Dieux Skin for skin with dark spots
Glycerin
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Low
- AverageNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- ConcerningSafety
A weak match for skin with dark spots; the cleansers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dark spots: hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate cleansing for your normal skin due to Cocamidopropyl Betaine and Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, but lacks sufficient ingredients to address your pigmentation concerns.
- Glycerin provides humectant action for general hydration, though the formula does not offer targeted benefits for your primary goal.
How to apply
- You can use this cleanser AM and PM every single day. Start slowly 3 times a week and move to daily use if your skin likes it.
- Apply this cleanser as the first step in your morning routine or the second step in your evening routine. Follow it with toner and moisturizer.
- Massage a small amount of cleanser gently onto your face using circular motions. Rinse well with lukewarm water and pat dry.
- For the best results, apply your cleanser directly to wet skin to help wash away dirt. Make sure your face is clean before you begin.
- Avoid getting the cleanser in your eyes. Always do a quick patch test before using the product for the very first time.
People Say
★4.5Overall rating based on 3.0k+ reviewsSome users with sensitive or acne-prone skin report breakouts, and others find certain formulas either too greasy or not moisturizing enough for severe dryness.
Highlights
Deeply hydrates Mostly Mentioned
- “keeps my face feeling hydrated, calm, and balanced”
- “deeply nourish the skin and it does that perfectly”
- “restoring that healthy-looking, hydrated glow”
- “hours later it felt hydrated and like it was still there”
Repairs barrier Often Mentioned
- “fixes my skin barrier overnight”
- “works especially well if your skin barrier needs a little extra TLC”
- “designed to deeply nourish, provide barrier support”
- “nourish the skin barrier and leave your complexion feeling smooth”
Soothes redness Often Mentioned
- “soothes redness, calms irritation, and just makes everything feel balanced”
- “great at soothing redness”
- “calms reactive skin through several mechanisms at once”
Fades dark spots Sometimes Noted
- “My dark spots began to fade faster than they have before”
- “redness and irritation from post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation... was diffused”
- “struggling with congestion and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, I'd definitely recommend”
Causes breakouts Sometimes Noted
- “broke out with tiny red dots where it was applied”
- “users with sensitive or acne-prone skin report experiencing breakouts”
- “would clog my pores”
- “flare up sensitive break out in rash”
Not moisturizing enough Sometimes Noted
- “after a few hours my skin was dry”
- “It's not moisturizing enough for my dry skin”
- “wasn't moisturizing enough... for my dry skin”
- “lightweight but definitely not the most moisturizing”
Unpleasant smell Sometimes Noted
- “Smells like pennies and burps”
- “smelled like medicine to me at first”
- “aluminum tube makes it stink”
- “smells like the aluminum tube it's in”
Greasy finish Rarely Noted
- “greasy shine to finish”
- “If only it wasn't so oily and shiny”
- “just a little so it doesn't look shiny”
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Questions and answers
Why is Dieux Skin Forever Eye Mask a weak match for skin with dark spots?
This cleanser is a weak match for your skin because it lacks targeted ingredients to address dark spots. A cleanser of this type needs soothing ingredients, niacinamide, and ceramides to help improve dark spots while keeping your skin calm.
Which ingredients make this cleanser a poor fit for skin with dark spots?
This cleanser lacks brightening ingredients to target dark spots, offering only basic cleansing and general hydration. Cleansers that fit this skin well need ingredients like niacinamide and ceramides to help fade dark spots while keeping the skin calm and balanced.
What does Water do for skin with dark spots?
Water is unlikely to directly reduce dark spots on its own, but staying properly hydrated helps maintain overall skin health and supports the skin barrier. To effectively target dark spots, your skincare routine also needs specialized antioxidant substances and brightening ingredients like niacinamide.
What does Glycerin do for skin with dark spots?
Glycerin helps keep dry skin hydrated and supports a healthy skin barrier, which makes skin feel soft and smooth. While it does not directly fade dark spots on its own, it is often added to spot-fading products to keep the skin comfortable while other ingredients work.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Acta Dermato-venereologica, 2017
Where does this cleanser go in a skincare routine for skin with dark spots?
Can I use this cleanser with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cleanser in your routine before applying retinol, but it is a weak match for your dark spots. A cleanser for this skin needs targeted brightening ingredients and gentle exfoliants to help fade dark spots and even out skin tone.
How often should I use this cleanser?
This cleanser is suitable for regular daily use as part of your morning and evening routine, though a cleanser for skin with dark spots needs brightening ingredients to help address your pigmentation concerns.
Can this cleanser clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for skin with dark spots?
This cleanser may cause breakouts for some users, as reviewers note this issue with moderate frequency. A cleanser of this type needs non-clogging ingredients and gentle formulas to help keep skin clear without causing congestion.
Can I use this cleanser around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this cleanser on your body and around your eyes, as cleansers of this type are generally suitable for these areas where skin thickness varies. However, this product needs targeted brightening ingredients like vitamin C or plant extracts to help address dark spots.
Is this cleanser fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012The cytotoxic effect of sodium lauryl sulphate on normal human keratinocytes was significantly decreased when combined with cocamidopropyl betaine, Tween 20, and Tween 80 at concentrations well below the critical micelle concentration.
Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, 2003
Why other cleansers fit skin with dark spots better
Niacinamide significantly decreased hyperpigmentation and increased skin lightness compared with vehicle alone after 4 weeks of use in women by inhibiting melanosome transfer.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Lavender Oil, Citrus Extract, Pyrus Communis Extract, Amber Extract
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the 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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