Dark patches on your face can feel frustrating, especially when your skin is easily irritated. Melasma is super common and treatable—you just need the right gentle approach to fade those marks without upsetting your skin.
Depends on the cause, but with the right routine it almost always improves.
Melasma happens when sun exposure and hormones trigger extra pigment in your skin. Sensitive skin makes it trickier because harsh treatments can backfire, causing redness or worsening those patches you're trying to fix.
Avoid strong peels, vitamin C serums, or retinol when treating melasma on sensitive skin. Skipping sunscreen daily actually makes melasma worse. Don't over-exfoliate—it irritates skin and deepens discoloration. Less is genuinely more here.
Many products sold as gentle contain fragrance. Look for parfum or fragrance in the ingredient list.
Use mineral sunscreen every single day, niacinamide serums to calm skin, and gentle brightening like azelaic acid or licorice extract. Layer hydrating moisturizer first, then sunscreen. Results take months—patience beats aggressive treatments.
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