La Roche-Posay La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Niacinamide Serum
by La Roche-Posay · skin_care
Editor's Take
For stubborn discoloration, this earns its treatment credentials with Melasyl™ and Niacinamide, but the silicone-heavy, fragranced base is less progressive than the actives.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.6 / 10
- Modern Tech: 8.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 5.7 / 10
- Sustainability: 4.6 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Elite and Technology is Highly Advanced: Melasyl™, Niacinamide, and LHA give stubborn dark spots a credible multi-pathway treatment. Clean is Conventional, while sustainability is Mixed, largely because Dimethicone and Polysilicone-11 lead a persistent synthetic base. The silicone elastomers also add immediate blurring, a useful cosmetic bonus rather than pigment correction. A strong dark-spot serum with first-rate actives and a distinctly conventional footprint.
Full INCI list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Silica, Bis-Peg/Ppg-16/16 Peg/Ppg-16/16 Dimethicone, Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract, 2-Mercaptonicotinoyl Glycine, Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Thiosulfate, Carnosine, Poloxamer 338, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Octyldodecanol, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 17200, Red 33, Parfum, Fragrance.