[Product Request] Fading hyperpigmentation
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Hi all, I (27F) need help fading the spots on my cheek. **Current skincare routine:** **Night**: Cerave foaming face wash Tretinoid 0.05% (helps with cystic breakouts on cheek) Vanicream moisturizer tub (only in winter otherwise I use innesfree HA face cream) **Morning**: Cerave foaming face wash Skinceuticles CE ferulic acid Vanicream moisturizer tub (only in winter otherwise I use innesfree HA face cream) (March-Nov) Elta MD non-tinted sunscreen **What I tried and didn’t like:** Musley HQ and azelaic acid (the products were gritty and irritating, did not improve spots) Eucerin radiant tone line (no improvements, very heavy on skin) Faded topicals (harsh on skin, no improvements) VI peel (no difference) Axis-Y dark spot corrector (no difference)
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- Subreddit
- r/SkincareAddiction
- Author
- u/Throwaway25271998
- Posted
- Feb 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM UTC
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- Medication
- tretinoin, hydroquinone, azelaic acid
- Condition
- hyperpigmentation, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, acne (cystic breakouts)
- Geography
- us likely