Gaining or losing weight in a short period of time has a great impact on the body and especially on the skin. The skin doesn’t have enough time to adjust to the changes and as it expands, stretch marks are created.
You don’t have to necessarily get pregnant to get them, they can appear when you gain weight no matter what the reasons, and they can also appear on your hips and legs, not just your abdomen, basically all over your body.
Additionally, workouts can develop stretch marks especially when individuals engage in rapid muscle growth or experience significant weight fluctuations.
What can you do about them? Hydration and a few tricks will help you with prevention and healing.
How to get rid of stretch marks:
1. Drink plenty of water
Hydrating the skin from the inside, is the most important factor, not just for helping to get rid of stretch marks but also for your general health. Drink at least one and a half liters of water per day.
2. Eat foods that are rich in vitamins
Vitamins A, C, and E are great in prevention and also in healing, they help the collagen to be produced and make your skin be more elastic.
3. Use oils before bathing for the hydration of the skin like extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil
Apply it before you go into the shower, at least 30 minutes before, great nutrients and antioxidants will be absorbed by the skin and help its elasticity.
4. Use rich moisturizing creams after bathing
You can prepare at home a great remedy from cocoa butter and other ingredients. You will need the following: half cup cocoa butter, 1 tbsp apricot kernel oil, 1 tbsp wheat germ oil, 1 tbsp vitamin E, and 2 tbsp beeswax (grated). Mix everything and heat until all the ingredients melt together. Take a clean jar and store it in the fridge. Massage it to your skin after bathing and let it soak in.
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I am very prone to stretch marks and have them just about every where from being a teen. They totally snuck up on me as they weren’t red or pink. While they will always be there forever they aren’t hugely noticeable due to my extreme light skin. Currently I’m 32 weeks pregnant and at 29 weeks on my right hip (near my bum) I started to get pink zigzags, immediately I started with a high quality 100%SHEA BUTTER and they stopped in their tracks and began to fade. Shea butter is a great skin care product covering everything from sun screen, sun burns, heat burns, swelling, itching, moisturising (skin and hair) and a replacement for polysporin .
How to get the creams?