Every women has a time in their life when she is prone to develop stretch marks. Some women just have a genetic predisposition to stretch marks and get them without significant reasons. In order to prevent stretch marks, some doctors recommend stomach moisturizing during pregnancy. But it doesn’t mean it could help everyone. For some women stomach moisturizing prevents stretch marks, but some are simply prone to them. About 80% of pregnant women develop stretch marks to some degree.

The skin needs to be more flexible to be prepared for pregnancy. Balanced diet, being well-hydrated and moisturizing the pregnant belly help avoid stretch marks. What is also to do with stretch marks is to use creams or undergo laser treatments; dermabrasion is one more remedy. Collagen hydrolysates, Gotu Kola extract and vitamin E can reduce the chance of the occurrence of stretch marks. In case they are too deep they can be removed by more drastic methods provided by the modern medicine. But if it’s not the case, the mentioned ingredients help significantly improve the appearance of the existing stretch marks.

Other women never develop stretch marks even after 4 pregnancies, but such lucky ones  are rare species. I am sharing with you  some other remedies for stretch marks, which, though they are effective against stretch marks, can be made at your home.

 Here are some useful tips for it:

1. Exercise more, because it tones your muscles and makes your skin more elastic.
2. Eat food with plenty of protein and rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, because they promote good tissue growth.
3. Massage your body in the places, where stretch marks occurred. In order to make the massage more effective, use olive oil.
4. Apply cocoa butter and elastin cream on the stretch marked areas of your body.
5. You can also try the following recipe against stretch marks.

1/2 cup virgin olive oil.

1/4 cup aloe vera gel.

liquid from 6 capsules of Vitamin E.

liquid from 4 capsules of Vitamin A.

Take these ingredients, mix them together in a blender. After that pour the mixture into a jar and store it in the fridge. Apply the substance on the body areas, where you have stretch marks and, as you are prone to them, apply it also on other zones without stretch marks, but where stretch marks normally appear (abdomen, hips, thighs and breasts). This will help reduce the size and appearance of the existing stretch marks and prevent their further occurrence.

There are also quite a few good products on the market if you want to try them.