Here are the mistakes to avoid:
Excessive use of peeling
Peels, acids, and chemical exfoliants can temporarily lighten the skin, but excessive use without professional supervision can damage the skin.
Using inappropriate skincare products
Harsh home remedies like lemon juice, baking soda, or undiluted essential oils, combined with insufficient moisturization, can irritate the skin.
Underestimating the sun
Relying on makeup with SPF or skipping sunscreen on cloudy days still exposes the skin to UV rays, which are one of the biggest triggers for dark spots.
Popping pimples or scratching scabs
Every time you pop a pimple or scratch a scab, you can leave marks that are harder to fade than the imperfections themselves.
Focusing only on topical products
Creams and serums can help fade surface spots, but the real problem, excessive melanin production, happens deeper in the skin and needs to be addressed from within.