Home Remedies For Stretch Marks
Stretch marks are usually a stretching of the inner layer of skin, the dermis. The fragile assembly of the skin is disrupted and the harm can be seen through the transparent epidermis. Newer stretch marks are reddish to almost purple in color, and they eventually disappear gradually to a silvery white, shades lighter than your natural skin tone.
Who gets stretch marks?
Anyone can get stretch marks and they are very common, although they tend to occur more often in women than in men. The areas of the body most commonly affected by stretch marks are the abdomen (stomach), the buttocks and the thighs.
Signs of stretch marks:
An early sign of stretch marks developing is when an area of skin becomes flattened and thin with a pink colour. This may also occasionally be itchy. Soon reddish or purplish lines develop (striae rubra). Over time these lighten to become whitish or flesh-coloured and much less conspicuous. Stretch marks are usually several centimetres long and 1-10 mm wide. Those caused by corticosteroid use or Cushing’s syndrome are often larger and wider and may involve other regions, including the face.
Stretch Marks Home Remedies
- Prepare a mixture by adding seven drops of lavender oil and a few drops of chamomile oil to an ounce
- Consume seeds and nuts that contain zinc. They will prove effective in removing stretch marks.
- In a blender, mix ½ cup olive oil, ¼ cup Aloe vera gel, liquid from 6 Vitamin E capsules and liquid from 4 Vitamin A capsules. Store it in a container and place it in the refrigerator. Apply this mixture wherever stretch marks appear.
- Cocoa butter is beneficial in treating stretch marks. Apply it two times a day, in the morning as well as in the evening, over the affected area. This would help remove the marks.
- Aroma oil is beneficial in treating stretch marks problem. Apply some of this oil on the stretch marks and massage well.
- Includes lots of green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, liver and dairy products in your diet.
- Rub the affected area with apricot scrub. This is likely to remove the stretch marks gradually.
Good to know:
Keep in mind the more weight you gain during pregnancy the more likely you are to have stretch marks. Normally the skin is elastic and capable of stretching quite a bit, however for some women the changes that occur during pregnancy are very drastic. These rapid fluctuations of weight and skin stretching can result in stretch marks.
>See also: Causes & Symptoms of Stretch Mark<
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[...] Stretch marks (also well-known as striae distensae) are part of a condition affecting the skin, and are commonly found in the population. These white, smooth, linear lesions can be found anywhere on the body and are associated to stretching of the skin. The most usual area to be affected by stretch marks include the breasts, buttocks, thighs and lateral abdomen. Stretch marks appear to be a type of scarring that occurs in the dermal layer of the skin, as a consequence of an altered healing response and replacement of collagen. They are separated from the usual skin by dense collagen bundles. The following image shows the area of a patient’s thigh, which has been affected by stretch marks. The red colouring indicates that the stretch marks are of latest onset. The appendages normally display in skin – as well as hair follicles, sweat glands and other structures are absent in areas affected by stretch marks. [...]