They keep appearing out of nowhere!

They attack belly, thighs, buttocks and even breasts… THE STRETCH MARKS!

Transversal stripes that are hard to get rid of.

Where do they come from? How to combat stretch marks?

Can we do this at home? Are stretch marks hazardous to our health?

Today we’re going to deal with them 😉 Enjoy reading!

Stretch marks can be compared to skin lesions. They aren’t hazardous yet rather blemishing. Because of them we are embarrassed to wear shorts, a top or a mini skirt. Even visiting a swimming pool doesn’t belong to the most enjoyable ways of spending leisure time, especially when we have to expose our stretch marks to the sunlight.

They frequently happen to women after pregnancy because, at this time, belly skin stretches and breasts get bigger quickly. Moreover, stretch marks appear during puberty when we grow fast. Our body mass increases and skin doesn’t keep up with producing collagen. Breaking fibres create blemishing net of pink lines which gets brighter with time and stands out on tanned skin. If I were to enumerate all the causes of stretch marks, I would give you 5 of them:

• pregnancy (excess of cortisol weakens collagen fibres);
• rapid body mass increase (putting on weight or sudden growth during adolescence period);
• rapid body mass loss (yes, this is another cause of stretch marks);
• taking hormonal drugs and birth control pills;
• intensive physical exercises (e.g. at the gym).

Ok, since we know what encourages stretch marks, let’s think how to get them removed, or maybe is it possible to prevent them?

How to get rid of stretch marks? Let me worn you: this won’t be an easy task… the later you decided to deal with this problem, the worse. The issue here is that, in general, we notice these skin blemishes too late – and when it comes to these cruds, they are easier to fight back when attacked at their early stage of development. Sadly, the moment when stretch marks start forming is… insensible. The tiger stripes appear fast but not everyone is able to spot them right off the bat (males have an additional impediment because in most cases these are their backs that are affected by stretch marks). Many women claim that they can see stretch marks only when their skin gets tanned. Then it becomes clear to notice these white lines exposed on darker skin.

Stretch marks can be combated at home, yet it will be much easier to win this battle when they are ‘fresh’ – so in other words, if they aren’t old ‘slashes’ of pale colour, but fresh, pinkish scars.

Hm, so: let’s put our money where our mouth is ✌(◕‿-)✌

Home ways of dealing with stretch marks

1. Aloe-and-olive scrub

Minor stretch marks can be treated with body scrub which will increase body skin elasticity and stimulate collagen fibres to more efficient work. To create your own body scrub, you can mix aloe with olive oil and add sugar. Also, if you care for smoothing and making your skin even more elastic, you can enrich your body scrub with natural yoghurt, as well. This white dairy product will help our homemade cosmetic gain appropriate consistency so it will be easier to distribute it all over your skin.

2. Multivitamin body oil

It is suitable as a mask dealing with body parts affected by stretch marks and as an emollient used for skin massaging. Just mix the content of capsule containing vitamin E (or when in a bottle, you can use approximately 10 drops) either with olive oil or almond oil (it deals with scars equally well). Add a spoon of lemon juice or liquid vitamin C (also around 10 drops). The last piece of information, before applying your DIY cosmetic, you can massage your body first.

3. Ivy, horsetail and chestnut

I know, I know 🙂 This might sound as if it was taken from some great-grandma beauty guidebook but, believe me, extracts from these plants deal with stretch marks incredibly well because they reinforce blood vessels and moisturise skin fast. Of course, I’m not going to suggest you to collect herbs in the moonlight and brew them at the stroke of midnight. However, it’d be enough just to reach for a stretch mark cream enriched with the above-mentioned substances.

How to prevent stretch marks?

It appears that sometimes it is possible to avoid stretch marks.

Ok, none of us is able to predict when puberty strikes and when the body starts growing fast. Luckily, we are able to take up action when we get pregnant (so form the very moment we learn the amazing news about little being developing inside your belly). Therefore, you can start applying appropriate creams to the very body parts prone to stretch marks (typical for pregnant women).

Did you know that too little amount of zinc in your diet (especially of pregnant women) favours stretch marks development? It happens this way because this element is responsible for good state and elasticity of skin as well as it takes an active part in collagen synthesis. So, mothers-to-be: find your favourite source or zinc! 🙂

Dear Ladies 🙂 I do realize that sometimes it is really hard but… do your best to stay away from sudden, uncontrolled body mass fluctuations. The quicker it takes for your body either to win or lose some additional inches, the juicer titbit your skin becomes for stretch marks. For that reason, the perfect situation is to keep losing weight at a moderate pace, or control your body mass and stop collecting fat. I know myself that it’s possible to do this, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Advanced ways of dealing with stretch marks. How to remove them at a beauty parlour’s?

When your stretch marks start skinning over – there is nothing much a cream can do. Basically, such products are only able to reduce visibility of the skin blemishes, yet they are not powerful enough to get rid of them completely. Luckily, you can solve the problem thanks to ADVANCED MISSION CARRIED OUT AT A BEAUTY PARLOUR’S. If your stretch marks happen to rather big, you can have them eliminated due to invasive treatment called Low-level laser therapy. If the stretch marks aren’t as considerable in size, you can expose them either to dermabrasion or mesotherapy. In other words, if it is too late to get rid of stretch marks using home remedies, you can seek help at a beauty parlour’s.

Nevertheless, I’m curious whether you have your own methods of dealing with stretch marks? Tell me about it below! 🙂