Five products that lighten dark spots and make your skin glow
Photo, Erik Putz.
Dark Spot Correctors | May 2014
Lighten up
This spot corrector uses natural brightening ingredients like wild daisies plus extracts of sugar cane, bilberry and lemon.
Burt's Bees Brightening Dark Spot Corrector, $30.
Get toned
A highly effective patented soy complex and vitamin A work together to improve skin tone and leave your complexion looking brighter and healthier.
Aveeno Positively Radiant Targeted Tone Corrector, $25.
Three-in-one
The goals of this serum are to prevent dark spots before they appear, fade existing ones and keep old spots from coming back.
La Roche-Posay Pigmentclar Serum, $59.
Prevent and correct
Apply this treatment to correct hyperpigmentation and stop it from developing. It also contains salicylic acid to exfoliate and reveal a more luminous complexion.
Skinceuticals Advanced Skin Discoloration Corrector, $104.
Botanical beauty
This formula blends skin-brightening licorice with an anti-aging plant extract that leaves skin looking smoother.
Yves Rocher White Botanical Exceptional Youth Essence Gel Cream, $56.
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