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Best ingredients for hyperpigmentation

Dark spots and post-blemish marks come from excess melanin. These ingredients are studied for fading hyperpigmentation and evening tone — interrupting pigment production or speeding cell turnover.

54 ingredientsListed with our own conservative safety grade — an evidence roundup, not a medical efficacy ranking.

Ranked ingredients for this concern

  1. Brightening

    Alpha-Arbutin

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  2. Antioxidant

    Ascorbyl Glucoside

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  3. Brightening

    Azelaic Acid

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  4. Antioxidant

    Ferulic Acid

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  5. Brightening

    Galactomyces Ferment

    Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate

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  6. Brightening

    Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate

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  7. Brightening

    Glutathione

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  8. Brightening

    Kojic Dipalmitate

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  9. Brightening

    Licorice Root

    Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

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  10. Antioxidant

    Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate

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  11. Antioxidant

    Niacinamide

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  12. Brightening

    Noni Fruit Ferment

    Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Ferment

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  13. Brightening

    Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate (PAD)

    Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate

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  14. Antioxidant

    Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate

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  15. Antioxidant

    THD Ascorbate

    Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

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  16. Antioxidant

    Turmeric Extract

    Curcuma Longa Root Extract

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  17. Antioxidant

    Vitamin C

    Ascorbic Acid

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  18. Anti-aging

    Bakuchiol

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  19. Exfoliant

    Citric Acid

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  20. Exfoliant

    Lactic Acid

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  21. Exfoliant

    Mandelic Acid

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  22. Brightening

    Noni

    Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract

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  23. Exfoliant

    Phytic Acid

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  24. Exfoliant

    Tartaric Acid

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  25. Brightening

    Tranexamic Acid

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  26. Brightening

    Cysteamine

    Cysteamine Hydrochloride

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  27. Exfoliant

    Glycolic Acid (AHA)

    Glycolic Acid

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  28. Brightening

    Kojic Acid

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  29. Anti-aging

    Retinal (Retinaldehyde)

    Retinal

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  30. Anti-aging

    Retinol

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  31. Brightening

    3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

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  32. Brightening

    Butylresorcinol

    4-Butylresorcinol

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  33. Sunscreen

    Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone

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  34. Brightening

    Ellagic Acid

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  35. Brightening

    Hexylresorcinol

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  36. Sunscreen

    Homosalate

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  37. Sunscreen

    Iron Oxides

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  38. Brightening

    Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol

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  39. Sunscreen

    Mexoryl SX

    Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid

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  40. Sunscreen

    Mexoryl XL

    Drometrizole Trisiloxane

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  41. Brightening

    Mulberry Extract

    Morus Alba Root Extract

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  42. Brightening

    N-Acetyl Glucosamine

    Acetyl Glucosamine

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  43. Brightening

    Octadecenedioic Acid

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  44. Sunscreen

    Octinoxate

    Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate

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  45. Sunscreen

    Octisalate

    Ethylhexyl Salicylate

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  46. Sunscreen

    Octocrylene

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  47. Sunscreen

    Oxybenzone

    Benzophenone-3

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  48. Sunscreen

    Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid

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  49. Brightening

    Phenylethyl Resorcinol

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  50. Sunscreen

    Polysilicone-15

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  51. Sunscreen

    Tinosorb M

    Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol

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  52. Brightening

    Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine

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  53. Sunscreen

    Uvinul A Plus

    Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate

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  54. Sunscreen

    Uvinul T 150

    Ethylhexyl Triazone

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The terms behind this concern

Educational, not medical advice. Skin is individual; patch-test new actives and introduce them one at a time.

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