2006-07-24 05:38:44 · 20 answers · asked by janetsernoh 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
As far as I know nothing. Four of my friends used anti stretch mark cream and they all got them terribly. I figured that there wasn't much I could do about them so I didn't do anything. I didn't get any. I heard it was all genetics, you get them or you don't.
2006-07-24 05:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by Katie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stretch mark is a tear in the skin. You need to keep the skin moist so that it retains elasticity and can stretch without tearing. It's worth it to purchase a higher end cream for stretchmarks rather than just cocoa butter.
2006-07-24 05:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by gemgrl19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 116 post pregnancy and gained 70 lbs and didn't get one single stretch mark using Palmer's Cocoa Butter for Stretch marks and the oil for itching. First put on the oil and then the lotion. My mom had 5 kids and all of us over 9 lbs and she didn't get a stretch mark...she told me it was because of the oil. The oil works!!!
2006-07-24 05:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by emilbus33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatly.....if you are going to get stretch marks, there really isnt anything that is going to stop you from getting them!! Some people swear by coco butter or shea butter...but if you are genetically prone to getting stretch marks, those creams really wont work...they just help REDUCE the risk of getting them by supposedly making your skin more elastic....but I dont think anything really works...you either get them, or are lucky, and dont get them!! =)
2006-07-24 05:44:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in my earlier pregnancies, I always used cocoa butter.
Now, I get cocoa butter shea butter body wash, and then use Palmer's on my belly & breasts. I've used cocoa butter for years, it keeps my skin super smooth!
Palmer's for stretch marks can be found at Walgreens, for about five bucks.
2006-07-24 15:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CoCo Butter Shea Butter for Pregnant woman. It has a picture of a pregnant woman on the front.
2006-07-24 05:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by catherine b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used cocoa butter and shea butter. I am a walking stretch mark!! Sometimes they just come, especially if you stretch a lot.
2006-07-24 06:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by mdowney120 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked my Ob this the other day...she said Avon has some good stuff but nothing really prevents or cures them...just makes them a little less noticeable...
2006-07-24 07:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom used Baby oil, when she had us. But I heard Cocoa Butter also works good...
2006-07-24 05:53:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a real exspensive body oil out there. The name of it...?
Although all of them seem to claim they prevent stretch marks, I do not know of any!
2006-07-24 05:41:37 · answer #10 · answered by kimpierce76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋