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Skincare Routine for Brighter Skin
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items Top products to brighten and lighten skin. Look for lightening ingredients like vitamin C, azelaic acid, tranexamic acid, niacinamide etc
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Cleansers
Choose an Exfoliator
Choose a Brightening Serum
Choose a Vitamin C Product
Choose a Moisturizer
Choose an SPF
Cleansers
Gently removes impurities while targeting dullness to promote a clearer, more radiant, and even-toned complexion.
Works to gently dissolve makeup, oil and impurities, while helping the appearance of skin, for a healthier-looking complexion. Leaves skin soft, smooth, balanced, never dry or stripped $17
Naturium Niacinamide Cleansing Gelée
Brightens and rejuvenates: Wakes up dull, tired skin with Vitamin C and botanicals. Removes makeup and impurities by cleansing skin gently without stripping away moisture. Exfoliates dead skin cells Leaves you with a softer, smoother appearance. Deep...
Revision Skincare Brightening Facial Wash
A gentle micro-peeling facial cleanser exfoliates & cleanses skin to reveal a more even skin tone, while visibly reducing dark spots. Powered by Melasyl, the newest, exclusive La Roche-Posay ingredient, Niacinamide & PHA
Mela B3 Facial Gel Cleanser With Melasyl™ + Niacinamide
A 2-in-1 gentle exfoliating scrub and brightening cleanser formulated with naturally derived exfoliators—plus Caffeine from Coffee Beans and Panax Ginseng—to help wake-up tired-looking skin.
Origins GinZing Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser
A 2-in-1 treatment gel cleanser that gently exfoliates, brightens, and cleanses in one step. Formulated to even tone and texture, it helps get rid of rough skin to instantly reveal more radiance + glow. Dermatologist-tested.
Superfruit Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser
A brightening and exfoliating cleanse without stripping your skin of moisture or messing with its pH balance. Ideal for normal, combination, oily and acne-prone skin. Formulated with naturally-derived ingredients including soothing aloe, brightening ...
Ursa Major Fantastic Face Wash
Gently removes all makeup - even eye makeup - while leaving your skin smoother and energized. Powerful Ingredients, Real Results. Fulvic Acid, a strong antioxidant, levels out your skin tone while Kakadu plum boosts skin's radiance. Licorice root ext...
The INKEY List Fulvic Acid Brightening Cleanser
I recommend this for those looking for brightening yet their skin is slightly dry or semi-sensitive. A gentle blend of AHA's in this cleanser help to brighten and keep skin hydrated
Eucerin Radiant Tone Face Cleanser Gel 2% AHA
Choose an Exfoliator
An exfoliator with a combination of brightening AHA's can take skin-brightening to a whole new level
A potent blend of exfoliating acids to gently remove dead skin cells while a multi-acid blend helps clarify the pore lining, brightens skin, and reduces the look of discoloration.
StriVectin Advanced Resurfacing Daily Reveal Exfoliating Face Pads
What's easier than using a pad soaked in brightening ingredients to treat dark spots?
Skinfix AHA/BHA Niacinamide Exfoliating Pads
This resurfacing, brightening mask is rich in beta-carotene, Vitamin C and nutrients, offering a natural and effective way to promote a more even skin tone and texture
Andalou Naturals Pumpkin Honey Glycolic Mask
This toner not only feels good and brightens skin but smells lovely. This can serve as a way to double cleanse and treat the skin
PCA SKIN Hydrating Toner for Face, Nutrient Face Toner
Multi-tasking dark spot facial serum simultaneously resurfaces, calms, and hydrates the skin, helping to improve skin tone, texture, and clarity.
PCA SKIN Resurfacing Serum - Gentle Exfoliating Facial Corrective
Helps balance, refresh, and restore the skin’s protective pH mantle while removing excess residue. Hydroxy acids gently exfoliate dead skin cells, and botanical extracts of witch hazel, rosemary, aloe, and chamomile soften, soothe, and tone the skin.
SKINCEUTICALS Equalizing Toner
Choose a Brightening Serum
A serum targeted to lightening pigment and reducing the formation of new discoloration is essential in a brightening routine.
Azelaic acid will help to brighten and gently exfoliate skin
Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster
Brightening serum with tranexamic acid to gently reduce pigmentation concerns
Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Serum
A potent serum that targets brown + gray patches while helping prevent new discoloration from forming using a tranexamic complex with bakuchiol and niacinamide.
Paula's Choice CLINICAL Discoloration Repair Serum
A sensitive skin-friendly spot fading serum combines the power of 1% alpha arbutin with chlorophyll, licorice root, and panthenol to reduce the look of discoloration, offset redness, and boost radiance.
Cocokind Chlorophyll Discoloration Serum
A first-of-its-kind discoloration serum to correct dark spots for brighter, radiant skin & long-lasting results. Visibly corrects age spots, sunspots, liver spots, acne marks, uneven skin tone, dullness & lack of radiance.
La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum
Containing 10% Niacinamide, 4% Tranexamic Acid and 2% Arbutin, a powerful trio of ingredients to target dull skin, pigmentation and enlarged pores.
ANUA Niacinamide 10 + TXA 4 Serum
This powerful formula helps fade discoloration, even out skin tone, and improve skin clarity for a more radiant and even complexion
COSRX 2% Alpha Arbutin Discoloration Care Face Serum
A dark spot corrector for face leaves skin feeling smoother. Helps reduce the look of dark spots & discolorations & reveals visibly brighter, even looking skin.
La Roche-Posay Glycolic Acid Serum with Kojic Acid and Vitamin B5
A supercharged brightening treatment serum developed with a precisely dosed, concentrated collective of vitamins (B, C, E, F, K) and botanicals to bring rich antioxidant energy to the skin.
SUPEREGG Vitamin Collective Vitality Elixir: For a bright and firm complexion
Choose a Vitamin C Product
Vitamin C is the top antioxidant to use for lightening and brightening skin. Those who are more sensitive - be wary with pure vitamin C and/or high concentrations - it may cause irritation
Real Vitamin C serum at an affordable price - real vitamin C is never “cheap”
SVR C Concentrate - 20% Vitamin C Serum for Radiant Skin
Infused with pure Vitamin C + calming turmeric, delivers cold-pressed, nutrient-rich extracts into your skin for a brighter-looking, glowing complexion.
Sunday Riley CEO Glow Vitamin C and Turmeric Face Oil
A stable form of vitamin C combined with Azelaic acid to gently brighten the look of dark spots, refine skin texture and tone. Hyaluronic acid is also added to boost hydration to support a healthy-looking glow.
Vitamin C Glow Serum
Formulated with vitamin C may help fight sun damage and promote radiant, more even skin tone for a more glowing complexion
Andalou Naturals Turmeric + C Enlighten Serum
DELIVERS 7 BENEFITS IN 1 - This powerful serum hydrates, provides antioxidant protection, visibly evens tone and texture, boosts luminosity, and reduces the appearance of dark spots and fine lines all for $20
Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum
Antioxidant serum for face formulated with 10% t l-ascorbic acid, the purest form of vitamin C, to help brighten and even skin tone. Pure vitamin C can easily cost $75+ this one will only run you $28!
CeraVe Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid
Clinically tested to Improve uneven skin tone • Reduce dark spots within four weeks and Immediately soothe skin redness
belif Super Drops 5% Niacinamide & Vitamin C Serum
Formulated with Green Tea-derived Enzyme, Vitamin C, tangerine peel extract, and hyaluronic acid that provide double-duty brightening + exfoliation for a more even-toned, refined complexion.
innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Serum
This powerhouse daily serum for skin care works to brighten your complexion with antioxidant-rich Vitamin C to reduce the look of dark spots and protect collagen
Bliss 15% Vitamin C + Tri-Peptide Bright Idea Serum
Visibly smoothes fine lines & wrinkles, evens skin tone and improves the appearance of dark spots within 1 month to promote a firmer more radiant complexion
Avene Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum
Improves the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles & boosts glow in 15 minutes for immediate results–without irritation.
Paula's Choice BOOST C15 Super Booster, 15% Vitamin C Serum for Face
A fast-absorbing hydrating face oil is the perfect recipe for a glowing complexion. Packed with vitamin C and a super blend of antioxidants, its lightweight formula works to instantly hydrate.
Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Face Oil
Enhances skin’s natural defense system to brighten, firm and help dramatically reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Vitamin C works to fight the appearance of skin aging before it starts.
Dermalogica Biolumin-C Serum
This clinical-level serum features highly stable 25% vitamin C to visibly improve uneven tone, radiance, elasticity & firmness without irritation.
Paula’s Choice 25% Vitamin C Serum with Glutathione & Antioxidants
Together at last: the brightening power of Vitamin C and the correcting power of Retinol join forces in one supercharged, lightweight serum.
StriVectin Multi Action Super C Retinol Brightening & Correcting Serum
For my newbies with Vitamin C who want a more potent vitamin C, I would recommend this product to someone who has never used an active form of Vitamin C. Great for those who are wanting an anti-aging routine as well as brightening
RoC Multi Correxion Revive + Glow Vitamin C Serum
Choose a Moisturizer
An ultra-rich, replenishing cream powered by vitamin C to deeply hydrate and visibly transform dry, dull skin. See visible improvement in fine lines, wrinkles, and elasticity.
Dr Dennis Gross Vitamin C Lactic Dewy Deep Cream
Concentrated extracts of kale and upcycled olives infuse skin with powerful antioxidant protection; and niacinamide and noni fruit stem cells help brighten skin and minimize the look of pores.
goop Beauty 72-Hour Hydrating Water Cream
Uses vitamin C help promote a brighter, lighter and tighter skin in normal & combination skin types. Helps even skin tone & improve sun damage for a healthy looking glow.
Brightening Probiotic + Vitamin C Renewal Cream
Plant-derived ceramides work to soothe and maintain the moisture balance of the skin, while protecting against water loss. Antioxidant-rich ingredient helps hydrate and is known to soothe and shield skin from free radicals.
Kopari Moisture Whipped Ceramide Cream
This brightening moisturizer has both vitamin C and lactic acid to help brighten and restore dull, depleted skin. I love that after one use, you wake up with noticeably different skin - soft + hydrated
Lumene Nordic-C [Valo] Glow Renew Night Cream
Choose an SPF
Make life simple with using a vitamin c serum that also contains SPF
La Roche-Posay Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum with SPF 50 Sunscreen
This SPF has over 15 different shades of tint while also containing brightening ingredients for an even complexion
TULA Skin Care Radiant Skin Brightening Serum Skin Tint SPF
Clinically proven results to protect skin from the discoloration caused by external aggressors such as pollution and visibly increase radiance in 10 days
Vichy LiftActiv Vitamin C Serum For Face
The first-ever hybrid serum to combine stable Vitamin C with broad spectrum sunscreen for visibly brighter, healthy-looking skin.
Supergoop! Daily Dose Vitamin C + SPF 40 - Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Serum
Choose an Eye Treatment
Revitalize your eyes with this hydrating gel that reduces dark circles, puffiness, and fine lines. A Cooling Gel that Instantly soothes and refreshes tired eyes. Helps with dark Circle Reduction: Minimizing the look of dark circles and puffiness. Con... the undereye area. Full of Peptides & Antioxidants that help Smooth the appearance of fine lines and supports healthy-looking skin
IMAGE Skincare, VITAL C Hydrating Eye Recovery Gel
Protects and treats the eye area
UV AOX Eye Broad Spectrum SPF 30 | Antioxidant enriched eye cream
Mature skin showing signs of wrinkles and sun damage will enjoy the benefits of this skin smoothing, rich eye cream. High in antioxidant vitamin E and a blend of oils for a soft, and more youthful looking eye area.
Eye Creams - Dark Circles, Fine Lines and More
Works well for all skin types and great for anyone who wants to brighten their undereye area without spending an arm and a leg. The eye patches help to occlude the ingredients so they penetrate further into the skin
Topicals | Faded Under Eye Brightening & Clearing Eye Masks
Misc/As needed
Leave-on brightening face mask with Vitamin C and encapsulated Mineral Optics brightens the look of skin now and over time.
Orgins GinZing™ Glow-Boosting Mask