Alezia Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with fading or preventing stretch marks? I'm currently using Palmer's Cocoa Butter but I am really not sure if it's doing anything to prevent or fade them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay. Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I lift weights and struggle with stretch marks, i personally use palmers like you said, twice a day, when i wake and when i go to bed. Seems to help out with both their appearance and prevention, but im sure they have some prescription grade stuff you could get from your doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janne Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Try Vichy "Lipostretch", that's the best treatment. It does help! Removes stretchmarks within couple of weeks already and they don't seem to appear few months after I tried it myself. But of course this includes healthy diet, making sports you like, and you might find it helpful to use this cream in few months again for the lasting results. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDaisy Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 That's what I used. I put in on every day and I did not get any stretch marks. I also gained weight during pregnancy very slowly and only put on the minimum amt. I think once you get them they are impossible to get rid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkley Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I use/used cocoa butter and found it pretty usless as getting rid of and stopping stretch marks developing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkley Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I got mine round about the 7th month and nothing shifted them, the cocoa butter made my skin feel good but that was about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope75 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Does anyone have any experience with fading or preventing stretch marks? I'm currently using Palmer's Cocoa Butter but I am really not sure if it's doing anything to prevent or fade them. Studies show that creams and ointments really don't do anything for stretch marks-- it is genetic. Slow and steady weight gain vs. gaining a lot really quickly, keeping hydrated and avoiding the sun on your bare belly may help. Stretch marks that do appear tend to fade to a faint silvery color with time (usually 6 months +). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejigsup Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 If you do nothing for stretch marks, they go away in time. If you buy expensive creams, they will go away in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamiJayne Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Bio-oil Magic stuff! I hate how greesy I feel after using it. But my stretch marks from being pregnant with Sophie have nearly faded away. And I haven't noticed any new ones with this pregnancy. And I use it every day. Also helps with scars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay. Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Its more about prevention i think, when the damage is already done its never gonna be right, so if you think its gonna happen start early, i JUST noticed mine were coming back so i got right back on it, apply all the time and it does help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaDonna Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Most of it is genetic. Still, Palmer's cocoa butter isn't expensive, and if it makes you feel good, it certainly can't hurt. Cocoa butter makes your skin feel and smell nice, so go for it. I always used the cocoa butter oil instead of the lotion. I am very fortunate not to have many stretch marks after having my big boy, my stomach was way out there, but I thank my own mom's DNA for that one. The only place I have some marks was near an old scar from a prior appendix removal. The scar caused an interruption to my skin's ability to stretch ,and it resulted in a mark. It's not visible in a bathing suit so I'm not that worried about it. It has faded a lot too. I still like to use my cocoa butter during the winter when skin can become very dry. The smell of it does remind me of pregnancy though. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay. Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Id like to comment that i just tore myself... the stretch mark by my pec by my underarm just got back to the largest its been... kinda freaking out, and did alot of research on it in the past 12 hours. What ive picked up.. DIET - high in vitamin E a multi if possible. WATER - a whole crap load The lotion will not do a whole lot, but again it cant hurt, the real damage is in the lower parts of the skin the collogen (sp?) gets stretched to farrrr..... Ive babied my poor chest all day i dont want it to get bigger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwen Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I use something called link removed. Twice a day. It does sting my tops but that's better than having the stretch marks. I have no idea if it will work, but I notice that the areas that already have stretchmarks have improved! (I have them on my breasts and hips as a 'souvenir' from excessive weight loss and eventually gain in my anorexic times). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alezia Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 I bought the bio oil =) If it doesn't help the stretch marks it's at least making my saggy stomach feel slightly better. I think because the stomach is also shrinking it's making them slightly less visible too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveyousomuch Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I've got a friend that used bio-oil and he said it worked wonders. I bought it but I haven't actually used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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