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Curél-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 Curél products, complemented by other brands where they fit better, for complete care.

Moisturizers and serums with niacinamide and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone. Cleansing toners with lactic and glycolic acid gently remove dull surface cells to improve uneven pigmentation.

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 the skin rests and is 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 help improve overall skin tone and texture, while cleansers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help maintain moisture balance. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 2Hydrating Toner

The hydrating toner step is used every morning. Hydrating toners with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and panthenol help deeply hydrate dry skin, while centella asiatica extract and madecassoside help calm it.

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Step 3Moisturizer

Moisturizers with niacinamide and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone. These creams 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

Evening

Step 1Pre-Cleanser

Makeup removers are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Cleansers and balms with Centella Asiatica Extract and Licorice Root Extract help soothe skin and fade dark spots, while options with Hyaluronic Acid and Ceramides keep skin soft and hydrated.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide help improve overall skin tone and texture, while cleansers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help maintain moisture balance. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

Best cleansers for skin with dark spots

Step 3Cleansing Toner

This cleansing toner step is used every evening to refresh the face. Cleansing toners with lactic acid, glycolic acid, and potassium azeloyl diglycinate help gently exfoliate and brighten skin to address dark spots and uneven tone, while formulas with panthenol and centella asiatica soothe the skin.

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Step 4Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, tranexamic acid, and vitamin C help target pigmentation and even out skin tone, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and squalane 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 and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone. These creams 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 are used every evening and once a week, in place of the evening routine. Cleansers and balms with Centella Asiatica Extract and Licorice Root Extract help soothe skin and fade dark spots, while options with Hyaluronic Acid and Ceramides keep skin soft and hydrated.

Step 2Cleanser

Cleansers with niacinamide help improve overall skin tone and texture, while cleansers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help maintain moisture balance. These cleansers are used every morning and every evening, and once a week in place of the evening routine.

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Step 3Enzyme Powder

In the Lovi routine for this skin the enzyme powder step is used once a week, in place of the evening routine. Exfoliating steps and powders with papain and salicylic acid help digest dull surface cells for skin with dark spots, while licorice root extract and rice bran extract may brighten uneven skin tone.

Step 4Nourishing Mask

Nourishing masks with hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica extract help deeply hydrate and soothe skin, while versions with vitamin c and squalane clear up dark spots and enhance radiance. This step is used once a week in place of the evening routine.

Step 5Serum or Treatment

Serums with niacinamide, tranexamic acid, and vitamin C help target pigmentation and even out skin tone, while formulas with hyaluronic acid and squalane 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 and vitamin C help brighten dark spots and even out skin tone. These creams 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

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