Dermefface FX7

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Quick Answer

Dermefface FX7 is Skinception's "Scar Reduction Therapy" cream — a twice-daily topical aimed at acne, burn, surgery and other scars, built to work with the skin's 28-day regeneration cycle. It is one of the few scar creams whose maker publishes both a full ingredient list and, in its own retail material, the concentration of each branded active — but the maker's two pages print materially different formulas, and its best-known study used niacinamide at 5% while the formula lists 2%. A generous 90-day guarantee (per the maker's retail FAQ) covers a fair trial. We score it 7.0/10.

Quick Reference

• Price: $59.95 for 1 pump (about a one-month supply per the maker's retail FAQ); 3 pumps $129.95; 6 pumps $199.95
• Guarantee: 90 days per the maker's own retail FAQ — return within 97 days of purchase for a full refund of the product price, minus shipping (the brand page itself prints no day count)
• Daily use: A thin layer over the scar and surrounding skin, twice daily — morning and evening — once the wound is fully closed
• Maker: Skinception® (Leading Edge Health); manufactured in the USA to cGMP standards, per the maker
• Our score: 7.0/10

Our Verdict

Dermefface FX7 does more homework than most scar creams: a complete INCI list, named branded actives, published concentrations in the maker's retail material, step-by-step application guidance, and honest maker-stated limits (keloid scars excluded, closed wounds only, a patch test for sensitive skin). Two things hold it back. First, the evidence is entirely ingredient-level — supplier studies and in-vitro collagen figures, with no trial of the finished cream — and the headline niacinamide study used 5% against the formula's listed 2%. Second, the maker's brand page and retail page currently print two different formulas, so exactly which bottle you receive is less clear than it should be (both are set out in Key Ingredients, below). Set against that: the 90-day guarantee is the longest in this batch, and the maker's own timeline — results beginning around four weeks, three to six months for a full course — fits inside it for a first pump. Premium-priced, but a fair, guaranteed way to test it.

Sub-scores

• Ingredients: 7.5/10 — Full INCI published, and the maker's detailed page discloses active concentrations (rare in this category); held back because the maker's two current pages print materially different formulas.
• Evidence: 5.5/10 — Several ingredient studies with real numbers and one named supplier trial, but all ingredient-level, some in-vitro, the niacinamide study dose (5%) above the formula's 2%, and no trial of the finished cream.
• Safety: 7.5/10 — Topical, with honest maker guidance (closed wounds only, keloid exception, patch test) and no risky actives on either published list.
• Value: 5.5/10 — $59.95 per month-pump is premium, and the maker's own 3–6 month timeline makes a realistic course $129.95–$199.95; bulk pricing and the 90-day guarantee soften but do not erase that.

What Is Dermefface FX7?

Dermefface FX7 is a scar-reduction cream from Skinception, the skincare line of Leading Edge Health, sold under the tagline "No More Hiding Scars Under Clothes." Per the maker, it works alongside the skin's natural 28-day regeneration cycle: it fast-tracks healing through the final skin-remodelling phase, pushes scarred cells to the surface to be sloughed away, and increases production of normal skin cells to replace them. The maker lists the scar types it addresses as acne, burns, hypertrophic, chicken pox and surgery scars, "and more," and positions it for both established and still-developing scars. It is a cream, not a supplement: a thin layer is applied directly to the scar twice a day, and the maker's stated expectation is first changes beginning around four weeks, with a committed course running three to six months depending on the scar.

Key Ingredients

Two lists, both from the maker, and they differ — we print both and label their sources rather than merging them.

The brand page (skinception.com) — the current product page, whose list prevails: Aqua; Dimethicone; Panthenol; Hexapeptide-9; Allantoin; Rosa rubiginosa (rosehip) seed oil; Carbomer; Triethanolamine; Phenoxyethanol; Potassium sorbate. Amounts are not published on this page.

The maker's retail formulation page (Natural Health Source) lists branded actives with concentrations: Symglucan (10%), Pentavitin (5%), Dl-Panthenol (5%), Vitalayer (3%), Pro-Coll-One+ (2%), Niacinamide (2%) and Allantoin (0.5%), delivered with Hydrolite 5 — summarised by the maker as "7 clinically proven active ingredients, 10 potent antioxidants, and 5 super moisturizers." Its full INCI list includes beta-glucan, saccharide isomerate, hydrolyzed soybean fiber and a series of fruit extracts (bilberry, goji, chokeberry, mangosteen, pomegranate and others).

The two lists cannot both describe the current bottle: the brand-page list contains dimethicone, hexapeptide-9 and rosehip oil and none of the named branded actives. Until the maker reconciles them, treat the brand page as the formula of record and the retail page's percentages as the maker's detailed — possibly previous — formulation. The overlap both lists share is panthenol and allantoin.

What We Like

• Unusual transparency for a scar cream. A full INCI list on the brand page and disclosed concentrations for the branded actives in the maker's retail material — most competitors publish neither.
• Real application guidance. The maker's FAQ gives the full routine — thin layer, twice daily, only once the wound is closed and dry with stitches or staples removed — and states it may be worn under makeup.
• An honest timeline. The maker sets expectations in print: changes beginning around four weeks, a minimum 90-day commitment, three to four months for minor surface scars and at least six for deep surgery or injury scars.
• The longest guarantee in this batch. Ninety days per the maker's retail FAQ (returns within 97 days) covers a full first course for most scar types.

Good to Know

• The niacinamide dose gap. The maker's retail page cites an eight-week study in which 5% niacinamide produced a "noticeable" or "significant" decrease in hyperpigmentation for 89% of participants — but the same page lists the formula's niacinamide at 2.0%. The study supports the ingredient at more than twice the strength the formula states; whether 2% performs the same is not something the maker's material establishes.
• The collagen numbers are laboratory numbers. The headline figures — type I collagen production up 1190% (Pro-Coll-One+) and type III up 1257% (Vitalayer) — come from ingredient-supplier testing, including work in cultured human fibroblasts, not from applying this cream to scars. The one named human trial the maker gives (Vitalayer's supplier, Silab) tested that single ingredient at 3%, twice daily for 56 days, on 25 female volunteers with an average age of 60 — and measured wrinkles and skin moisture, not scars.
• No trial of the finished cream exists. Every result the maker cites is ingredient-level: panthenol's 30% faster superficial-wound healing comes from a 1987 study (Weiser and Erlemann) at 5% concentration; Symglucan's and Pentavitin's figures are stated without designs. Nothing tests the product in the tube.
• The guarantee's day count is not on the brand page. Skinception.com promises your scars will fade but prints no number of days; the 90-day term (return within 97) comes from the maker's own retail FAQ. Older third-party listings citing 67 days are contradicted by the maker's current FAQ.
• One pump is roughly one month. Per the maker's retail FAQ, a tube lasts about 30 days applied to a single scar area — so price a course, not a pump: $129.95 for three months, $199.95 for six.

Who Should Not Use It

The maker states real exclusions for this product:

• Keloid scars are the single stated exception — the maker says treatment of keloid scars should be discussed with your doctor.
• Open wounds: begin only once the wound is closed and dry, with sutures, stitches and staples removed; the maker advises speaking to your doctor first if you have any concerns.
• Sensitive skin: the maker recommends testing a small amount on the arm or jaw line before a full application.

No other exclusions — age, pregnancy or interactions — are stated on the maker's pages.

Where to Buy

Dermefface FX7 is sold through the maker's official Skinception store. One pump costs $59.95 (3 pumps $129.95, 6 pumps $199.95), covered by a 90-day money-back guarantee per the maker's retail FAQ.

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FAQ

How do I apply Dermefface FX7?
Per the maker's FAQ: apply a thin layer to the scar and the skin immediately surrounding it, smoothing gently until fully absorbed — twice daily, morning and evening, until the desired results are achieved. It may be worn under makeup.

How soon can I start, and when do results begin?
Start as soon as the wound is closed and dry, with stitches or staples removed. The maker states results begin in as little as four weeks, and recommends a minimum 90-day commitment — three to four months for minor surface scars, at least six months for deep surgery or injury scars.

What exactly is the guarantee?
The brand page prints no day count; the maker's retail FAQ states it in full: try it for 90 days and return within 97 days of purchase for a full refund of the product price, minus shipping. For multi-container orders, return the first three empty containers plus all additional unopened containers within the same window; refunds are limited to one order per customer.

Can it treat keloid scars?
That is the maker's one stated exception: treatment of keloid scars should be discussed with your doctor. The maker does not list keloids among the scar types the cream addresses.

How long does one pump last?
About 30 days when applied to a single scar area, per the maker's retail FAQ — so the 3-pump and 6-pump options correspond to the maker's own three- and six-month course lengths.

Is it suitable for sensitive skin?
The maker recommends patch-testing a small amount on the arm or jaw line before full application, and states it has received no complaints to date.

Also Consider

Our other Skinception review, Kollagen Intensiv, covers the maker's collagen-focused anti-wrinkle cream — a different job (overall skin ageing rather than scar tissue) from the same maker, published with a full ingredient and evidence audit.

Last reviewed: October 2026