im a guy...so no i didnt go through a pregnancy. nor did i gain a lot of weight. im an atheltic guy who enjoys working out. recently ive found stretch marks on my inner-arm on the upper portion of my biceps. ive been working out a lot and i guess my arms kinda grew faster than my skin could handle or somethin. and im not even that big. i just have an athletic body.
one solution i guess would be to stop working out and use cocoa butter as ive seen after doing a search on yahoo answers.
but i dont want to stop working out. and if i keep at it the stretch marks will probably just get worse.
so what is the best way to handle this situation and how can i keep working out without making these stretch marks worse?
2006-08-10 00:00:22 · 8 answers · asked by nam 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
Well as a mother of three I am no stranger to these.... Increase your water intake, avoid DIRECT sunlight on the area ( use a water proof sunblock on this area), if possible. OF COURSE, vit E oil ( can be capsules- rupture w/ a pin and spread over area. I found raw ( no additives/ fillers) SHEA BUTTER at a health food/ supply store, to be helpful also. Remember your skin has a 6 month delay so if you were to gain/lose weight or mass quickly it would not return to its original shape until 6mo after DRASTIC lose or gain. No matter what you choose to treat them with make sure you are CONSISTANT and ROUTINE, that yields results. Sometimes guys cant commit to a "Beauty regimen" you may want to start simple..... Get some mineral oil, pour into a (new)empty spray bottle ( from travel/ trial size area of dept. store) after showering spray liberally on WET skin , rub in ( concentrating on problem areas), dry of as you normally would ,& GO!!!! Careful this can make the shower or floor SUPER SLICK if you get too liberal w/ it.GOOD LUCK.
2006-08-10 00:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Free2Bee.... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't really remove them but cocoa butter or bio-oil are great.
Losing weight more slowly and allowing your skin to have time to replenish will stop the marks getting worse.
2006-08-10 00:06:25 · answer #2 · answered by vixenrules80 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually stretch marks are from losing and gaining weight. I'm not sure how yours got there. You might try asking your physician about them. I tried cocoa butter for years and it didn't do a thing for me. Good LUck
2006-08-10 00:06:40 · answer #3 · answered by ctryhnny04 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your age, if you are still young, then I would say you are exercizing too early, because your body hasn't fully grown yet. As well, you could learn to tone, rather than bulk up. Cocoa butter was going to be my advice anyhow, but you've already crossed that one. Goodluck eitherway dude
2006-08-10 00:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Ludwig Van Herr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there,
lavender oil diluted with a base oil rubbed in regularly works well...or they've just brought out a new oil thats for scars and stretch marks, it's advertised on tv but i cant remember its name. lavender probably works out cheaper though
2006-08-10 00:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by lilmisslostit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to remove stretch marks?
http://www.askaquery.com/question/How-to-remove-stretch-marks.html
2006-08-10 00:04:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coco butter and vit E oil
2006-08-10 00:05:41 · answer #7 · answered by HolyDovePraise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you continue work out, it seems difficult.
2006-08-10 00:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋