Best stretch mark cream?

I got my first stretch mark this past week and I started using cocoa butter, but is there anything better?

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My friend used cocoa butter and bio oil (I think that was the name)

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I started with Palmer's but now I am using Nivea ....some people swear by mama mio, I haven't tried that one yet

Best stretch mark cream?

I love mama mio! I am only 18 weeks but I have gone up 2 cup sizes already. So far so good.

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I use cocoa butter and vitamin E oil

Best stretch mark cream?

It is pretty much all genetic, but I love bio-oil (kept my skin from getting too itchy as well).

I tried Mama Mio, but it was really expensive. You can get bio-oil in Costco or Target, and I found that each bottle lasted a long time.

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I bought mama mio cream but haven't used it really yet.

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I use mama mio

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genetics, no cream involved

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I feel like once u get one stretch mark they then just keep multiplying... I used cocoa butter n it didnt work. By the end of my pregnancy i looked like a road map lol but i can assure u that if ur light skin they definetly get less noticeable after u give birth.

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Unfortunately, no type of cocoa butter will treat and/or prevent stretch marks which are scars. You'll either get them or you won't. Just use whatever lotion you like the best to prevent itching.

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Palmers is great!!

Best stretch mark cream?

jojoba oil- i have used this everyday and not one stretch mark! I am now 38 weeks and still am not itchy either. I get the NOW brand and order from Amazon. Trust me, it is worth the $25 for the 16 oz bottle.

Best stretch mark cream?

bio oil

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I love bio oil ! I agree it depends a lot of genetics, but it does eliminate the itchy stretchy feel

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Yeah, sad to say its pretty much genetics.

The only thing that can cause them aside from genetics is gaining or losing a ton of weight really fast -- which I know you aren't.

Someone gave me a bottle of Mama Mio and I put it on just because it smells good. Other days I put just regular lotion on. I got a bottle of Vaseline lotion which was also supposed to help itchy skin because my belly was getting itchy feeling at times.

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Posted by AScottWolf

Unfortunately, no type of cocoa butter will treat and/or prevent stretch marks which are scars. You'll either get them or you won't. Just use whatever lotion you like the best to prevent itching.

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I used the Mama Mio cream on my stomach every day from 5 weeks until the end. I didn't get a single stretch mark even though I have them elsewhere on my body from when I went through puberty. I'm now 9 weeks post partum.