I started getting melasma on a spot on my forehead about a year ago and have tried a lot of hyperpigmentation products and some worked ok, some not at all. It was gettign to the point that it was even showing through makeup and if I tried to layer or use a full coverage, it looked muddied, with a purpleish tone! My next step was to try musely but I really didn't want super harsh products so after seeing all the reviews for this, I decided to give it a try! Been about 3 weeks and I can tell it is getting down to the layers of skin affected by the melasma. Much lighter now and hopefully it'll be gone by the time the bottle finishes. I do also have freckles and some of the lighter ones have disappeared too. A little goes a long way so it will last quite awhile. I know the lighting in the pictures is a bit different but you can see the improvement.