your skin and goals.

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play