La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz

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Is La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz healthy?

La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz?

La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz lists 29 ingredients, starting with Niacinamide, Glycerin, Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate and Carnosine. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz?

La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz compare to other skin care?

At 15/100 La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz scores worse than most skin care we have scored. A higher-scoring option in skin care is Hanasia Aloe Vera Drink at 100/100.

Is La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz organic?

Yes. La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for La Roche Posay Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum with Melasyl and 10% Niacinamide - 1 fl oz, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.