8 Best Scar Creams To Help Fade Every Type Of Cut, Scrape & Mark

This gel includes medical-grade silicone to moisturize and protect the skin, hyaluronic acid to maintain hydration, and a targeted postbiotic specifically shown to help with skin restoration. Of course, it also features the brand's signature thermal spring water to soothe and soften the skin. With such high-quality, skin-healing ingredients, it's a steal at $26.

If you're looking for a derm-approved pick, why not snag a medical-grade silicone gel straight from a derm herself? This treatment, formulated by board-certified dermatologist Zenovia Gabriel, M.D., FAAD, contains a blend of antioxidant-rich skin-soothers (green tea extract, cucumber extract, glycerin, and allantoin, to name a few), along with an enzyme called bromelain that helps soften a rough skin texture. What's more, the gel quickly absorbs into the skin, so it's a pleasure to reapply. 

With 95% medical-grade silicones, this gel provides quite the moisturizing barrier for facial scars. In the remaining 5%? You'll find allantoin, an ingredient beloved for reducing itch and irritation; soline to reduce inflammation; and a cocktail of nourishing oils, like sunflower and jojoba. It also features an ingredient called airlicium, which provides a matte, nonsticky finish, so you can slather it on your face without fear of appearing too greasy. 

Have you ever seen someone wearing a silicone sheet post-surgery? These ultra-thin strips help keep moisture locked in during the healing process, which minimizes scarring as a result. Think of this product as the gel version of those surgical silicone sheets: As it dries, it forms a slight barrier between your skin and the surrounding environment, thus keeping the vulnerable skin soothed and protected from bacteria. 

Carter + Jane's PickFix was formulated specifically with scar-prone skin pickers in mind. Picking at pimples, as you likely know, damages the surrounding tissue and encourages post-breakout scarring even further. If you've already gone to town on your face, this elixir has you covered: It contains certified organic, cold-pressed Turkish pomegranate seed oil and Moroccan prickly pear seed oil for a dose of skin-healing vitamin E, along with Roman chamomile, Bulgarian lavender, and Australian tea tree oils to calm irritation and stimulate wound healing. 

This scar gel relies on onion extract and allantoin to help reduce irritation and flatten raised marks; it also features powerful hydrators panthenol and glycerin to keep the area nice and moisturized. Panthenol, in particular, can also help with the wound-healing process and encourage skin regeneration—certainly a worthy ingredient for new and old scars. And although most formulas do their best work on recent scars, it is possible to see long-term scars fade. As the brand suggests, apply twice a day for three to six months to encourage healing.  

A vitamin-packed body butter that helps fade scars over time? Yes, please. This nourishing balm includes a cocktail of conditioning, vitamin-E-rich oils, along with a host of antioxidant-rich, skin-healing extracts. Turmeric, for example, is revered for its skin-brightening abilities, and marshmallow and licorice root extracts help combat free radicals and encourage skin recovery.

Allantoin and onion extracts are the scar-healing actives here, both of which are beloved for reducing irritation and dryness. However, this $10 cream is also brimming with plant-based soothers, like olive oil, vitamin E, calendula extract, Roman chamomile, tamanu oil, and aloe. That last ingredient deserves an extra-special callout: Aloesin, a compound naturally found in the aloe plant, has been shown to effectively fade hyperpigmentation. It's a fragrance-free, deeply hydrating cream that's easy on the most sensitive skin.