The “hyperpigmentation” meme is trending on TikTok, and many users want to know why. The origin of the well-known meme can be traced back to several years ago. Since then, numerous videos with the ...

So, you got a zit and picked at it (seemed like a good idea at the time), but now you’re left with a dark spot that’s lingered for months. Or you’ve suddenly noticed more and more age spots popping up ...

There are many reasons dark spots may appear on your face. Factors such as age and sun exposure are popular culprits, but post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is up there as well. Regardless of how you ...

"Hyperpigmentation is when you get an increase of melanin pigment in a portion of the skin, and then that can look to the eye like a dark mark," Dr. Shah told us. This discoloration can look different ...

Donna Gould, a 43-year-old aesthetics student in Cocoa Beach, Fla., can’t remember a time when bug bites and scrapes didn’t leave her with dark spots on her skin. “I just assumed I was a slow healer.” ...

Hyperpigmentation is one of those things most of us think we understand—but do we really? What actually causes it, and how can we treat it without making things worse? The truth is, pigmentation doesn ...

We’ve all heard of it, and most of us have a spot or two. Yes, we’re talking about hyperpigmentation. While it can happen to people of all skin tones, it tends to be seen more frequently on Black skin ...

Nothing ruins a no-makeup makeup look (or your mood) quite like hyperpigmentation. Those stubborn dark spots are relentless, and the condition is super common— and harder to treat— in melanated skin.

Kojic acid is quickly growing in popularity. Notably, it's starting to replace hydroquinone in many bleaching agents. For example, you can find kojic acid in products used to bleach skin and whiten ...