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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 and toners with niacinamide help brighten uneven skin tone, while evening serums with vitamin C and niacinamide target dark spots and sun spots. Exfoliating steps with glycolic and lactic acid further help clear away dull surface skin to reveal a more even look.

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 sun spots while the skin rests away from the sun. The weekly routine takes the place of the evening routine once a week and adds the deeper steps to help manage 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 willow bark extract help improve skin tone and gently clear pores. 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 to add moisture and help keep your skin comfortable. Toners and hydrating steps with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and centella asiatica extract help boost skin moisture and calm the skin, while ingredients like niacinamide help improve uneven skin tone and dark spots.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, arbutin, and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone, while options with glycerin, squalane, and ceramides keep the skin soft and hydrated. They are used every morning and evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers with Centella Asiatica Extract and Hyaluronic Acid help remove oil-based debris while soothing dark spots and boosting hydration, and they are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and willow bark extract help improve skin tone and gently clear pores. 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 uneven skin tone, while options with vitamin C and hyaluronic acid brighten and hydrate the skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 5Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, arbutin, and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone, while options with glycerin, squalane, and ceramides keep the skin soft and hydrated. They are used every morning and 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 Hyaluronic Acid help remove oil-based debris while soothing dark spots and boosting hydration, and they are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide and willow bark extract help improve skin tone and gently clear pores. 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, papain, and rice powder help clear dull surface skin and dark spots, while enzyme powders with allantoin, tocopherol vitamin E, and salicylic acid help keep normal skin healthy and bright. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 4Nourishing Mask

Nourishing masks with hyaluronic acid, centella asiatica extract, and ceramides help hydrate and soothe dry skin. This step is used once a week, in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide and tranexamic acid help target dark spots and uneven skin tone, while options with vitamin C and hyaluronic acid brighten and hydrate the skin. These treatments are used every evening and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best serums and treatments for skin with dark spots

Step 6Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide, arbutin, and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone, while options with glycerin, squalane, and ceramides keep the skin soft and hydrated. They are used every morning and 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.

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