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Serums for Dark Spots & Hyperpigmentation


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Experiencing dark spots or uneven tone can affect your skin’s radiance, but the right serum can help restore and brighten your complexion. Backed by clinical research and expert formulation, targeted serums offer real beauty solutions for hyperpigmentation concerns.

What Is Hyperpigmentation?

Hyperpigmentation results from concentrated melanin in the skin, leading to visible spots such as:

  • Sun spots (solar lentigines)
  • Acne marks (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation)
  • Melasma (often linked to hormones)
  • Age spots

How Serums Target Dark Spots

Serums deliver powerful ingredients deep into the skin, making them ideal for visibly fading discoloration and evening skin tone.

Established Ingredients

  • Vitamin C: Brightens, addresses pigment formation, boosts radiance.
  • Niacinamide: Reduces spots, enhances skin barrier.
  • Tranexamic Acid: Especially effective for melasma and persistent discoloration.
  • Azelaic Acid: Calms redness, promotes an even tone, ideal for sensitive skin.
  • Retinol & Glycolic Acid: Accelerate cell turnover to fade existing spots, use with care on sensitive skin.
  • Licorice Root, Kojic Acid, Alpha Arbutin: Target pigment gently without harsh effects.

Why Rodan + Fields Serums Stand Out

Rodan + Fields Active Hydration Serum

Quench & Revive: Advanced Hydration Serum

Instant hydration boost up to 200%. This powerful serum pulls moisture to the skin’s surface, delivering long-lasting hydration and preparing skin to better absorb the products that follow. A perfect addition to any skincare regimen.

Recommended Use:

  • Normal, Combination, or Oily Skin: Once daily in the evening
  • Dry Skin: Twice daily, morning and evening

Size: 30 mL / 1.0 Fl. Oz. U.S.

Product Details

What it is:

A lightweight, super-hydrating face serum designed to rebalance moisture levels and prime the skin for enhanced product performance.

Why you’ll love it:

Hydrated skin not only feels healthier, it looks younger. This best-selling formula transforms dryness into radiant, youthful-looking skin, maintaining up to 8 hours of continuous hydration.*

*Based on an 8-day U.S. clinical and consumer study.

Item Number: ENHEFG1

Skin Concerns Addressed

  • Dryness
  • Dehydration
  • Lack of moisture

Key Benefits

  • Boosts hydration levels instantly by 200%
  • Delivers all-day moisture retention
  • Helps skin look plumper, firmer, and more radiant

Powered by Advanced Ingredients

3D3P Molecular Matrix

  • A unique blend of 30% Glycerin and cross-linked Hyaluronic Acid
  • Attracts and locks moisture on the skin’s surface

Glycerin

  • Inhibits water loss and supports  the skin’s moisture barrier

Hyaluronic Acid

  • Deeply hydrates while visibly firming the skin

Demonstrated Consumer Results

  • 100% of users experienced improved skin moisture retention after 1 week*
  • 94% reported visibly more hydrated skin after 2 weeks

Total RF Serum

Our most advanced anti-aging serum is powered by the RF TriEnergy Complex, shown to energize millions of surface skin cells by up to 200%. This breakthrough formula targets every major sign of aging for visibly younger, firmer, and more radiant skin.

Recommended Use

  • Apply twice daily – morning and evening
  • Size: 30 mL / 1 Fl. Oz. U.S.

Product Overview

What it is:

A high-performance, eco-friendly serum designed to promote firmness and resilience to your skin. Use it on its own for visible results, or pair with a complete regimen for enhanced benefits. Housed in a refillable glass bottle, keep the outer bottle and replace it with sustainable refills.

Why you need it:

With age and environmental stress, skin cells lose energy and the ability to renew. This serum restores vitality, unlocking your skin’s potential for a youthful-looking, refreshed complexion.

Awards:


🏆 PopSugar Pick 2021
🏆 New Beauty Award 2022

Item Number: ENFM030

Key Concerns Addressed

  • Wrinkles & fine lines
  • Loss of firmness
  • Uneven texture & tone
  • Dullness
  • Dryness
  • Enlarged pores

Suitable Skin Types

✔ Normal
✔ Dry
✔ Combination
✔ Oily

Benefits

  • Energizes and revitalizes skin to help maintain a smooth, healthy appearance
  • Visibly improves firmness and smoothness
  • Boosts hydration and helps skin maintain its youthful glow
  • Award-winning formula recognized by leading beauty editors

Key Ingredients & Technology

RF TriEnergy Complex

A synergistic blend of Ayurvedic Sandalwood, Indian Kino Extract, and Omega-6 Fatty Acid to energize and restore skin vitality.

Patented RF3 Antioxidant Complex

Shields skin from environmental aggressors while strengthening resilience.

Calcium

Supports firmness, helping skin feel tighter and more lifted.

Ceramides

Fortify the skin barrier to lock in essential moisture.

Total RF Serum Refill

Never Run Out of Your Favorite Serum.

Stay sustainable and radiant with our recyclable inner vial refill, designed to slide and twist seamlessly into the reusable glass bottle of Total RF Serum. A quick, eco-friendly way to keep your skincare routine effortless.

How to Use: Apply twice daily, morning and evening.

Size 30 mL / 1 Fl. Oz. U.S.

Product Details

What it is: An eco-conscious refill of our most advanced anti-aging serum, crafted to support strength, resilience, and vitality to the skin. Use it on its own for visible improvements or pair with a complete Regimen for amplified results.

Why you’ll love it Powered by our exclusive RF TriEnergy Complex, this serum energizes surface skin cells by up to 200%, targeting every major visible sign of aging. The refill vials provide a sustainable way to continue enjoying the benefits of Total RF Serum.

Recognition

  • PopSugar Pick 2021
  • New Beauty Award 2022

Item Number: ENFMR30

Key Concerns Addressed

  • Wrinkles & fine lines
  • Loss of firmness
  • Uneven tone & texture
  • Dullness & dryness
  • Enlarged pores

Suitable For

Normal · Dry · Combination · Oily

Key Benefits

  • Revitalizes for firmer, more resilient, healthier-looking skin
  • Clinically recognized, award-winning formula
  • Supports long-term skin vitality

Ingredient Technology

RF TriEnergy Complex: A blend of Ayurvedic Sandalwood, Indian Kino Extract, and Omega-6 Fatty Acids that supercharges skin energy.

RF3 Antioxidant Complex Shields the skin against daily environmental stressors.

Calcium visibly improves firmness, leaving skin feeling tighter and more elastic.

Ceramides fortify the skin’s natural barrier to lock in hydration and protect against dryness.

REDEFINE Intensive Renewing Serum

Wake up to radiant, youthful skin. 

This advanced serum helps visibly smooth fine lines and lift sagging skin using the most powerful form of Vitamin A available without a prescription.

Recommended Use

  • How to apply: Take one capsule nightly (PM).
  • Size: 60 capsules

Product Details

What it is: A renewing facial serum designed to refine skin’s texture, reduce the look of wrinkles, and restore firmness for a smoother, revitalized appearance.

Why you’ll love it: Formulated to work while you sleep, this serum supports skin’s natural renewal cycle, revealing plumper, fresher, and younger-looking skin every morning.

Item Number: AASRI60

Key Concerns

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Dryness

Key Benefits

  • Visibly firms and lifts the skin
  • Diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles
  • Promotes a smoother, healthier-looking complexion

Key Ingredients & Technology

Retinal-MD™ Technology

  • Targets the look of fine lines and wrinkles for firmer, more youthful skin.

Peptides

  • Help soften visible signs of aging by reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles.

Calcium Buffering System

  • Encapsulates Retinal to deliver results with minimal irritation.

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Picking the Right Serum

  • Choose serum ingredients matched to your skin needs.
  • Look for clinical studies or real-world results to ensure efficacy.
  • Apply your serum consistently after cleansing, before moisturizer for optimal impact.

Maximizing Your Results

  • Daily sunscreen is essential; UV exposure worsens pigmentation even with top serums.
  • Pair your serum with a gentle cleanser and moisturizer to boost absorption and healthy-looking skin.

Rodan + Fields delivers real, visible improvements for dark spots and hyperpigmentation. Experience dermatologist-designed innovation for a luminous complexion.

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