Stretch Marks

[cat.jackson89 206]

What does everyone use, if anything, to help lighten stretch marks? I have a lot and they travel all the way to my bra line... 4 pregnancies and eating cupcakes really took a toll on my body.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I like Palmet's cocoa butter and cocoa oil. I also got some goats milk belly balm that smells and feels fabulous. All of the above have Vitamin e.

I mostly use them because I love the smell!

[Pedro Valle-Inclan 275]

Yeah I was going to ask, do those things actually work to help the appearance of stretch marks at all? My guess is no, unfortunately. I never for a second thought I'd have them because I never got huge (just real fat...), I was 6', 2" and 305 max, but I was wrong....oh well, part of it is probably being 60s

[CHM 1,009]

Yeah I was going to ask, do those things actually work to help the appearance of stretch marks at all? My guess is no, unfortunately. I never for a second thought I'd have them because I never got huge (just real fat...), I was 6', 2" and 305 max, but I was wrong....oh well, part of it is probably being 60s

Unfortunately you are correct. Any stretch mark assistance would need to be preventative. You'd have to slather on your oils and lotions to keep the skin supple BEFORE it stretched out.

Once the marks are there the skin is already damaged and scarred, and they are going nowhere. Like any other scar the appearance will improve with time, but nothing will make then go away.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I think keeping our skin moist and staying hydrated is a good practice at any time. It may not "fix" current stretch marks, but it will help with future ones.

[Sajijoma 1,324]

Mederma scar cream will lighten them. They will always be there, but they are much less noticeable after mederma. It takes about 6-8wks to lighten though so it's a slow process.