Stretchmarks/cellulite concerns

[foreveratorifan]

I haven't! Wear can I get that? Can I order it online or read more about it?

[succubus]

Stretch marks are scars...they don't just go away. They'll fade over time, but the only permanent way of getting rid of them is lazer.

[foreveratorifan]

well i know you can only fade them....that they are scars

[jess98765]

i'm not sure if you get it where you live but here theres this brand called loreal and they've got a strachmark eraser cream thats quite good you might want to look into it if you can get it where you are.

[mspixieears]

Merged with an older thread & stickied.

[foreveratorifan]

^ thanks! i was wondering where it went hehehe

oh yeah we have Loreal stuff....I know they make cellulite gel products...I didnt know they made something for stretchmarks...

I'll have to look into that as well! Thanks!

[stacey]

battle scars from pregnancy sucks. i'm in the same boat. isn't there something you can rub on your stomach (or wherever the marks are) or take that would regenerate cologen?

[succubus]

Quote:

Originally Posted by martygreene

If they are stretch-marks, then there isn't really anything that you can do once you have them. Stretch-marks are scar tissue from where the skin does not grow at the same speed as the body part that it is encompassing, and stretches the connective tissues causing scarring. Stretch marks can be minimized during the time when they are being created (growth spurts, pregnancy, etc.) with such things as vitamin E oil and cocoa butter, but once they are there just like any other scar tissue, there isn't a whole lot that can be done about them.

She said it better than I did.

[DoeEyedGirl]

I'm still using the Arbonne Thermal Fusion Enzyme Masque on my stretch marks and they are seriously diminshing. It's like at home glycolic peels. I use it on my face too! It really improves uneven skin tone and texture.

[estrella]

There really are a lot of things you can do to diminish stretch marks. They never fully go away but you can make them so tiny and colored in that no one will notice anyway. But no ONE step can cure them, it has to be a regimen and it will take time.

1. Use a great body wash every day.
2. Use a loofah to slough off skin cells.
3. Slather on Suave Skin Firming lotion over them.
4. Mix Palmer's Cocoa Butter with vitamin e oil
5. Slather that mixture on over the Suave lotion

at that point, after a month you should be noticing drast reduction. if not:

6. Fake tan. It will make them virtually vanish.

[honey71]

Avon's cellusculpt is great - give it a try especially when it's on sale

[lori]

palmers cocoa butter for stretch marks. i thought it worked wonders!

[lackofcolor]

How much was "SriVectin"? I had a little girl almost a month ago and these stretch marks are ugh. But I am on an EXTREMLY limited budget. I need something that works yet is not over the top expensive.

[MandyBabes]

If you really have issues with your stretch marks go see your dematologist and ask him for Retin-A-Micro. Typically used for anti aging purposes there have been many, many studies proving that it helps with stretch marks.

Also if your stretch marks are a pinkish, red colour they will most probably fade if they are white it's pretty much hopeless.

[RicanPrincipessa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lackofcolor

How much was "SriVectin"? I had a little girl almost a month ago and these stretch marks are ugh. But I am on an EXTREMLY limited budget. I need something that works yet is not over the top expensive.

I was wondering about Stri-Vectin 2...
From what I hear it works wonders... Does anyone know if it works?

[RicanPrincipessa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by estrella

There really are a lot of things you can do to diminish stretch marks. They never fully go away but you can make them so tiny and colored in that no one will notice anyway. But no ONE step can cure them, it has to be a regimen and it will take time.

1. Use a great body wash every day.
2. Use a loofah to slough off skin cells.
3. Slather on Suave Skin Firming lotion over them.
4. Mix Palmer's Cocoa Butter with vitamin e oil
5. Slather that mixture on over the Suave lotion

at that point, after a month you should be noticing drast reduction. if not:

6. Fake tan. It will make them virtually vanish.

That's how I vanish mine... FAKE TAN!

[mel0622]

can you get stretchmarks on your thighs? my are close to my butt. lol.i think its from when i used to dance, maybe from the stretchs/warmups? they arent totally obvious but you can tell up close theres a break in the skin w/ its pigmentation and junk.

so my question is.... what can you do about it?

[HapaDynazty]

has anyone used this and does it really work?? i dont want to spend my money if it doesnt work - its pretty costly! i would use it after my pregnancy of course.


OR does anyone know of anything i can use on my skin now to prevent too many stretch marks?

[user3]

this thread should have some helpful info it's for scars but you never know ...
everything do to with scars - treatment & causes


Here is one for stretch marks that might be helpful until someone can fill you in more on Strivectin
Stretchmarks/cellulite concerns

[Shawna]

I faithfully rubbed my expanding tummy with cocoa butter every day to prevent stretchmarks, but I don't think you can stop them. They seem to be genetic and my mom has them really bad. Mine are bad too, but they have faded from deep red to a silvery pink colour. A friend of mine was freaking huge when she was pregnant (she's had two kids) and she does not have a single stretch mark. Not one. I don't know if any cream can get rid of them once you have them

[mspixieears]

Bumping for the member who posted re. Strivectin & stretchmarks.

[*Stargazer*]

martygreene is correct. You can't prevent them. Its purely genetic. But rubbing an expanding stomach with lotion certainly feels good

RetinA does show some promise in helping reduce the appearance of stretch marks, but some doctors are not aware of this. The best person to see would probably be a dermatologist, just do NOT use this product if nursing.

And you can get stretch marks anywhere. I had them near the backs of my knees! And all over my breasts. Fortunately, they fade after time and don't look so bad, but right after giving birth both times, I looked like Freddy Krueger attacked me!

[hyperRealGurl]

Praise to GoD that after 2 kids i have no stretch marks, not sure how that happend??? Coco Butter i hear helps... although u cant get rid of strecht marks u can reduce the apperance of them.. some girls get it while their preggos and some get it after they have their baby/babies.

then u have girls that get them from loosing weight to fast or gaining to fast. Ur skin can take only so much... everyone has a certian point where their skin wont streach anymore, some people have more elasticity than others where their skin can take the extra strech and some people dont.

hmmm another one ive heard is tanning in the tanning bed not sure how much truth there is to that nor do i suggest anyone to do that.. but a friend of mines said it helped her... then ive heard some crazy stuff about how breast milk helps with strech marks??? weird

i say keep ur skin moisterized is the key.... b/c strech marks are kinda like scars. alothough u will never get rid of the scar u can always reduce the appearance of them, same goes for srtech marks.

im not a pro, so what ever works for u i say keep doing it if its helping

[quandolak]

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[MakeupISart]

i have a three year old and after i had blake i lost my stretch marks in less then a month because i used Strivectin...i bought it at chanel it was orginally for wrinkles but it works wonders on stretch marks now i think they sell it at sephora...