Natural Help for Stretch Marks

Rapid stretching of the skin through growth spurts, weight gain, or pregnancy causes these red or purple marks that are most commonly found on the abdomen, hips, and chest. More than 90 percent of women develop stretch marks during the sixth or seventh months of pregnancy.

Prevention:
“Keeping up good oils in your body, like fish oils, helps keep the skin lubricated and gives those cells that are stretching the integrity to stay healthy,” says Jennifer Johnson, a naturopathic physician in Connecticut who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. She recommends pharmaceutical-grade fish oils uncontaminated by heavy metals, such as those made by Nordic Naturals and Carlson. Johnson also suggests rigorously rubbing a moisturizer containing cocoa butter, like Jason Cocoa Butter Hand and Body Lotion, on the afflicted area at least once a day, both to intensively moisturize and to improve circulation.

Treatment:
Stretch marks won’t disappear overnight, but they can fade over time. To temporarily hide them, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends a sunless tanning product. You can also rub vitamin E directly on the stretch marks to help them heal faster and reduce the scars.

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12:29AM PST on Mar 5, 2011

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5:25AM PST on Feb 2, 2011

Coconut oil is cheap and not tested on animals!!

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12:44AM PDT on Jul 22, 2010

I think i'm going to try bio-oil out.
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3:11PM PDT on May 28, 2010

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3:35AM PDT on Apr 21, 2010

such as those made by Nordic Naturals and Carlson. Johnson also suggests rigorously rubbing a moisturizer containing cocoa butter.My skin is easily bruised even a pinch can cause a bruise and when my skin had stretch from weight the marks just came now the weight is down and the marks won't go I've tried everything.

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Rita B.

4:52AM PDT on Apr 14, 2010

i'm not a mother but i have stretch marks due to my weight oscilations!
Going to try this tips!

Fareena N.

10:33AM PDT on Mar 31, 2010

Thank you for the info but because of my weight gain and loss I've gotten them so terrible. My skin is easily bruised even a pinch can cause a bruise and when my skin had stretch from weight the marks just came now the weight is down and the marks won't go I've tried everything.

Odin T.

3:38PM PST on Mar 11, 2010

Interestings, I even have stretchmarks due to my yoyo weight gain/loss. No one sees them anyways. Thank you for the informations Mel, Very interestings!