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I'm looking for something to put on my stretch marks to help them fade. I've heard of cocoa butter, but I'm not a fan of it because it feels too slimy to me. Does anyone have any other suggestions? :)

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I don't know if you can get bio-oil in the US but I find that helps ( with my pre-op stretch marks!). If you can't get it maybe you can find something similar

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I've been using Nivea q10 skin firming lotion. I use it evey morning after a shower and once a week I've been doing a whole body scrub (I've been using a scrub from the body shop -smells delicious) and last night my husband even commented on how much they have faded. I have stretch marks on my Belly my thighs my arms my sides nd they verbally reduced in colour and intensity.

Nivea is great too because I think I paid $7 au for a Great big bottle as compared to some other products.

I was using palmers coco butter and it left me slimy (my DH commented on how my skin felt with that one too)

Nivea got one great reviews online too.

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Strivectin. You can get it at costco.< /p>

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thank you all for the suggestions, i'm going to look into all of them! :)

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I used mederma. I had 3 giant right red stretch marks that popped up a few weeks before surgery. One of my incisions goes right through them, so I had to wait until about 2 weeks ago to start using mederma. The scar is still a little red looking, but the stretch marks are already going away.

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I was told bio-oil or mederma. When you do research on the active ingredients these producta are great for skin repair. They have the necessary vitamims for nurishment. These products can be found at Walmart, walgreens or any other drug store

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