La Roche-Posay’s Mela B3 serum is a dark spot saviour and it’s 20% off

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, after some serious sales detective work, we’ve spotted a reduction on one of the brand’s hyperpigmentation bestsellers – the melaB3 serum – and as it happens, it comes IndyBest approved, too. Using an ingredient that’s been trademarked by the La Roche-Posay, the melaB3 serum’s distinctive ‘melasyl’ component works to stop melanin in its tracks before it begins to accelerate the uneven production of coloured pigment. What’s more, while La Roche-Posay’s formulas usually sit at a more mid-range price point, melaB3 – with its more technical ingredients roster – is somewhat of a premium product. La Roche-Posay melaB3 serum intense anti-dark spot serum for hyperpigmentation: Was £48, now £38.40, Lookfantastic.com open image in gallery Reviewing the La Roche-Posay serum in our guide to the best skincare products for hyperpigmentation, our tester – who spent months getting to grips with different toners, moisturisers and the like – commented that MelaB3 was “a particularly good serum for those with UV pigmentation, as it’s designed to target dark spots”.