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Five products that lighten dark spots and make your skin glow

Hyperpigmentation (think freckles and brown patches) is the number 2 concern for Canadian women, say L’Oréal researchers. Too much time in the sun ramps up melanin production, the source of blotches and an uneven, dull complexion. The solution? Products formulated with melanin-disrupting active ingredients. But when the spots are gone, the best thing to keep them from making a comeback is, of course, sunscreen.
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.

Burts Bees Dark Spot correctorPhoto, Erik Putz.

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.

Five products that lighten dark spots and make your skin glowPhoto, Erik Putz.

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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.

Five products that lighten dark spots and make your skin glowPhoto, Erik Putz.

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.

Five products that lighten dark spots and make your skin glowPhoto, Erik Putz.

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.

Click here for more great products designed to care for and soothe your skin.

Five products that lighten dark spots and make your skin glowPhoto, Erik Putz.

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