Stretching marks are caused when your skin gets tight due to frequent cell growth or loss of moisture. This occurs especially during pregnancy as your body produces more estrogen, which stimulates cellular activity. When you workout, your muscles can get very tight and pull tightly on your skin. This is why people often notice fine…
The vast majority of people do not worry about their skin tone or texture, but instead focus more on how they want to look like and what products fit with their lifestyle. Staying in budget is an important factor, too! However, as we age, our hormones begin to slow down at the root level. This…
The way our skin grows is by experiencing something new, changing that experience, and then observing the effects. When you get new clothes or shoes, some area of your body will want to stick around for a while to show off in the new look! The same thing happens with your skin. If you read…
The other day I was doing some research online about the most beautiful natural makeup looks and I came across one girl’s review of her tried and true favorite bronzer. She mentioned that it did not match her skin tone very well, so she gave herself a few low-cost trims to get a better color…
The vast majority of people have strong genes that cause their skin to try really hard to heal itself. When this doesn’t work, we get stretch marks. Stretch marks occur when there is an imbalance in the amount of collagen and elastin present in the dermis (the top layer) of your skin. Collagen helps keep…
Palmer’s is a pretty well known company when it comes to skin care products. They’ve got lotions and creams for nearly everything you can think of. Perhaps their most popular items, though, are the ones designed for pregnancy. These include Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion, Tummy Butter, and a few others. These products are specifically…
Going through a pregnancy and finding that your skin is beginning to develop the deeply grooved, discolored scars known as stretch marks? Unfortunately, that’s no surprise. Most women wind up getting these scars during pregnancy because of how much the body expands and stretches the skin while your baby is growing. Thankfully, though, there are…
Tired of seeing those unsightly stretch marks on your skin but aren’t prepared to drop mounds of money into surgery to get rid of them? Well, there are alternative treatments that don’t cost nearly as much money and, for most people, still work. One such treatment is using a stretch mark cream. Today we’re going…
What’s the most popular stretch mark cream brand available? Visit any pregnancy forum or even answers website and you’ll more than likely figure it out. The answer? Mederma. This company has made a huge name for itself with their treatments for both scars and stretch marks. But the most popular product they own is Stretch…
Stretch marks may not be physically painful, but heaven knows they cause a ton of emotional grief for both women and, in some cases, men. They’re hideous, hard to get under control, and are devastating to a person’s self esteem. So what can be done? Well, luckily, there are a few different methods to minimize…
This cream is loaded. I give Basq NYC full credit for using first-class ingredients (more later), but there were some other concerns when I placed that first order. The official product name is Basq Intensive Treatment Stretch Mark Butter. Basq claims that it can both prevent stretch marks and help get rid of stretch marks…
With naturally-sourced extracts and oils, this stretch mark prevention cream will keep skin hydrated, resilient, and elastic, which prevents skin tears or stretch marks. The TriLASTIN Maternity Stretch Mark Prevention Cream is a natural, paraben-free choice that doesn’t allow stretch marks to form as the body changes during pregnancy. It contains a unique blend of…