Palmer's Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks works wonders. Aside from reducing the marks you already have, it prevents them in the future.

Also if you can find straight cocoa butter -it should be really thick and kinda waxy- thats probably the best. I used to have stretch marks on my boobs, mine were semi-deep and a light purple, plus I have fair skin so I was AHHHHHHHHH! I used it one night before bed, woke up, flashed my mirror and they were gone! Well...the color was at least, most people, even models have them on their boobs.

And Neosporin (sp?) works pretty well too, also you can try Mederma (sp?).

Good luck!

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I am trying to lose about 15 to 20 pounds and I am currently using Clarins Total Body Lift, it's to help my cellutite look less dimply and I hear you can lose an inch a month if you use it day and night. I also am using the Victoria's Secret Firming Body Lotion from their Spa line. I use that as my lotion on top of Clarins. Good Luck...

I've been using the Palmers coco butter for stretch marks cream for a week or so and can see *slight* improvement but before that i was using pure coco butter. I did see a difference but the over wheleming smell put me off in the end. The actual stretchmark lotion is less strong in scent.

I have been doing squats and lunges 3 times a week, as well as my regular 40 minute cardio. I have paired this with exfoliating daily with a loofah and Dove's moisturizing body wash followed by Vaseline Intensive Care's Renew & Protect lotion. I have seen a noticable improvement in my cellulite! I am excited about the next month or two because I think I might actually be able to get it all to go away!!

agreed--i've been using palmers for years and my stretchmarks have been fading nicely.

I'm only 14 and have stretch marks because i started tumbling in 7th grade and and i had scrawny legs and because i started tumbling so much i got a lot of muscle in my thighs REALLY fast and now i have stretch marks on the inside and upper outside of my thighs. I'm going to try some of the tips on here but i'm guessing there's not much I can do about them.

well ive heard cocoa butter is a good way to "lighten" or make it not so noticable. if they are stretch marks (deep stretch marks) then theres no way to make them really disappear.

but to prevent stretch marks dont scratch !! you know when you feel that itchy sensation where stretch marks would appear. gather up some self control and leave it alone.
the reason it itches is because the skin is stretching (duh!!) so the tissues are weak. by stretching them you tear the tissues opening them up and therefore creating deeper marks

I would just like to say:

EVERYONE has stretch marks. I have a lot on my inner thighs and I'm a size zero Having gotten them at 14, I just don't care anymore. They look like tiger stripes anyways, and tigers are sexy.

its cocoa butter and vitamin e oil all the way for me and my preg-nated ass, buddy!

t: i just wanted to say, uchina, you are too friggin hilarious. tigers are sexy!

I have stretch marks on my belly from gaining weight so fast. I went through depression in high school, and my vice wound up being eating...needless to say, I went from a size 12 to a 16. (No worries about my mental health, I'm glad to say that I am doing a million times better!) Anyways, there's no way that my stretch marks are going to disappear completely, but many of them have faded away pretty well. I scrub 2-3x a week with The Body Shop's Papaya Body Scrub as well as use Palmer's Cocoa Butter lotion. Seems to be working well

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I'm in my seventh month of pregnancy, and I read everything I can get my hands on about pregnancy. Everything I've read says that studies show that nothing prevents stretch marks. Like cellulite, they're genetic. Minimizing the look of them sounds possible, but I'm skeptical of anything that claims to make them disappear completely or prevent them, especially if you end up spending a ton of money on a product.

i have stretch marks on the back of my knees and below my waist. i've had them since i was in grade school (growth spurt) and no matter how much cocoa butter and moisturizing cream i've used over the years, they never disappeared nor diminished ... until i've used strivectin-sd. i've been using this behind my knees and i've seen improvement on the depth of the lines and the texture of the skin. the white/silver scars no longer look as dimply and bold; they look much closer to the skintone that if i use miniskirt these days, i just put a bit of concealer, heh.

at this point, i would like to do the same thing with those by my waists and bum but strivectin at 135 (sephora or neiman marcus) or 98 bucks(costco) for a very long time, i've completely accepted that these marks are my medal of honor growing up, lol. tiger-stripes sounds more fashionable though!!

I'm not too concerned about stretch marks, but I absolutely hate my legs and my cellulite. It's the cause of all my complexes and low self esteem... When I have lots of money I think I will get a mesotherapy treatment.

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I read on one of the posts here, LUSH's dream cream works for stretch marks.

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