Dermatologist Shereene Idriss explains how to fade post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, the brown marks left after acne. She recommends three products: a Flash Mask with glycolic and lactic acids, a Powerhouse Hyper Serum with kojic acid and arbutin, and a vitamin C gel moisturizer used twice daily. Consistency with multiple active ingredients is key.
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acne scars that started off red and that turned brown. Acne can be treated correctly, but if the marks left behind look like this— post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, AKA PIH— you need to be on a solid, consistent skincare routine every single day with over 10 active ingredients that target discoloration and brown spots. In our Flash Mask, we combine glycolic acid with lactic acid and even tranexamic acid to help minimize how your pigment is formed, but also to buff your skin to smooth perfection. Our Powerhouse Hyper Serum— this guy is where the money is at. Combining kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, niacinamide, diglycosyl gallic acid, even glycerin to hydrate and to leave your skin instantly illuminated while working for you in the long run. And last, because everybody's obsessed, vitamin C. This is our vitamin C gel moisturizer that you can use twice a day, in the morning and at night, even after you exfoliate or not. Getting vitamin C around the clock is the best thing you could do for your skin.