How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks

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Sea salt and sea water are perfect for skin and nails and help if not to remove stretch marks then to prevent them. Regular baths with sea salt can be a perfect way to relax and make your skin smoother and firmer and your nails less brittle. Sea water also helps to eliminate small acne and irritation of skin. But remember that if you don’t have a chance to swim in sea water and want to have a bath with sea salt, then the temperature of the water must be no higher than 98,6-100.4 degree Fahrenheit and you don’t have to use soap or other chemical liquids. Take a shower without any gel or soap after the bath and make a gentle massage of the body with a moistening cream.

You can make a wonderful scrub, which helps to make stretch marks thinner and lighter in color. Take a spoonful of sea salt and a teaspoonful of coffee grounds. Mix them together and use as a scrub in a shower. If you have a sensitive skin, you can add several drops of olive oil or lavender or tea tree oil not to scratch it.

My previous posts lack photos and some of the readers may have only a slight notion of stretch marks and can confuse them with scars or other imperfections of skin. Today I decided to change the situation and to add stretch marks pictures with comments. So, let’s start:
1. Small stretch marks, the ones, which can be totally removed with stretch marks creams or massage:

Can see nothing? Correct, because, as a rule, they can be seen only when examined very carefully. They are minor slight lines or dots in problem areas.
2. Next stage. You can get rid of stretch marks, but slight signs will be left.

3. And the most serious stage – when stretch marks are thick keloid scars, which can be removed with the help of a surgery only. You’ll never have such awful stretch marks of you take care of your skin. These scars are easier to prevent than to cure!

That’s it. Take care and be beautiful!

Stretch marks are more difficult-to-get-rid-of than cellulite, belly fat or acne scars. Why is it so? The problem is that stretch marks appear as a result of dermis tearing, so the upper layer of skin is damaged as it’s a real problem to restore it or make new cells of dermis appear in the place of the damaged ones. That’s why if you have thick and old stretch marks, you can make them smaller, but if you want to get rid of stretch marks with no signs, you’ll have to use not only creams and massage, but look for more radical methods (laser and chemical skin dermobrasia, surgeries, etc.).
When we asked our readers to write what they think about the possibility to get rid of stretch marks, the opinions divided.

As a mother of 2 kids, I can say that only a surgery is the solution, as stretch marks will never go away if you use creams or lotions only.

When I was pregnant, I noticed that small stretch marks started to appear at the bottom of the belly. I started to use Revitol stretch marks cream and they disappeared in 1, 5 a month. My luck!

I have lost 20 pounds and only then noticed in what poor condition my skin was! I have tried everything I could to get rid of stretch marks and cellulite and only coffee grounds and cocoa butter massage, combined with fitness worked.

A lot depends on the age, individual skin type (light skin is more prone to stretch marks), hormonal level, lifestyles and many other factors. No wonder, that different approaches work for different people, as only individual scheme of stretch marks treatment helps to reach good results.

If you have stretch marks and they poison your life, you have to choose a safe and effective way to get rid of stretch marks. Nowadays there exist quite a lot of stretch marks removals, but not all of them help to reach the desired effect. Some can even be harmful and potentially dangerous for health.

The most common stretch removals include:

• Chemical removals
• Laser treatment
• Dermabrasion
• Prescription meds

Some doctors claim that prescription retinoids help to remove stretch marks. Retinoids are chemical substances related to Vitamin A. They play an important role in the creation of epithelial cells and help to get rid of stretch mark on early stages.

Chemical, mechanical and laser stretch marks removals are all based on the same principle: they remove the upper layer of skin, thus erasing slight stretch marks. The evident minuses of all these removals are: after them skin looks red and raw and one needs a long period of rehabilitation (about 3-5 months) and it doesn’t help to combat deep scars, wrinkles and stretch marks.

To get rid of stretch marks, you have to follow these recommendations:

1. Neutralize the causes of stretch marks
2. Massage your skin with creams containing retinoids, vitamins A and E, cocoa butter and coffee extracts regularly
3. Consider the variant of chemical or laser stretch marks removal in case you have many bigscars
4. Don’t expect quick results. As a rule, the process takes from 6 months to several years.
5. Reconsider your diet and make it more balanced, as extra weight is one of the main causes of stretch marks.