Stretch Marks...

I JUST started to use bio oil, which I heard was pretty good. So sorry, no can help!

Some people on here were making a big deal about how well Bio Oil was working so I decided to give it a try. I used it maybe twice and forgot completely about it. if it doesn't do anything for my stretch marks, it sure will moisturize my skin :flowerforyou:

LOVE Bio Oil.
I was one of those people lusting after it last year on here!

I gained over 60 lbs, and was around 200 lbs when I delivered my kids - so I certainly had stretch marks. For me, 3 things seemed to work to reduce their appearance:

(1) Time (fades the redness into a silvery/white mark).
(2) Bio Oil
(3) A tan - real or fake, it makes them look better.

You can also check out my tummy up close on my profile pic - you can see faint marks on my lower abdomen, but to be perfectly honest, I don't care enough about them to let them bother me!
Good luck!
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vitamen e oil and lavender oil both help to reduce the visibility - and help heal skin/scars/stretch marks..
good luck

What about neosporin? Or that gell/cream stuff that a Dr. will give you to help scar tissue heal?

I paid 21 - ish for a small bottle. I wanted to cry. But yeah - I totally forgot about putting it on for several days. I'm bad with stuff like that. Tonight - oh, hell. I'll go do it right now. Grrr.

But yes - apparently you're supposed to give it three months. Hopefully tanning will help, I have darker skin, so the idea of them lightening even more is terrifying :laugh: I'll look like a pale zebra!

If anything, cocoa butter is fairly cheap, I think.

lol battle scars I love that ....Ive decided my stretch marks will be part of my summer attire and I will have earned the right to show them off ..ha-ha I dont think there is anything that will rid of them 100%..mine are very light and white in color I know some people have deep red ones..I wonder what triggers them to be red.....

Usually they are red (kinda raw looking) to begin with, and lighten over time. Mine all used to be a red/purple colour, but have since turned white and silvery.

bad news-- Stretch marks don't go anywhere-also tanning doesn't do anything because- the pigment is gone in the stretched areas- and tanning makes them more noticeable when everything around them is tan and you have white streaks-

I have them from kids on my stomach and hips and can't stand them

Now I do have some from just growing fast as a kid but I don't care about them--

I also know skinny people who never had kids or were fat who have them just from growing--

They suck but they are there thats what plastic surgeons need to come out with something for stretch marks that actually works not something they say works- I even rubbed vitamin E oil and cocoa butter on my stomach my entire pregnancy with no prevail

I love Bio OIl! It does work. They don't completely go away....but they have faded considerably! It's worth the $10 (Wal-mart and CVS)

Yes, I knew already that they don't go away completely, I'd just hate to lose all this weight and then not be able to show my body off in a bikini because of my horrid stretch marks! :indifferent:

NykkieZ - you CAN wear a bikini girl! Why not? I have some marks, and I figure, who the heck cares, and I wear a two piece. I personally find that tanning and Bio oil helps - try it all and see what works for you!

Also, depends where your marks are - Victoria Secret makes a great bottom that is low, but because it cuts straight across your hip (instead of dipping in the middle - which is bad for me), it does wonders for the tummy. Check it out with the URL below:

http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=CM-238266&page=2&cgname=OSSWMHLTZZZ&rfnbr=1412

Also - tip to offer - when I started MFP, I had 30 lbs to lose (and was a size 12) so I bought my dream bikini in a size 6, and that was my motivation / goal! Might be worth a try!

Good luck!
:flowerforyou:

Which self-tanner is the best?
I don't tan easily so I want to give it a try this year.

I personally like the L'Oreal Sublime Bronze. This is a one time application that lasts for a few days (I reapply evern 3 days or so, maybe 5 days if life gets busy). I also like the Jergens Daily ones - I can use those everyday to maintain the tan - and I like the Dove with SPF for the face. I never focus on the face too much, as it tends to get darker (and you can always use bronzer on the face - which allows you to control the darker and lighter areas).

The ones I don''t like are Nivea (the smell is atrocious) and I don't like the Avon products at all - the colour was streaky and too orange. That technology seemed about 20 years old.

I LOVE to have a tan, but don't lay out too much. I also apply the Jergens products when I lay out - it seems to really enhance the tan from the sun. Don't tell my dermatologist.
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