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Stretch marks

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Posted by: sukhy

5th Dec 2011 09:20pm

Dear all

I have two children who are 8 and 6 and alas I did not use cocoa butter or any other moisturiser and now paying the price..Can anyone give me some solutions to stretch marks years after birth..I am getting fit and finding that last push means more exposure of the dreaded marks..Help!!!

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Sardines31961137
  • 7th Feb 2021 12:32am

Don't worry about getting rid of them; they are normal!

Anonymous
  • 29th Mar 2015 01:08pm

i say use emu oil moisturizer

kit
  • 6th Nov 2014 03:02pm

I have given birth to 3 children and have no stretch marks. I gained excessive weight during the last two pregnancies too - over 80kg!! All I ever used was good old fashioned Virgin Olive Oil after every shower, and before bed. Don't need a lot, just enough to absorb into the skin. Was even great for breasts when breast feeding, and I used Wool Fat to ensure nipples stayed soft.
Even now in my 60's I still use it every day, even in the sun, but SPF on my face and a hat. I have no age spots and am constantly complimented on my skin and hair. Even use it on my hair once a month - keeps it healthy and shiny.......use about 3 tablespoons, rub it into my scalp at night, sleep with an old pillow, pillow case and small towel, and shampoo out next morning. Great old fashioned and natural product.

Ol
  • 11th Jun 2014 02:19pm

So many people have stretch marks in today's society! Young girls are getting them when they hit puberty because of the massive changes to their bodies and fluctuations in weight. With all the additives in food young girls are being stripped of their best bikini body years because they already have stretch marks. If you've had children and have stretch marks then you don't have anything to be ashamed of.

Anonymous
  • 8th Apr 2014 03:27pm

try bathing and putting a teaspoo on bio oil in the bath :)

ralph48
  • 6th Apr 2014 09:03am

Have you tried Bio Oil?

Anonymous
  • 5th Apr 2014 03:13pm

BIO-OIL. The best product. It won't get rid of them but makes them almost invisible!

Anonymous
  • 24th Mar 2014 05:03pm

Vitamine E,oil 100 concentree is the best

Anonymous
  • 18th Mar 2014 08:25pm

hello

im 20 years old and have the same problem. i have terrible stretch marks on my stomach and hips and even on my boobs. i used to be so self conscious and ashamed of my body but then i realised that instead of looking at them as a fault, look at them in a positive way. i see them as my trophy of what beautiful thing i did and now i have an amazing 8 month old baby boy.


but on the other hand, Vit E oil works really well, you can buy that just from a chemist or even some supermarkets.
I've seen some people use lemon juice as well and i hear that works just as well.

i hope that helps!

Lorrymay
  • 10th Mar 2014 02:01pm

Stretch marks can be reduced by using facial toner or the natural way aloe vera

Anonymous
  • 31st Jan 2014 09:16pm

Put your feet up?

Anonymous
  • 3rd Sep 2013 01:01pm

Hi Sukhy,

Nutrimetics do an amazing apricot oil (nutri-oil) that comes in a small clear jar with a gold lid. Its amazing my Aunty used it and now has no stretch marks she swears by it!

Anonymous
  • 3rd Sep 2013 11:19am

hi,
i find that Bi O oil really helps with stretch marks my mum has had five children and that is what she has always used give it a go hopefully it will work. :)

Anonymous
  • 28th Aug 2013 08:06pm

bio oil is the best thing... i have stretch mark and i tried so many things to get rid of it but as soon as i bought bio oil and used it daily they went away within a week... i definitly reccommend it

Anonymous
  • 28th Aug 2013 09:57am

Bio oil works but takes a little time just keep using it and you should notice them fading.

Anonymous
  • 26th Aug 2013 03:01pm

I have used Bio Oil on my strech marks and on scars that I have had for a long period of time and if you use it religiously it does improve the colour of them :)

Minaki
  • 4th Jul 2013 10:52pm

Mina's suggestion of a dermaroller is a good one (I've actually used that on my face). It encourages new skin to develop.

Bio oil is also good for scars and stretchmarks.

Anonymous
  • 9th May 2013 08:49pm

i would go with bio oil, i had really bad acne and i had horrible scars from it, i used bio oil and it looks like i have never had a single pimple. i also had stretch marks on my legs from when i grew a lot and i have been using that for about 2 months now and it is almost completely gone

Anonymous
  • 3rd May 2013 07:41am

Bio oil is excellent! It helps alot with stretchmarks and is reasonably inexpensive

lourine
  • 1st May 2013 12:20pm

I've been overweight ever since I left highschool and still am :( though I'm slowly getting my health back on track I still have stretch marks (the white faded ones), I've recently been using kojic acid and it really has worked on them :) even papaya soap has faded it away too :)

You can still see them but its not as visible as it were before.
Hope this helps

Anonymous
  • 30th Apr 2013 02:44pm

hi, I purchased a product online from the US called TriLastin. You are required to apply the Skin Prep and leave for a few minutes which opens up the pores, and then apply the actual Oil, which then repairs the skin cells.

It was a great product... Not cheap, but well worth it... Try it for about 12 months and I guarantee you will see significant change.

Yes, Bio Oil was OK, however, I found for me, it did not work as effectively as TriLastin.

Good Luck

Alanna
  • 20th Mar 2013 11:10am

I have never been particularly overweight, underweight, pregnant or even had significant growth spurts growing up but I have been battling stretch marks some I was 12 years old. I'm just really lucky I guess. I have fluctuated in weight but only by the odd 5kilos over or under here and there but it seems I keep getting new ones weekly. I have used all sorts of vitamin e creams and lotions, bio oil, but rosehip seems to do the best. However you have to use certain strength ones to make any real attack on them, can't remember the name of the brand (I'll repost when it comes to me -I know it by package and have just run out), but on the negative side it's not cheap and it's so potent that it will stain all your clothes -no chance of getting it out. I have my stretch mark clothes as I would put it on at night time every three-four days and go to bed and in between just use a body moisturiser with vitamin e in it. If you use bio oil too often you get little red spots, like a rash, not quite developed pimples but nearly. Even if its on your tummy it's an oil and not good for your pores at all! I don't use rosehip every night though for that reason (though not as bad as bio oil) but also as I like to be able to wear nice pyjamas. I also once or twice a week use a few drops of rosehip on my face as its so intensive but would never use bio oil on my face.

Clint Marchant
  • 8th Jan 2013 10:29pm

When in hospital they gave us some cream to prevent stretch marks I applied it all the time, my wife enjoyed these "massages" I also used "extra virgin olive oil and my wife does not have any stretch marks, now those of you that do, don't be distraught you should be proud of them, they are not stretch marks they are "TIGER STRIPES" and you earned them wear them with pride

Anonymous
  • 27th Oct 2012 12:07pm

hey everyone i was told white stretch marks are a real pain to get rid of, a doctor told me to cover the white ones i would need skin crafts :( red ones slowly go away with excercise and with the help of oils can speed the process

Anonymous
  • 26th Oct 2012 01:28pm

Bio oil is the best!

Greta
  • 25th Oct 2012 10:56pm

If you really want your stretch marks gone, find a salon or spa near you that offers IPL, or any other laser treatment.
usually with these therapists they also have treatments for stretch marks (i forget what its call exactly). they work wonders!

beccamaree
  • 17th Oct 2012 09:18am

I was told to have baths and put baby oil in it so it can soak into the skin

beccamaree
  • 17th Oct 2012 09:17am

I was told to have a bath and put baby oil in it so it can soak into the skin

beccamaree
  • 17th Oct 2012 09:17am

I was told to have a bath and put baby oil in it so it can soak into the skin

Anonymous
  • 4th Sep 2012 05:33pm

I used bio oil and didn't get any :)

Anonymous
  • 27th Aug 2012 03:23pm

Maybe try Bio oil I have heard that is really good

Anonymous
  • 23rd Aug 2012 01:51pm

Hi I am having a kid and facing the same stretch mark problem. I heard that when body is stretching in pregnacy itching will be there that time we should not scratch our body. If we scratches more then marks will be more. Instead of that we should apply sum oil or lotion which doctor will priscribe us.

Anonymous
  • 23rd Aug 2012 01:51pm

Hi I am having a kid and facing the same stretch mark problem. I heard that when body is stretching in pregnacy itching will be there that time we should not scratch our body. If we scratches more then marks will be more. Instead of that we should apply sum oil or lotion which doctor will priscribe us.

honeybee
  • 22nd Aug 2012 09:16am

Cocoa butter moisturisers are really good,Bio oil also reduces the apperance of stretch marks. If you are excercising to get back your shape generally with a balanced diet, you can see the fade rapidly as your skin will tighten with the excercising, I also use vaseline, which i find very helpful and wont react to most skin types

Justcindy
  • 19th Aug 2012 09:26pm

hi. you can reduce the colouration from purple to white/ silvr using bio oil 2 times daily. but their is no current cure for stretch marks

shar
  • 19th Aug 2012 04:27pm

I have 4 children believe it or not you can hardly see a mark on me i swear by bio oil you can buy from most chemist its the best thing to use i swear by it the cocoa butter is good but try this and you will be amazed

shar
  • 19th Aug 2012 04:27pm

I have 4 children believe it or not you can hardly see a mark on me i swear by bio oil you can buy from most chemist its the best thing to use i swear by it the cocoa butter is good but try this and you will be amazed

Anonymous
  • 15th Aug 2012 06:48pm

bio oil

Anonymous
  • 3rd Aug 2012 10:25pm

I'm pregnant with my 2nd child my first child is 8 this yr I didn't use anything my 1st pregnancy I have a few stretch marks but they have faded over the yrs my husband bought me re gen oil from aldi it work I used also for a scar I got when I had a skin cancer removed off my face and its nowfaders I rub re gen oil all over my tummy now especially over the stretch marks I got from my first pregnancy give re gen oil ago I swear by it

Anonymous
  • 31st Jul 2012 08:45pm

i hve twins...and i hve minor marks,,,reason i used olive oil thru out my pregnancy after venever i tuk bath...try busby oil...

Anonymous
  • 25th Jul 2012 03:10pm

After giving birth to Twin girls I found that by using Comfrey ointment morning and night a well as Vit.E oil daily this helped with the skin repair and stretch marks

Anonymous
  • 18th Jul 2012 01:32pm

Look at investing at a dermaroller.
It has microneedles that you roll over the affected area, and helps promote collagen production you lighten scars [including stretch marks and acne scars]
then use something like Vitamin E/Bio Oil and rub it in, so that the skin absorbs it better!

Anonymous
  • 2nd May 2012 11:49am

Hey you can cocoa butter still works on stretch even if time has passed. I had really bad stretch marks from puberty that i didn't really do anything four year. Coca butter works wonders. I used cocoa butter formal jar from Palmer's. It prefect for scars or marked skin.

Anonymous
  • 12th Apr 2014 10:11pm

The same thing happened to me, I have really bad stretch marks from puberty and bio oil is great but cocoa butter is just a miracle remedy for stretch marks. Mine are looking better already!

BirdieBlue
  • 20th Jul 2012 10:10am

Definately, moisturizing daily, preferably after a shower or bath, works wonders, no matter how long you've had stretchmarks/scars. I started using Palmer's cocoa oil recently, after 8 years of stretchmarks, and the results are amazing.

Anonymous
  • 27th Apr 2012 10:47am

Hi
I had the same problem, throughout my pregnancy i occasionally used bio oil and it was fantastic!! the stretch marks started fading the next day. My baby is now 2 months old and every night i rub boi oil on my stomach and they are nearly gone! It really works for me so why not give it a go :)
Good Luck

Captured
  • 21st Apr 2012 11:38am

I have 4 kids (9, 7, 2 & 1) and didn't use any creams during my pregnancies either and i ended up with stretch marks too.
They have faded as the years have gone on, and i have come to live with the fact that my stretch marks show i have had four wonderful children (although my caesarean section scar/s show that too).

dave
  • 8th Apr 2012 10:06pm

nutritimits is good that will help

shoni
  • 3rd Apr 2012 12:38pm

I used bio oil for my first child and got one tiny stretch mark which left.
When i had my second child i was too lazy to stick with using bio oil everyday so i got heaps of stretch marks. My stretch marks now have gone skin colour so they dont look as ugly. I think the goat soap would definately work.
There yoused to be scar cream Currumban Wildlife Sanctuary yoused to have and when i was 15 i had a massive scar and it worked..I have tried getting it again since i've had kids but its not available anymore. I dont remember the name of it though but it was something to do with honey.

Anonymous
  • 18th Jun 2013 09:32am
I used bio oil for my first child and got one tiny stretch mark which left.
When i had my second child i was too lazy to stick with using bio oil everyday so i got heaps of stretch marks. My...

Was it Manuka honey perhaps? I don't know about people, but a friend of mine has used it on her horse when he cut his leg open on barbed wire and it helped it heal without scarring.

shoni
  • 29th Apr 2012 11:28pm
Thanks for the bio-oil tip!! I am pregnant with my first child and have been spending a fortune on Kora products to reduce stretch marks and was almost about to give up but didnt know what to try...

if you honestly stick with the routine and using it at least 2-3x a day, you wont have a problem. It really does work as long as you use it alot. I just wish i did it for my second child. Just remember that being lazy and not doing it will just make you regret it afterwards. A tip aswell, use it after birth for a little bit aswell, as your body would of just been 9months bigger than shrunk all of a sudden. My nan used bio oil and had 5kids and got one stretch mark, but she told me to stick to the routine or i would regret it :-( which i did. Congratulations on your new bub.

Michelle
  • 29th Apr 2012 09:22pm
I used bio oil for my first child and got one tiny stretch mark which left.
When i had my second child i was too lazy to stick with using bio oil everyday so i got heaps of stretch marks. My...

Thanks for the bio-oil tip!! I am pregnant with my first child and have been spending a fortune on Kora products to reduce stretch marks and was almost about to give up but didnt know what to try next....I'm going to give biooil a go now!! :)

Miss Prim
  • 1st Apr 2012 07:43pm

I agree with Raka that Bio Oil is the best to use for stretch marks. I have used it on a facial sacr too and it had done wonders and made the scar fade. It has also helped fade stretch marks too. So give it a go as I am sure you will be pleased but be patient for results.

ranicles
  • 16th Mar 2012 11:47pm

Hi, I have 3 children, 2 of the three are twins, I did not put any thing on my tummy.Did not get any stretch marks on my tummy, I think it is in the genes. Or just the luck of the draw

e.K.elle
  • 19th Feb 2012 11:58am

The best solution i can give you, is to use Bio oil.
Trust me i've used it from stretch marks and they work!!
It takes time though, so don't get your hopes up after just about 1 week.

Anonymous
  • 13th Feb 2012 12:31am

Hi there I had stretch marks after child birth, but I really don't anymore. I use goats milk soap with a natural body loofa in the shower, thoen i use pure olive oil to moistures. Every now and then I used a body mask for even tones. Give that a go its worked for me.

Raka
  • 16th Jan 2012 10:35am

I have had two children but was blessed to have minimal stretch marks however I have heard that Bio Oil is the best thing for them. Have they faded, they are supposed to do that with time.

Anonymous
  • 16th Jan 2012 01:39am

I tried everything to get rid of my stretchmarks including Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion and Bio Oil but nothing has really worked for me. There are several factors which affect the skins natural ability to produce and maintain collagen levels such as a persons diet, pregnancy (as you know) and smoking. Some people just have less collagen in their skin and therefore, are more prone to stretchmarks. It's unfortunate, but I've grown to accept that mine are just there. I still continue to use Bio Oil & Cocoa Butter Lotion to prevent them from getting worse.

Anonymous
  • 15th Jan 2012 12:49pm

I was told to use bio oil as well. I have four children and tell them when I was carrying you my stretch marks came to here, for you they came to here and by the time I got to the fourth they were just everywhere. We all have a good laugh and dont worry about it. I do get jealous of other mums that can were bikinis five kids on so... please post if it works!

Anonymous
  • 18th Jun 2013 09:25am
I used bio oil for my first child and got one tiny stretch mark which left.
When i had my second child i was too lazy to stick with using bio oil everyday so i got heaps of stretch marks. My...

Ami, I have heard that rose hip oil is really good to use on your face for wrinkles as well - just add a couple of drops to your moisturiser.

Anonymous
  • 22nd Aug 2012 08:59pm
I used bio oil for my first child and got one tiny stretch mark which left.
When i had my second child i was too lazy to stick with using bio oil everyday so i got heaps of stretch marks. My...

i had heard rose hip oil is best

Anonymous
  • 10th Jan 2012 06:35am

I have the same problem as you and I try not to worry as I know I had beautiful kids why I have them, and make sure you keep that in mind. Although I too can understand how you are feeling right ow. I have not tried this but I have been advised to try bio oil and to continously keep using it, and it makes changes. Another I have heard is to contantly use cocoa butter on your skin, do let me know how you get on

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