Dark spots, sunspots, hyperpigmentation – whatever you call it, excess pigmentation on your skin is never fun to deal with, and can oftentimes be a huge point of concern for many people. WHAT CAUSES HYPERPIGMENTATION? If you spent too many years out in the sun unprotected, you may eventually come to a point (usually around your mid to late 20s) when all of that excess pigmentation starts to surface. Or (if your skin behaves like mine does), you dread every little breakout that you get because you know a dark mark is going to be left behind. Other factors behind excess pigmentation (aka “hyperpigmentation”) can be related to hormones –…