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Pigmentation

Pigmentation and Melasma

Uneven pigment is one of the slowest skin concerns to improve, and one of the easiest to make worse. You will learn how pigment forms, why daily broad-spectrum and tinted sunscreen matters so much, which over-the-counter ingredients have evidence, and why unregulated bleaching creams are dangerous.

  • 8 lessons
  • 7 tables
  • All skin tones
$47USD, one-time payment
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What you will learn to do

  • Tell sun spots, post-inflammatory marks and melasma apart
  • Protect against UV and visible light every single day
  • Introduce brightening ingredients one at a time with a patch test
  • Know which spots a doctor must see before you treat anything

Who this course is for

  • Anyone with dark marks left behind by acne or irritation
  • People with melasma that returns every summer
  • Darker skin tones that pigment easily after inflammation
Curriculum

The 8 lessons

In a deliberate order. Each lesson explains what is happening, gives you a routine or a tool, and ends with an assignment.

  1. 01

    Start Here: How This Course Works

    You will know what the eight lessons cover, how to use them, and which signs mean you should see a doctor before doing anything else.

    9 min read

  2. 02

    How Pigment Forms and the Main Types of Spots

    You will understand how melanin is made, recognize the common patterns of dark spots, and know why any spot that changes needs a doctor.

    11 min read · includes a table

  3. 03

    Sun, Visible Light and Your Daily Sunscreen

    You will understand why daily sun and visible light protection is the foundation of any pigmentation plan, and set up a sunscreen habit you can keep.

    12 min read · includes a table

  4. 04

    Brightening Ingredients and How to Patch Test

    You will know the main over-the-counter brightening ingredients, what each is for, and how to introduce one safely with a patch test.

    13 min read · includes a table

  5. 05

    Melasma and Its Triggers

    You will understand what drives melasma and use a trigger diary to spot the patterns that make your patches darker.

    12 min read · includes a table

  6. 06

    Skin of Color and the Danger of Bleaching Creams

    You will understand how pigmentation behaves in medium and deeper skin tones and how to recognize and avoid dangerous lightening products.

    12 min read · includes a table

  7. 07

    What a Dermatologist May Offer

    You will recognize the prescription and in-clinic options a dermatologist may discuss, and know how to prepare for that conversation.

    11 min read · includes a table

  8. 08

    Your 16-Week Plan and Long-Term Routine

    You will turn everything from the course into a written 16-week plan, a maintenance routine and a checklist for your next doctor appointment.

    13 min read · includes a table

What is included

  • 8 complete written lessons
  • 7 routines, trackers or checklists in clear tables
  • Warning signs that mean see a doctor, in every lesson where they matter
  • An assignment at the end of every lesson
  • Printable, or save any lesson as PDF
  • Lifetime access, including future updates

How you receive it

Right after payment you see your access button, and the same personal link is emailed to you. Open it on any device to read every lesson. There is no account and no password to remember.

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Education, not medical care. This course explains the condition and the options that exist. It does not diagnose you, prescribe anything or replace a doctor. See a doctor promptly if symptoms are severe, spreading, painful, infected, affect the eyes, or concern a baby or a pregnancy. Read the medical disclaimer.

Best value

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The Complete Library includes this course and the other 7, 64 lessons in all, for $147. That saves $229 against buying them one by one.

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