Yes, in the sense that both are silicone scar gels for healed, closed skin. They are separate products from different companies, and their ingredient lists, daily routines and tube sizes differ.
Comparison
Scarless vs Strataderm and Stratamed: silicone scar gel comparison
Scarless is a topical silicone scar gel from Goodness Care. Strataderm is a silicone scar gel from Stratpharma, according to its EU leaflet. Both are for closed, healed skin, not open wounds. Stratamed, also from Stratpharma, is a separate product: its EU leaflet describes it as a wound dressing for open wounds and compromised skin. This page compares Scarless with Strataderm and explains where Stratamed fits; it does not compare results.
Reviewed by Raed Salah, Pharmacist and Technical DirectorLast reviewed September 2026
The 30-second comparison
- Scarless and Strataderm are both silicone scar gels for healed, closed skin.
- Strataderm's leaflet sets a once-daily routine (twice daily on exposed areas); Scarless is applied two to three times a day. That is a real convenience difference.
- Scarless lists squalane and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a vitamin C derivative, alongside its silicones; Strataderm's leaflet lists silicones only.
- Stratamed is a different Stratpharma product, a wound dressing for open wounds and compromised skin, so it is not a like-for-like alternative to Scarless.
- No published study comparing Scarless and Strataderm directly has been identified, so neither can be said to work better.
Quick comparison
| Scarless | Strataderm | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Format | Silicone gel in a tube | Silicone gel in a tube |
| Formula | ||
| Ingredients listed | Dimethicone, Dimethiconol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl Dimethicone, Silica, Squalane, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Isopropyl Myristate | Polydimethylsiloxanes, siloxanes, alkylmethyl silicones |
| Squalane | Listed: an olive-derived emollient | Not in the ingredient list on its EU leaflet |
| Vitamin C derivative | Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate | Not in the ingredient list on its EU leaflet |
| Application | ||
| How it is used | A thin layer, rubbed in gently until it dries | A very thin layer, left to dry; no rubbing or massage |
| How often | Two to three times a day | Once daily, or twice daily for exposed areas |
| How long | Two to three months; established scars take longer | At least 60 to 90 days; larger and older scars may take longer |
| Practical use | ||
| Drying time | A few minutes | 3 to 4 minutes; longer means too much was applied |
| Film on the skin | An invisible film | A gas-permeable, waterproof silicone gel sheet |
| Make-up or sunscreen on top | Yes, once dry | Yes, once dry |
| Formats and sizes | ||
| Pack sizes | 15 g tube | 5 g, 10 g, 20 g and 50 g (EU) |
| Intended use | ||
| Scar types named by the manufacturer | Surgical, C-section, burn, hypertrophic and keloid-type scars | Keloids and hypertrophic scars; scars from surgery, trauma, burns, bites, acne and other skin conditions |
| New or older scars | New and older scars, with the same routine | Old and new scars |
| Open wounds | No. Closed, fully healed skin only | No. Not on open wounds or broken skin |
| Children and sensitive skin | Suitable once the skin has fully healed; ask a doctor or pharmacist before use in infants | Described as suitable for children and people with sensitive skin |
| Evidence | ||
| Studies on the product itself | No published study on the finished product identified | A randomised trial in children with burn scars, compared with pressure garments |
Strataderm and Stratamed are not the same product
Strataderm is Stratpharma's scar gel. Its EU leaflet says it must not be applied to open wounds; it is started once the skin has closed.
Stratamed is a separate Stratpharma product: a silicone gel that dries to a film-forming wound dressing, sterile until opened. Its EU leaflet describes it for open wounds, fresh incisions and excisions, and compromised skin, such as after laser treatment, chemical peels, dermabrasion, first- and second-degree burns and radiotherapy, from immediately after suturing or the procedure.
Scarless is for closed skin only. It must not be applied to open wounds or unhealed incisions, or before sutures are removed.
So the like-for-like comparison is Scarless with Strataderm. Scarless is not a substitute for Stratamed on an open wound, and Stratamed is not simply an earlier-stage version of Scarless: it is a wound dressing with its own instructions.
How an open wound is dressed, and when it has closed enough for a scar gel, is a question for the surgeon, clinic or nurse caring for it.
What they have in common
Based on each product's own published information:
- Silicone gel in a tube. Both are silicone gels supplied in a tube.
- A thin layer. Both are applied as a thin layer and left to dry.
- Closed skin only. Neither is for open wounds.
- Sunscreen and cosmetics. Once dry, both can be covered with sunscreen or cosmetics.
The differences that matter most
Daily routine. Strataderm is applied once a day, or twice a day on exposed areas, as a very thin layer that is not rubbed in and dries in 3 to 4 minutes. Scarless is applied two to three times a day and rubbed in gently until it dries. For anyone who wants fewer applications, Strataderm's routine is simpler.
Formula. Scarless lists silicones plus squalane, an emollient, and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a vitamin C derivative. Strataderm's EU leaflet lists silicones only. More ingredients do not show better results, and a silicone-only formula is not a shortcoming.
Product role and wound stage. Scarless and Strataderm are scar gels for skin that has closed. Stratamed is Stratpharma's separate wound dressing, labelled for open wounds and compromised skin from immediately after a procedure. Only Strataderm is a direct comparison with Scarless.
Formula compared
Scarless. Its full ingredient list has seven INCI entries: silicones (dimethicone, dimethiconol, cyclopentasiloxane and cetyl dimethicone) with silica, plus squalane, isopropyl myristate and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a vitamin C derivative.
Strataderm. Its EU leaflet lists polydimethylsiloxanes, siloxanes and alkylmethyl silicones: a silicone-only formula. Stratpharma states that it contains no active ingredients.
What the ingredients do. In both gels, silicone is the scar-management technology: it dries to a thin layer over the scar. In Scarless, squalane is an emollient and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate is a stable form of vitamin C.
More ingredients is not the same as better results. Research on squalane and on vitamin C derivatives looks at the ingredients themselves, not at either finished gel, and no study has compared the two products.
Application and daily routine
Each manufacturer's own instructions, side by side:
- How to apply. Scarless: squeeze out a small amount, spread a thin layer over the scar and rub in gently until it dries. Strataderm, according to its EU leaflet: with the scar clean and dry, apply a very thin layer and let it dry, without rubbing or massage. It should be dry in 3 to 4 minutes; if it takes longer, too much was applied, and the leaflet says to remove the excess gently with a tissue.
- How often. Scarless: two to three times a day. Strataderm: once daily, or twice daily to exposed areas, or as advised by a physician; its leaflet aims for continuous contact with the skin, day and night.
- How long. Scarless: two to three months, and longer for established scars. Strataderm: at least 60 to 90 days; larger and older scars may take longer.
- Over the dried gel. Scarless can be covered with cosmetics or sunscreen once it has dried. Strataderm's EU leaflet says it can be covered with sunscreen or cosmetics once dry. See how to apply Scarless.
- Day to day. With Strataderm, that usually means one very thin application a day, left to dry for a few minutes. With Scarless, two or three thin applications a day, rubbed in until dry. Once dry, both can go under sunscreen or make-up.
Formats, pack sizes and coverage
Scarless comes in a 15 g tube. Strataderm comes in 5 g, 10 g, 20 g and 50 g tubes, and its EU leaflet publishes the following coverage guidance:
- 5 g: a linear scar of 2 to 3 cm, for over 90 days.
- 10 g: a linear scar of 5 to 7 cm, for over 90 days.
- 20 g: a linear scar of 10 to 14 cm, for over 90 days.
- 50 g: an area of 6 × 12 cm, for over 90 days.
These are Stratpharma's own estimates for a very thin layer applied as directed; actual use varies with how much is applied. Goodness Care does not publish an equivalent coverage guide for Scarless.
Scar types, stages and intended use
- Healed, closed skin only. Neither is for open wounds. Scarless is applied once the wound has fully closed and sutures are removed. Strataderm's EU leaflet says it must not be applied to open wounds, broken skin or third-degree burns, and it is started once stitches are removed or the wound has healed.
- Scar types each one names. Scarless: surgical, C-section, burn, hypertrophic and keloid-type scars. Strataderm's EU leaflet: keloids and hypertrophic scars, and scars from general and cosmetic surgery, trauma, chronic wounds, burns, bites, acne and other skin conditions.
- New and older scars. Scarless uses the same routine for new and older scars. Strataderm's EU leaflet covers both old and new scars.
- Children and sensitive skin. Scarless is suitable for children and sensitive skin once the skin has fully healed; ask a doctor or pharmacist before use in infants. Strataderm's EU leaflet describes it as suitable for children and people with sensitive skin.
Practical-use considerations
- Drying. Scarless dries in a few minutes. Strataderm dries in 3 to 4 minutes; if it takes longer, its leaflet says too much was applied and the excess should be removed gently with a tissue.
- On the skin. Scarless dries to an invisible film. Strataderm dries to form a silicone gel sheet that its leaflet describes as gas-permeable and waterproof.
- Sunscreen and make-up. Once dry, both can be covered with sunscreen or cosmetics. Scarless has no built-in SPF.
- Tube sizes. Strataderm's four tube sizes and published coverage guidance make it easier to match a tube to a scar's size. Scarless comes in one 15 g tube.
What the evidence can and cannot tell us
Silicone as a class. Silicone gels and sheets are widely recommended in scar-management guidance, particularly for hypertrophic scars and keloids. However, systematic reviews have found that the certainty of evidence for some outcomes is low or very low.
Strataderm itself. A randomised trial in 153 children referred for burn scar management compared Strataderm, pressure garments and the two combined. At six months it found no difference between silicone gel and pressure garments used alone, and no added benefit from combining them. The trial had no untreated group, and Stratpharma provided part of its funding.
Stratamed, for its own role. A small randomised split-scalp study of 20 people after hair-transplant extraction found Stratamed well tolerated as a wound dressing, with an earlier healing response than bacitracin at day 1 and similar results by day 7. It concerns fresh wounds, not scars on healed skin, and says nothing about Strataderm.
The ingredients beyond silicone. The research on squalane and on vitamin C derivatives looks at the ingredients themselves, not at Scarless as a finished product.
Scarless itself. The published research that Goodness Care cites is on silicone, on the individual ingredients and on related formulations, not on Scarless as a finished product.
A direct comparison. No published study comparing Scarless and Strataderm directly has been identified.
Scarless may help improve the appearance of scars. More on the research, and its limits, is on the published research page.
Which may suit different priorities?
Each has documented features that may matter to different people:
- Strataderm may suit someone who prefers a once-daily routine, wants a silicone-only formula, or wants to choose a tube size from 5 g to 50 g using the manufacturer's coverage guidance. It has also been studied as a finished product in a randomised trial.
- Scarless may suit someone who wants silicones, squalane and a vitamin C derivative in one gel with a full published ingredient list, and who is comfortable applying it two to three times a day.
- Stratamed is not a matter of preference: it is a wound dressing for open wounds and compromised skin. Whether it is appropriate depends on the wound and on advice from the professional caring for it.
- If you are not sure which suits your scar, a pharmacist or doctor can advise.
Frequently asked questions
Both are Stratpharma silicone gels, but for different stages. According to their EU leaflets, Strataderm is a scar gel for closed skin and must not be applied to open wounds, while Stratamed is a wound dressing for open wounds, fresh incisions and compromised skin, from immediately after a procedure.
Yes. Its EU leaflet labels it for open wounds, fresh incisions and excisions and compromised skin, starting immediately after suturing or the procedure. How a wound is dressed is a question for the professional caring for it.
No. Scarless is for closed skin only. It must not be applied to open wounds or unhealed incisions, or before sutures are removed. A surgeon or clinic can advise when a wound has closed.
Strataderm: once daily, or twice daily to exposed areas, or as advised by a physician, according to its EU leaflet. Scarless: two to three times a day.
Strataderm should be dry in 3 to 4 minutes when applied as a very thin layer; if it takes longer, its leaflet says too much was applied. Scarless dries in a few minutes.
Scarless lists squalane, an olive-derived emollient. The ingredient list on Strataderm's EU leaflet does not include it.
Scarless lists tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a stable vitamin C derivative. The ingredient list on Strataderm's EU leaflet includes silicones only.
Yes. Its EU leaflet estimates that 5 g treats a 2–3 cm linear scar, 10 g a 5–7 cm scar, 20 g a 10–14 cm scar and 50 g an area of 6 × 12 cm, each for over 90 days. These are the manufacturer's estimates; actual use varies.
Yes. Once dry, both can be covered with sunscreen or cosmetics, according to each product's own information.
No. No published study comparing Scarless and Strataderm directly has been identified, so neither can be said to work better. Silicone gels as a group are widely recommended in scar-management guidance; Strataderm has been studied in a randomised trial against pressure garments in children with burn scars; and the research on Scarless's added ingredients looks at the ingredients, not the finished product.
Stratamed and Strataderm are trademarks of their owner, used here only to identify the products. Goodness Care is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Stratamed, Strataderm or their owner.
Sources
- Stratpharma AG: Strataderm Consumer Information / Patient Information Leaflet (international, EN/DE/FR/IT/ES), SD000INT1PI12-0223 (accessed September 27, 2026)
- Stratpharma AG: Stratamed Consumer information / Patient Information Leaflet (international, EN/DE/FR/IT), MS000INT1PI16-1125 (accessed September 27, 2026)
- Stratpharma AG: Strataderm product page (international site) (accessed September 27, 2026)
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- Scarless: Goodness Care's product information on this site.
This is a topical gel for external use on intact, fully healed skin. Do not apply it to open wounds, unhealed incisions, or infected or irritated skin. It does not replace medical advice: ask a doctor or pharmacist about a scar that is painful, growing, restricting movement, or not improving.
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