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Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum.

About this product

A hyperpigmentation serum from Dr. Idriss, sold with refills, designed to fade dark spots and uneven skin tone.

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Guru Score

74%

Mixed

6 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Several pigment-fighting ingredients working at different steps, including a high dose of kojic acid, earn praise, with reviewers pointing to post-acne marks, sun damage and melasma. Its texture layers easily and feels nice on the skin. However, the packaging drew criticism as gimmicky and wasteful, and the price was called steep for what you get. The one thing to keep in mind: results build slowly, and reviewers stress consistency over quick fixes.
Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

What they liked

  • Targets multiple pigment pathways
  • Dramatically calms sun-triggered pigmentation
  • Rare high-dose kojic acid option

What they flagged

  • Pricey for 28ml bottle
  • Gimmicky refill packaging
  • Slow to show results

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~Mixed
"This is Dr. Idriss's Major Fade Hyper Serum, [...] the one I forgot to cancel before the new import rules came in. I love this product, I signed up for the refills and I would absolutely keep it up. It's great for tackling my melasma, it's easy to travel with, it feels so nice on the skin, but it's about to cost me a small fortune in fees when it lands in Ireland."
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"This is the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum and it has been impressive. [...] I've spent serious time in the heat and the sun very recently and the pigmentation is dramatically calmer than it should be. And that really got my attention. [...] I love that they come with these little refills so I don't have to keep buying the plastic case all the time, but by having two in here, it just keeps the product fresher."
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"This isn't a quick results product, it's part of a very committed pigment experimentation. Pigmentation is a newer target for me, especially heading into summer when my melasma can flare, so I've committed to at least six months using this one product. The texture is beautiful, it layers easily. I've opened a new one [...] and already reordered the backup, the replacement just arrived today. So this isn't necessarily permanent yet, but it's very deliberate."
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"This is Dr. Idriss's Major Fade Hyper Serum, [...] the one I forgot to cancel before the new import rules came in. I love this product, I signed up for the refills and I would absolutely keep it up. It's great for tackling my melasma, it's easy to travel with, it feels so nice on the skin, but it's about to cost me a small fortune in fees when it lands in Ireland."
~Yay
"This line targets different pathways in hyperpigmentation. [...] When it comes to treating stubborn hyperpigmentation, [...] you really need to have ingredients that work at different steps. Not only just blocking how pigment is made, but also blocking the transfer of pigment, as well as helping with skin turnover. [...] This one does it. It targets multiple pathways, so great for post-acne marks, uneven skin tone from sun damage, or even if you struggle with melasma."
~Yay
"I love the Dr. Idriss Major Fade line, one of my favorite skincare brands, and I love her as a content creator. It is one of the only high dose kojic acid options you can find on the market."
~Nay
"You get one refill and then them added up together I think don't even equal a full ounce. There's lots of great brightening products out there that you don't need to spend a ridiculous amount. This isn't a bad product by any means but if you're looking for something brightening, this one's too expensive. I just wouldn't recommend it to the average person because there's some other great ones that are brightening [...] without being overly expensive."
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"It binds to the copper ions in the tyrrosinase enzymes and then it prevents the enzyme from producing any melanin, which makes it a really great ingredient in skincare for hyperpigmentation and dark spots. So, this is the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyper dark spot and hyperpigmentation treatment. The packaging is a little gimmicky, but the product itself is great. It also contains arbutin, niacinamide, and brightenyl, which seems to be a newer ingredient I'm starting to notice in more products."
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"You get one refill and then them added up together I think don't even equal a full ounce. There's lots of great brightening products out there that you don't need to spend a ridiculous amount. This isn't a bad product by any means but if you're looking for something brightening, this one's too expensive. I just wouldn't recommend it to the average person because there's some other great ones that are brightening [...] without being overly expensive."
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"The Dr. Idriss brand, founded by dermatologist Dr. Shireen Idriss focusing on clinical solutions for pigmentation, redness, and texture. [...] I haven't had an issue with the products. I don't like the packaging of most of them. They're gimmicky, and I really hate them. [...] This little serum which has a refill, it just seems like a waste of too much plastic packaging when it could have been packaged much more efficiently and superiorly than it is now."
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"This was the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Serum which uses the most gimmicky annoying packaging ever and I had to have cameraman switch these two out because I was unable to get this cartridge out."
~Yay
"This is where the major fade hyper serum is a powerhouse because it has arbutin, licorice root, niacinamide. It even has diglycolic acid which helps to minimize the redness when it first appears and that eventually turns into the brown spots. But the thing I love the most about this is that it gives your skin an illuminating effect. So you look like you've used a highlighter obsessed. So it hydrates and it brightens and illuminates all in one."
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"I made Dr. Idriss Major Fade specifically for you guys. [...] I simplified it for you so you could stick to it because consistency is what gives you results. It's a three-step system with ingredients like hydroquinone, KIC acid, arbutin, licorice root, vitamin C, and other antioxidants like glutathione and hexylresorcinol that help to minimize pigment and make sure that melanin doesn't get transferred out into the rest of your skin."
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"The major fade hyper serum is the powerhouse serum. This is the correction step that's going to help to fade the dark spots and instantly illuminate your skin."
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"The number one product within our Sephora picks for dark spots is my hyper serum. This is a powerhouse serum that comes with a refill for 68 bucks. [...] Why is it a powerhouse? Because it has kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, niacinamide, dioic acid, gallic acid in addition to the fact that it is hydrating upon application and it gives an instant glow. Now the instant glow doesn't mean that it's working instantly."
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"I love the Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum [...] because it is a hydrating serum that also is going to target pigmentation and discoloration. It has squalane and glycerin in addition to the pigment fighting actives. If pigmentation and discoloration is your biggest issue like it is mine, I love this serum."
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"Given that my biggest concern has always been my melasma, which tends to wake up, and I see dark spots as the number one sign of aging from a cosmetic angle, I'm always going to target dark spots. And that's what the hyper serum does. [...] I go in with a little bit extra and dab it underneath my eyes because I always want to try to brighten my under eyes as well."
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"Given that I'm a cosmetic derm, the first place that you can really impact when you are aging and starting to feel a little bit down on yourself is hyperpigmentation and discoloration. And so for me, the hero line is the Major Fade line. You can find this on our site in the doctor's orders kit if you've never tried it out. It will last you anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks."
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"The Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyper Serum is a powerhouse serum that not only hydrates but also brightens and then instantly illuminates your skin. I do not use a highlighter on my face. I just put this over my makeup. I actually put it under my makeup, but I add it a little bit over and it gives an instant glow and it is perfection. I've been using it twice a day every day since inception and it is my favorite product of all time."
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"If your issue is pigmentation discoloration [...] that has gotten slowly worse over time and you don't really have any genetic predispositions, you want to look for products like the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum, which has [...] brightening ingredients: kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, a little bit of niacinamide, and even the hydration through the glycerin can make a big difference."
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"The major fade line is to target discoloration. And I didn't put azelaic acid in this line because to really get an effect for melasma or stubborn pigment, it should be at 15% or more. But if you have your melasma or hyperpigmentation or discoloration under control, you utilizing an azelaic acid from 0 to 10%, no one's going to use that. 0% you might as well not use it up to 10% is going to help to maintain your gains that you've already achieved."
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"I went back on Major Fade and my brown spots are so much better. This guy goes everywhere I go. I am never quitting on Hyper Serum again. [...] This is my bread and butter every single day. I will not skip a day where I do not use the hyper serum. [...] The hyper serum is now every single day, twice a day."
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"I personally did not include retinoids in my skincare line, Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. Although retinoids are very important, the reason I did not include them in the lineup is because you must know the type and the percent of the retinoid you're using."
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"Nothing changed in terms of formulation or ownership of the brand, we just changed the brand name. This is a brightening serum that is hydrating. It has kojic acid, arbutin, licorice fruit, and when you buy it you get a second cartridge as well in order to ensure freshness, so that they do not get exposed to light or air. This retails for $68 and it is great for evening out your skin tone and it gives your skin an extra sheen. I have it on my face this morning."
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"That is why I created the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. This is a powerhouse serum that retails for $68. It is great for pigmentation and discoloration, in terms of brown discoloration. It has a few powerhouse ingredients like kojic acid, arbutin, licorice fruit, as well as an ingredient known as diglucosyl gallic acid."
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"The Hyperpigmentation Serum by Dr. Idriss Major Fade is a brightening powerhouse. It has kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, a little bit of niacinamide, not more than 5%, d-glucosyl gallic acids, squalane, and glycerin among others to help brighten your skin in the long run. But I love that it gives this instant glowing effect. It's a glow pen in my book and I'm obsessed."
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"Alpha arbutin, which is in our Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum, that's an antioxidant that's going to help protect our skin from the damage of the day."
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"The Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum is targeting pigmentation, but it's based in glycerin and there's no hyaluronic acid in it, if you do not want to be double dipping on the hyaluronic acid in your routine."
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"I will always apply a little bit of my hyper serum on the apples of my cheeks because not only does it help to maintain an even skin tone but it gives the instant illuminating effect that you guys are actually seeing in this video right now."
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"If you have a lot of brown spots, you use the hyper serum major fade hyper serum. Four clicks [...] all over your face. You can also use it to spot on the back of your hands, your chest, you name it. This is what you use after you exfoliate if you have brown spots."
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"I go in with the hyper Serum by Dr. Idriss, again my brand I'm biased I love this product, this is probably my favorite one. I'm going to use six drops tonight because of my under eyes. This is loaded in kojic acid, arbutin, licorice di glucoside, gallic acid, it has niacinamide as well and it is great for inflammation, for minimizing the look of discoloration."
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"I understand why it's tricky for you as the consumer, because you have to have an understanding of the brand and a good relationship and honestly trust with the brand to know that they're giving you ingredients not just at claim value but at actual levels of efficacy. So very honestly, the Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum is at higher levels, and if you're sensitive it may be too strong, but always worth a test and a patch test."
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"The hyper serum is an important step in the routine because this is really attacking the melany from within and this particular product has a couple of key ingredients that you would probably want to incorporate in your routine as well alpha arbutin. Alpha arbutin is a very interesting ingredient because it inhibits the activity of tyrosinase it is a cousin of hydroquinone but it's not and it converts into hydroquinone but it is not hydroquinone."
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"This is the powerhouse serum. This is what I use in the morning. This is what's going to help keep the pigmentation at bay during the day. Because vitamin C yes you need vitamin C, [...] but vitamin C alone is not going to help your pigmentation, especially if you are prone to melasma. You need more to help minimize your day to calm your day down. This one [...] has the powerhouse ingredients that calms melasma down."
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"The hyper serum [...] is like for me the best of all worlds because this is going to help to minimize the look of brown discoloration. There's also an ingredient in the hyper serum [...] that reduces the look of redness and that is digosil galic acid. If you're using these during the day, make sure to apply the hyper serum at night."
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"My personal baby that I absolutely could not live without for me would be the Dr Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum because I have had melasma and I've kept it really calm at bay over the past two years. [...] I haven't done a laser treatment since September 2022 and the way I think I've kept my melasma at bay is by being super consistent with an over-the-counter skincare routine."
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"If you're looking for a serum that can also brighten and hydrate and instantly illuminate your skin, that is why I created this. It also has arbutin in addition to the niacinamide, [...] but it also contains kojic acid, which is crucial when you're talking about brightening your skin, especially if you have conditions such as melasma. You want to be incorporating these actives throughout the course of the year."
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"My hero pick is the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum because it is multitasking. It is a hydrating serum that also brightens, a brightening serum that also hydrates. You can use it on stubborn spots, plus I use it as a double up under eye cream. [...] I use it both in the morning and at night, four clicks to my face every single day, and I have not missed a day since 2021 when I finalized that formula."
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"I take the Major Fade Dr Idriss hyperpigmentation serum and [...] normally when I'm barefaced I go directly on my face after I've washed my face but when my makeup is on I will take a tiny little dot and I will apply it to my cheeks the high points of my cheeks and [...] it just gives a beautiful glow. [...] You can literally go around your lips, I will take a tiny amount [...] and hit it underneath my eyes as well."
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"The hyper serum is very hydrating. If I'm using it twice a day and I put four dots, [...] it usually lasts me four to five weeks with the two cartridges. [...] If it's very humid I slow it down [...] because it is very hydrating, but if it's not very humid out I do use four dots to get as much hydration and also to get the benefits of brightening. So it's anywhere from four weeks to probably six weeks is how long two refills will last you."
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"My favorite brightening serum is the Dr. Idriss Hyper Serum, loaded with kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, niacinamide at 5% and diglucosyl gallic acid to help with redness. If you have red acne marks that would turn brown, this helps minimize them and minimizes existing brown discoloration. [...] As a hack I also use it as an under eye serum to help with darkness there."
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"Over-the-counter creams with kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, niacinamide, and vitamin C, like the Major Fade line, will help on the margin, but it can still at least help somewhat. It's not going to be a grand slam. It targets how pigment is made."
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"This is where the major fade hyper serum is a powerhouse because it has arbutin, licorice root, niacinamide. It even has diglycolic acid which helps to minimize the redness when it first appears and that eventually turns into the brown spots. But the thing I love the most about this is that it gives your skin an illuminating effect. So you look like you've used a highlighter obsessed. So it hydrates and it brightens and illuminates all in one."
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"I love the Hyper Serum. I use it twice a day every single day. I've been using it since August 2021 when I finalized the production. It has licorice root, it has arbutin, it has niacinamide, and it has a bunch of other things all mixed in to one. She retails for sixty-eight dollars. It's in a solid component and it comes with a refillable cartridge so it's never exposed to the air, and once you're done you can pop this open to get all the goodness out. It does not have vitamin C, but I love her."
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"I used the Pillow Talk Derm Hyper Serum, which I created, so I have a conflict of interest, but it has ingredients geared towards minimizing how pigment is produced."
~Yay
"This is one that is super hydrating. It also helps work on anti-pigmentation with the digosal galic acid and, I believe, tranexamic acid."
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"Another holy grail is the hyper serum by Dr. Idriss. This is for pigmentation. It has glycerin, super hydrating, but if you're working on pigmentation, this is a great serum. [...] They come with two refills. So it's great. You get two fresh refills. And as you know, I travel with this all the time. It's kind of my one and done travel serum that I bring on the plane if I'm feeling kind of dry. It goes nicely over makeup for just a little highlight. Love this."
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"My two favorites are the Hyperfade serum. I take this everywhere with me. You know, I love to travel with it. It helps with dark spots. Super hydrating."
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"I really like this formula. [...] This one just comes in a really cool cartridge and you can also skip the moisturizer step [...] because this is super moisturizing it has the moisturizer glycerin in it so again if you're not in a dry climate and you don't have dry skin just skip the moisturizer because this has moisturizer in it."
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"I got through another cartridge of the hypers serum by Dr. Idriss and she sent me a cup full of refills with this Super Bling refill container. She came out with this bling cartridge holder, it's so cute."
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"I love the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum, one of my all-time favorites. It's super hydrating, helps keep down pigmentation, and makes your skin just look incredibly glowy. Absolutely love this serum, one of my all-time favorites."
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"A travel size Sunday Riley Good Genes for gentle exfoliation and hydration. My favorite all-around skincare travel companion is Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. This is great for just a general moisturizer. It also helps with pigmentation."
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"So on to the anti-pigmentation serum. This is the one by Dr. Idriss, the Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. Her whole line is geared toward maintaining pigmentation, which is something that is a huge goal of mine. I love the serum. Just look at that, it just makes your skin glow. It is amazing."
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"I've been using this for 2 years and absolutely love it. It has ingredients that are different from the three that I tried. I've had great luck with this. The Dr. Idriss Major Fade has alpha arbutin, it also has kojic acid, diglucosamine gallic acid, and niacinamide. So if you're using another product in the evening I would use this in the morning because they both have niacinamide, unless you're not sensitive to niacinamide then you probably don't need to worry about it."
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"I love them both. I highly recommend both of them. I've been getting some darker spots along my brow area so apparently I'm probably not getting my sunscreen up to my hairline high enough so something's going on and to be perfectly honest I've jumped back into my rotation of hydroquinone in my evening routine so just to let you know that I am using a prescription along with my daytime topicals."
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"I love the serum, it's always in my routine, it's my travel companion. It hydrates, it has pigment fighters, it also helps calm my redness. It has all the ingredients I need, kind of a one-and-done serum. If I'm just taking one serum with me when I travel, this is the one I take. This will definitely be in my skincare routine this winter because I use it as a maintenance serum for those particular three problems that I always have year round."
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"This is a new serum that I'm trying for anti-pigmentation. If you have been on my channel for a while you know that I usually use the Major Fade serum by Dr. Idriss."
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"I also use this when I want a very light moisturizer and I don't want to come in with a second moisturizer. This is my second or third empty of these, and it's super cool, it comes with a refill, you buy one, load it, and it comes with two of these. [...] It's a refillable container, you just load it and click it in, and when you're done you pull it out, toss that piece out, and you still keep the dispenser. [...] This has been on repeat for me."
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"Another serum that I absolutely love that tackles pigmentation is the Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. This has been a go-to of mine since launch. I [...] absolutely [...] love this. I carry this on the plane with me. It is the only skincare that I do on the plane. [...] If my skin's feeling dry I just put it on, even over makeup, but this is fabulous for pigmentation."
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"[Tranexamic] acid and alpha arbutin are also in one of my favorite serums by Dr. Idriss. This is her Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. You guys know that I travel with it. It's also super moisturizing and hydrating. The extra ingredient in this formula that supports anti-pigmentation is digallic acid which helps with redness and inflammation."
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"My all-around favorite serum is the one by Dr. Idriss, this is her Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum. But it not only helps fight pigment, it also moisturizes the skin, it also helps calm redness, which is something I deal with all the time. This is the one that I travel with if I don't take any other serum along because it kind of targets several of my skincare problems."
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Frequently asked.

What is Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum?

A hyperpigmentation serum from Dr. Idriss, sold with refills, designed to fade dark spots and uneven skin tone.

Is Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum's Guru Score?

Dr. Idriss Major Fade Hyperpigmentation Serum holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.

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