Stretch marks

Meg-san · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: Stretch marks

Is there ANYTHING that will actually help diminish stretch marks?
A few years ago I used to be quite a bit heavier, and now I'm happy because I can finally get away with wearing a bikini top. The problem is, I still have really bad stretch marks on my sides (I thought my board shorts would cover them but they don't whatsoever) so I STILL can't wear one Sad

Does anyone know something that can help diminish them? I'm getting desperate >< I hate feeling so self conscious about them.

jousy · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject:

I have stretch marks on my butt... but not from losing weight.. from GAINING IT! :icon_042:

I recommend a rich cocoa-butter based cream. It worked well for me and for my mom when she was expecting which is really good considering how HUGE my sister was, lol.

http://www.shopinprivate.com/palcocbutcre.html

At the very least, it moisturizes well AND smells like a yummy chocolate/cookies-n-creme bar! LOL
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musical.romance · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:52 am Post subject:

vitiman E oil
and you can get strech mark cream.
if you want faster result use the cream for pregnant women.
i had this HUGE scar on my leg, it worked in a jiff.

Meg-san · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:00 am Post subject:

jousy did you use it after you'd had the marks for awhile? Cuz a lot of the creams I've seen say they're best on new marks-I've had these for years now from when I was a quite a bit heavier (I got the marks from gaining weight when I was in my early teens, and now that I lost the weight I still haven't lost the marks!)

purplee · Newbie Joined: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 2 Smiles: 0 0

Stretch mark creams work on scars?!

Meg-san · Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject:

OK so that stuff did NOTHING for me unfortunately. Back to square one I guess Sad

I think my marks are too old (I've had them for maybe like, 5 years now?)

suberbb · Newbie Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 3 Smiles: 0 0

yeah, appearently once they are past the pink stage and into the more white-ish stage, they are harder to get rid of Sad

cutiewitabooty · Fashionista Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 69 Smiles: +1 312

Body Shop Cocoa butter body stick.... its like a round stick and much like deodourant you turn the know at the bottom and more comes up I really reccomend it i had stretch marks reallllly badd on my hips and it works wonders and doesnt get ur hands all messy, and its easy to apply!!

meh. · Newbie Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Smiles: 0 6

Yeah this is really embarassing but why not share, none of you know me..

I got stretch marks on my stomach and sides in my early teens because i started to get overweight. Over the years they've started appearing everywhere...my lower back, knees, legs and now my arms. Not just my upper arm but now my lower arm too (like around my elbows and below) and i just lost some weight so i'm not even that fat anymore. It's really starting to bother me and slowly its becoming all i think about. If this keeps going on, eventually I won't even be able to wear a T-shirt (can you imagine?)

I don't think this is normal..

I'm desperate for anything that works.
Sad

Meg-san · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:20 am Post subject:

^I've realized that things like stretch mark creams work while you're actually getting the stretch marks. Once they turn very light/white-it's almost impossible to get rid of them (like mine are now).
I've heard there's a laser that works-but then I also heard that it doesn't really work :S
I've just decided to screw it-I'm stuck with them so I'm not going to let them get to me. I've been frustrated the past couple of years because I'm finally skinny enough to wear a bikini and I have these marks-but this year I'm just going to buy a bikini top anyways and who cares if people look at them. I worked hard to lose weight I want to enjoy it!

_Bee_ · Fashionista Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 61 Smiles: +2 384

i've got reaaally visible stretch marks on my inner theighs...makes wearing a bikini awkward for me Sad

BUT i did hear, like many of the other girls, that coca butter helps to minimize the appearance of them...i haven't tried it yet myself. too lazy i suppose

But i will!!
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simplyperfect · Fashionista Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 97 Smiles: +4 751

when i went to hawaii i went to this macadamian nuts store
NOT SURE SPELLING IS IT M-A-C-A-D-A-N-I-A-N?
kk anyways so the guy said that pregnant women it uses it and puts it on their tummy and theres no stretch marks
u can oder their products online IM SORRY DON'T KNOW NAME =[
it was 3 years ago
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Autumn Leaves · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject:

I also have a few stretch marks on my thighs, in the middle and on my hips. I've had them since I was 16. At 17 I lost about 20 pounds of baby fat and I never bothered doing anything with them because I don't like being out in the sun much so I don't really wear bikini's. My mom got this stuff from London Drugs called VITA-K Creme for stretch marks and its amazing Happy

I put it on after my shower and before bed and its been three weeks and a few are already less visible. If you want quicker results (and I'm also considering this)
go to a tanning salon. One you turn brown the stretch marks should turn white, and when your tan fades they will be faded. My friend did this for her marks on her calfs and thighs to and it really worked! but I'm a bit skeptical about it because tanning booths freak me out but there is an amazing tanning salon down the street from my BF's house and its only 25$ and you can tan all month for as long as you like, so I'm considering it Happy

Also the key not to get more stretch marks is to always noisturize
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sexinyourcereal · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

my friend told me that theres this lotion from Clarins that helps to get rid of them - I don't remember the exact name and i haven't bought it yet, but i plan to! she said that her stretch marks pretty much disappeared with it!
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that_gurl8 · Supermodel Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 549 Smiles: +20 509

I have this little booklet that's with beauty advice.. and this is what I found for stretch marks:
Massage the area frequently with VITAMIN E cream (cocoa butter is also good to use!). It is also believed that smearing the area with egg white and letting it dry before washing it off with ICE cold water regularly can help in getting rid of stretch marks forever!

I hope it helps Happy

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vivalajuicy · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject:

i have stetch marks on the backs of my legs and my hips
i started using this lotion just a month ago,
and ive noticed a difference right away.
its called:
Calypso Cocoa Butter Hand & Body Lotion.
I got mine from Superstore, so maybe youll find it there.
It works really good for me, and i think it might help you
cause i kinda had the same problem.

I find that most of the 'commercial' brands dont actually work
as well as they say it does. Most of them are filled with useless
chemicals and stuff that isint necessary.

The bottle is kinda big [as long as the average forearm]
and its white with a yellow-orange label. =D
just incase you have trouble finding it.

pinkyswear · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject:

does anyone have any more suggestions? i HATE my stretchmarks:(
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Princess_SB · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject:

^me too! i dont know what to do about them Crying or Very sad

pinkyswear · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:09 pm Post subject:

^me toooo. i was wondering, would they go away if i lose weight? or like..not be as visible. i seriously hate them so much and am desperate to do anything to get rid of them
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DeadDisco · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

I wish the creams worked for marks that have left the pink stage. I have ones on the bottom of my butt and I never noticed them when they were first came. So now it's been a few years and I'm pretty sure they're not going anyway.
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pinkyswear · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

mine are in the pink stage, so im guessing they are new? so there is a chance that i'll be able to get rid of them? !!
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DeadDisco · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject:

^If you start applying lotions/creams/whatever right now, you have a really good chance of them going away.
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MAG · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

It depends. Our skin is like a spring that has an elastic limit. If a spring has been too stretched, it won't take back its initial form. It's the same thing for our skin. Stretch marks appear when it has passed its own limit. I hope though that pink stretch marks can disappear completely or at least become less visible :S !