Stretchmarks

[charlie_lael]

I have a question for the mamas and anybody with stretchmarks. lol.

Does anybody have a healthy, non-expensive, way to lighten stretchmarks? I know you can't get rid of them as they are scars, but you can lighten them quite a lot so as they're practically un noticable.

I've tried Mederma and it doesn't seem to work for me really.. plus it's a little pricy. Does anybody have any home remedies? Or do you perhaps know of a secret magical place that sells non pricey goodies? Lol.

These stretch marks are driving me nuts!

 

[MummyToAmberx]

I've never used anything, best thing was losing weight

 

[letia659]

Ive tried the maderma to and no luck only thing is they have faded some with time but I have so many and my stomach is covered that I dont think they will ever fade off any more Im hoping losing weight will help I have used the tanning bed and that is the only way I have ever camoflauged them a little but thats not healthy so I just dont really bother with it much anymore

 

[charlie_lael]

Thanks for your input. I've read online that lemon juice helps bleach the stretch marks? Weird huh? I guess it wouldn't hurt to try; it's just lemon juice. ha ha.

 

[babyfromgod]

spray tans really help, i got one once and they were barely noticeable

 

[letia659]

spray tans really help, i got one once and they were barely noticeable

I was wondering if a spray tan would work thats alot healthier than tanning beds I may try that

 

[starangel27]

ive been using sunbeds for past 2 weeks & already a big difference

 

[CLH_X3]

ive been using sunbeds for past 2 weeks & already a big difference

Iv been using the beds aswel for a week now and I swear when I het off the bed there more redder!!

 

[letia659]

ive been using sunbeds for past 2 weeks & already a big difference

Iv been using the beds aswel for a week now and I swear when I het off the bed there more redder!!

yea they are redder at first but once youve laid a few times and get some color that goes away and they become alot less noticeable

 

[harvey]

i find palmers coco butter realllly helps.. iv got a scar where i had my appendix removed and after about 2 weeks it had faded to a light pink rather than a horrible purple x

 

[bananaboat]

For me, the only thing that has really worked is... time. I have stretchmarks from my growthspurts and get new ones so easily from gaining or losing any amount of weight or changing body shape. My oldest ones that are probably 10-15 years old are barely noticable at this point.

Tanning helps, too, as others have mentioned.