Stretch marks.

[panda 14]

Hey just wondering if anyone knows of something that actually works to at least fade stretch marks, I've had a kid so tummy looks like a road map haha and have a couple on my upper arms. I've tried a couple things like cocoa butter and firming/fading creams. Ya nothing seems to work.

So have you tried anything that worked?

[Heatherr 149]

You can't get rid of stretch marks, sorry.

[cludgie 81]

Sadly not, but a LOT of it comes down to genetics and skin type I am afraid - I have celtic ancestory, and a very typically irish skin type so both scar, and gather stretch marks very easily

It sucks, but I figure that it's more fun hiding them under small clothes than hiding them under big ones, and on sunny days if people don't want to see my saggy bits, they can look the other way!

Cx

[panda 14]

Thanks for the replies, that really sucks. All this technology and we can't invent something that really helps stretch marks!

[Kaywieny 2]

I'm a home remedy lover, and I'll try anything once. I copied and pasted this piece about stretch marks below from this site, but I can tell you the best thing that I've heard that works is Mineral Oil or Vitamin E oil to reduce the appearance of stretch marks. My mother swears by both and I always listen to my mother.

Home Remedies to Remove Stretch Marks

• Time – Stretch marks, like all types of scarring fade over time.
• Retin-A (Tretinoin) – 0.1% Tretinoin creams have been shown to significantly reduce the appearance of stretch marks in a study published in the May 1996 Archives of Dermatology. See your doctor for a prescription. These creams work best when used on fresh stretch marks. WARNING: Do not use tretinoin treatments if you are pregnant of breast feeding as the active ingredient may be passed to the unborn child or the breast milk.
• Exfoliate daily – use a loofah or scrunchy to remove daily.
• Vic’s Vapor Rub – Many people have reported success using Vic’s Vapor rub by applying it to a washcloth or paper towel and rubbing it forcefully into the scarred skin on a nightly basis for a few weeks.
• Increase Circulation – by taking hot baths and massaging the areas regularly.
• Tanning – Go sunbathing! Tanning can diminish and even eliminate minor stretch marks. Be sure to use sun screen. (For information on Tanning, learn the guide to Tanning)
• Vitamin E Gel – Break open Vitamin E capsules and rub the oil into the skin over the stretch marks daily for 2 weeks.
• Unstretch the skin – After the skin returns to its normal, unstretched size, stretch marks often become nearly invisible.
• Stretch Mark Creams and Lotions – Using stretch mark creams and stretch mark lotions that heal and beautify your skin can reduce the appearance of stretch marks. The following ingredients are widely accepted as beneficial for this purpose:
  • Cocoa butter
  • Rose hip oil
  • Emu oil
  • Jojoba oil
  • Castor oil
  • Shea butter
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin E
  • Vitamin C

[GetInMyBelly 80]

Let us know which one worked for u ;0)