Skin hyperpigmentation, dark spots and suntans are very common, and you’re not excluded from having this skin issue as a dark person. If you have a dark skin tone, when treating uneven skin tone, using the wrong lotion or cream can completely change your skin color to how you don’t like it. If you want to treat uneven skin tones as a dark-skinned person while still maintaining your complexion, here are the best toning creams for dark skin in Nigeria that can even out your skin color.
Remember, there are differences between skin toning, skin whiting and skin bleaching. I explained this in this article, where I went fully in-depth to explain their differences.
When used consistently, these products will gradually remove dark spots and suntan
and give you a uniform dark skin color.
Note: this list is not based on ranks of importance but is randomly selected.
The 10 Best Toning Cream for Dark Skin in Nigeria
Below are the best toning creams and lotions that will exist in the evening out your skin tone as a dark person.
1) NIVEA Nourishing Cocoa Body Lotion
Nivea products are known to be popular in Nigeria and have equally received good reviews from many users. This particular Nivea nourishing cocoa body lotion smells amazing and will hydrate and tone your skin as a dark skin person. Thanks to the cocoa butter in it.
If you have dark patches due to dehydrated skin, this lotion will help blend your skin. The cocoa butter in this lotion helps to deeply moisturise your skin and gradually even it out from cracks and dehydration to an even tone complexion. Pairing this lotion with a moisturising or goat milk body wash is a great way to get the most out of this lotion.
It’s easily available in shopping malls and online on Jumia and Konga.
2) Vaseline Intensive Care Healthy Even Tone
From all ranges of Vaseline products, the Vaseline intensive care healthy even tone lotion does so well on dark skin tones. It’s a great moisturizer that has no side effects on the skin. It will moisturize your skin and as well as remove blemishes on your skin for a uniform tone.
The presence of niacinamide in this lotion helps to remove dark spots and improve skin tone gradually. If you’re unaware, niacinamide (B3) helps hydrate the skin and promote healthy skin cells. It also helps to brighten the skin when used for a long time. Another great advantage of this lotion is that it contains SPF 10.
This lotion is available in malls and online here in Jumia and Konga.
3) Dr Teal’s Glow & Radiance with Vitamin C
When you mention Dr Teals Glow & Radiance with Vitamin C in the skincare community, it’s no new name. As for how popular this lotion got in TikTok, many questioned whether its effectiveness was just overhyped or effective as it claimed. Well, this lotion will not immediately tone your skin but gradually give you an even tone skin over prolonged use. It contains shea butter, vitamin e and a citrus essential oil that helps to blend your skin color. This will blend into your dark skin tone without making you lighter in complexion but will make you glow.
Since this lotion is becoming popular in Nigeria, you can easily get it from shopping malls, cosmetic sellers that sell authentic products and also online on Amazon, Jumia and Konga.
4) Dr Teals Oats Milk and Argan
The Dr teal’s oats milk and argan is another great lotion from the Dr Teals range, but most people are unaware that this lotion is as great as the vitamin c range we mentioned above. Judging from the name, this lotion contains oats, milk and argan oil, which creates smooth and toned skin.
Oat milk is known to soothe the skin; prolonged use can also help level the skin tone. On the other hand, argan oil is also known to blend skin complexions.
You can also find this lotion anywhere you find the Vitamin C range, which is usually the shopping malls or online in Amazon, Jumia and Konga.
5) St. Ives Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Lotion
Another best toning cream for dark skin complexions in Nigeria is the St Ives soothing oatmeal and shea butter lotion. Like the Dr Teals oat milk mentioned above, this lotion delivers a uniform complexion with prolonged use. In addition, it soothes the skin and is likewise great for sensitive skin.
If you’re a fan of fragrance in your body lotions, then you’re in luck because this lotion has a great fragrance that lasts quite well on your skin. Thus, it not only keeps your skin moisturized, but it also tones your skin and makes you smell great. The good thing about St Ives is that it’s affordable.
You can always get it from Konga and Jumia, but it’s available in shopping malls or cosmetics shops.
6) Cerave Moisturizing Lotion
Many who are aware of the Cerave daily moisturizing lotion might wonder how it will even out skin tone considering it’s only a moisturizing lotion. Well, if used probably, you can easily achieve clear skin. One great thing about this lotion is that you can use it on the face.
This lotion is a thin, oil-free moisturizer helps the skin retain moisture and re-establish its protective barrier. Since it contains Hyaluronic acid and ceramides, it will protect and remedy your skin barrier from dark patches caused by dryness. As a dark tone skin, you can get the best out of this lotion by pairing it with a goat milk shower gel.
Cervea moisturizing lotion can be purchased in any shopping mall or online in Amazon, Konga and Jumia.
7) Dr Rashel Vitamin C Brightening & Nourishing Body Lotion
The Dr Rashel Vitamin C lotion is a new product in Dr Rashel’s product line, and gradually, it has won the hearts of many users. This lotion has great ingredients to help fight hyperpigmentation and brighten your skin from discolouration. To save time here, I made a complete review of Dr Rashel’s lotion here.
That being said, you can easily find this lotion in cosmetics shops. Jumia and Konga also have it.
8) Dove Body Lotion Visible Even Tone Effects
The Dove body lotion visible tone effects may not be one of the popular products from Dove, but it leaves true to its name to even out your skin your tone. It contains vitamin B3, another name for Niacinamide which aids in balancing your complexion and improves its structure.
With gradual use, it will blend out tan caused by sun exposure. If you have excess dry skin, it might not deeply moisturize your skin as you want, but it will bring your skin to its normal colour. When purchasing this product, please look out for fake products.
It’s best to get it in shopping malls. It is also available in Konga and Jumia.
9) Advanced Clinicals Vitamin C Face & Body Cream
Another properly formulated vitamin c body lotion that evens out black skin tone is the Advanced Clinicals vitamin C face and body cream. Just as the name implies, you can use it on your face, and it will cause no reactions to expect you’re allergic to vitamin c on your face.
One thing you may not like about this lotion/cream is that it does not smell all that good. Not in a bad way, but it has no fragrance, in a good way, which makes it great for the face.
You can get this lotion from any cosmetic store that sells international products. You can also get it from Jumia, Konga and Amazon.
10) AmLactin Daily Moisturizing Lotion
One of my favourite lotions that helps tone the skin is the AmLactin Daily Moisturizing Lotion. This lactic acid lotion helps blend your skin while removing dark spots, dry skin, eczema, scars and gently exfoliates the skin from sun tan and hyperpigmentation. In fact, it’s one lotion that will keep people admiring your skin. Although, it’s very expensive, which makes it unaffordable for most people, aside from, you will love using it. One of its advantages is that both dark and light skin tone can use it.
If you’re interested in it, I will advise you to take your time to read this full review I made about it before purchasing it because, truly speaking, it’s not like your daily lotion (even though it’s written daily in it). There are ways to use it to get a beautiful skin tone, so please, read the review on it.
You can find it in stores that sell foreign cosmetics products or on Amazon. You can also get it on Jumia and Konga.
Other Important Things to Do to Achieve an Even Dark Skin Tone
Using the best toning cream for dark skin alone won’t give you a complete result for your skin. Like I tell most people, having beautiful skin requires a routine, so it’s not all about rubbing cream or lotions. Below are other effective things to do for an even dark skin tone.
- Use good soap or shower gel. For dark skin, pairing any of these lotions with either a moisturizing shower gel or goat milk shower gel is best. Exfoliate soaps are great too.
- Scrubbing the skin is another key point that shouldn’t be taken for granted.
- Eat healthy, remember what you eat reflects on your skin.
- Remember to seal in your moisturizing lotion with glowing body oil.
- Most importantly, use sunscreen.
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