Biafine

Biafine Topical Emulsion.

Moisturizers

About this product

Biafine is a trolamine emulsion designed to accelerate wound healing and support skin recovery from surgical procedures, procedural treatments, and other skin injuries.

Guru Score

81%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

This trolamine emulsion accelerates wound healing, which is why experts recommend it for post-procedural use after microneedling and for helping superficial scars fade faster. The catch is fragrance, which can trigger irritation in healing skin, though experts note the scent itself is pleasant and sits in a light citrus family. Anyone concerned about cost or looking for maximum simplicity may reach for Vaseline instead.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take March 2023

What they liked

Accelerates post-procedure healing
Helps superficial scars fade

What they flagged

Fragrance irritates healing wounds
Pricier than alternatives

Type

MoisturizersCream

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

✓Yay

"For very superficial scars, the best thing you could do to help yourself is biafine, which helps with wound healing and allows your wound to heal faster."

Top Pick: radiation burn treatment

All 6 takes from Dr. Shereene Idriss

Chemotherapy and Skincare: How To Help Yourself! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"The best thing you can use on a burn is Biafine. Buy yourself boatloads of these. [...] You can even baste your face in Biafine instead of the vaseline if you really want. [...] I love Biafine for the radiation dermatitis."

Laser Treatment for Fine Lines, Pigmentation, & Redness | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"Biafine is also a great one to add post procedurally to help with skin healing because we have created tiny wounds through the process of microneedling."

French Pharmacy Skincare I Love! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"I absolutely love this guy. I keep a tube in my kitchen and [...] I keep a tube in my bathroom and I keep a tube in the car especially when I take the kids out. This baby is amazing for superficial scrapes, first and second degree burns, cuts, and abrasions. It actually helps to not only initiate but accelerate the inflammatory process and the healing process of your skin by activating macrophages. [...] It also has a light scent but I love it, I do not mind it at all."

Travel Beauty Essentials: Skin, Hair, & Body! | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"Biafine is great. Actually, my daughter was wearing floaties and had a friction rub, almost like a really bad rug burn on her armpits. I used this and it helped it heal really fast. Beautiful."

How To Treat Scars: Flat, Depressed, Raised, and Keloids | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"For very superficial scars, the best thing you could do to help yourself is biafine, which helps with wound healing and allows your wound to heal faster."

Lip Basting 101 for Dry, Chapped Lips | Dr. Shereene Idriss

"Biafine is my French cult favorite, I have this literally in every bag that I ever use, [...] it's definitely in my kitchen. If I ever am cooking or if I'm making hot water or if I'm boiling something or frying something you want to keep this around. It is great for burns, great for wind burns, and if I ever have a really bad wind burn I actually go for this guy first, then the Bepanthen 10, because this one really does help to heal your lips much faster than the Bepanthen 10 can actually do."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Mixed

"It's also used in Europe to treat radiation dermatitis. [...] It does have fragrance, which is not ideal for healing [...] because it can trigger more irritation. I can see why people like it, but I still prefer Vaseline because it's more affordable, especially petroleum jelly for wound healing. [...] That said, the fragrance is actually pretty nice and is in that family of light fresh citrus scents."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Frequently asked.

What is Biafine Topical Emulsion?

Biafine is a trolamine emulsion designed to accelerate wound healing and support skin recovery from surgical procedures, procedural treatments, and other skin injuries.

Is Biafine Topical Emulsion worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is Biafine Topical Emulsion's Guru Score?

Biafine Topical Emulsion holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Biafine Topical Emulsion.

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