Stretch marks

Cammy · 01-31-2002, 01:06 PM

Hi everybody

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I'm new to the beauty board, I have been poking my nose around for a while and see that you all have great ideas. I am looking for something to help with stretch marks. I got a lot from my pregnancy and I want them to go away! I have tried creams but I think I was fooling myself into thinking they would work. I was a sucker. Is there anything out there that will help?

Cammy

shirleyt1 · 02-02-2002, 11:16 PM

Hi Cammy!!
I have read many of your posts and/or replies!!
I too have way too many stretch marks! I have had one child but i was very young when I had him. I would also appreciate any helpful advice!!!!!!!!
Tammy

NancyH · 02-04-2002, 11:56 PM

You may think this is strange because it will sound that way. Genetics again play a large role in whether you are prone to stretch marks or not, but you can help it from the very beginning when you discover you are pg is to apply a thin coat of Virgin Olive Oil at night and rub it thoroughly in(it does absorb)and during the day I used cocoa butter cream(Palmers)and it just worked for me, honest, I'm a grandmother now and I never had stretch marks on the belly but I did on my thighs which I never used it on, guess I didn't think I'd get any there. My 2 daughters both used the same and one did get some stretch marks and other didn't. It was handed down from the great grandmothers.

dbon99 · 02-12-2002, 10:30 PM

Mederma supposedly can be used to fade stretch marks. I've used it on scars and it works great on those, but I didn't use it for long on my stretch marks because it made the skin dry and peely and very, very itchy. And I have so many darn stretch marks it takes an awful lot of Mederma to cover them, and they sure ain't giving the stuff away.

BeLIEve · 02-17-2002, 09:22 AM

You can greatly reduce the appearance of stretch marks if you do something while they are still red.
I got some after gaining alot of weight fast at the top of my legs. They were a couple inches long, and I had 4 of them. I used strech mark cream, it was some formula for preggy women. It had Cocoa butter in it.
I would put pure vit-E oil on first before bed, then I put on the stretch mark lotion over top of it.
It took about 2-3 months for it to fade to skin tone color. It's been 2 years now and it hasn't turned silvery or white looking...I can see where it was if I really look for it.

I got it at a 24 hour drug store with all the skin care potions and lotions. Try looking near the cocoa butter. If you can't find it, I'd try putting 100% pure cocoa butter first then put Vit-E on top of that.