Stretch Marks Oil
Stretch marks that appear on the skin cannot be completely removed, but it is possible to make them less visible. There are many ways, but the most popular oil gained from stretch marks. That is, it will not only almost completely get rid of striae, but also reduce the appearance of orange peel, and also nourishes the skin with beneficial substances.
Kinds
On the shelves of shops and pharmacies you can see a huge assortment of ready-to-use oil mixtures from various manufacturers. But they can also be prepared at home on their own, depending on allergic reactions, personal preferences, financial position and state of health. So, some oils cannot be used during pregnancy, for example, rosemary, black cumin and some others.
All used in the fight against stretch marks oils can be divided into three large groups:
- Natural oils that were used even by our grandmothers and great-grandmothers. The most affordable and simple is sunflower oil, while high efficiency shows both unrefined and refined oil. No less popular are oils such as olives, cocoa, apricot, peach, argan, linseed, coconut, wheat germ, camphor, sea buckthorn, almond. All of them effectively nourish the skin, increase the level of collagen in it, stimulate the growth of intact skin cells and promote their rapid regeneration. This group includes such oils as castor, shea, peach oil, ayurvedic, amaranth, avocado oil and grape seed oil.
- Essential oils, are used as widely as natural, acting, as a rule, as one of the components of mixtures used in the fight against stretch marks.
- Cosmetic oils are made from natural plant materials. Such oils help not only to get rid of the existing strii, but also help to prevent the appearance of new ones. The big advantage is that they can be used every day. These mixtures are presented in a wide range, but the most popular Weleda, Mama Comfort, Bubchen, Sanosan and others. The big plus is that such oils can be used both by themselves and in combination with other oils.
Essential extracts include a fairly wide group of products, so they should be discussed in more detail.
In the fight against striae, essential oils are not used in pure form, but are used as an additional component. Use them in small quantities. The most effective showed such oils as:
- Mandarin and Jasmine, promote increase of skin elasticity, and also make existing stretch marks less noticeable.
- Lemon and rose oil, and lavender essential oil relaxes skin cells, soothes and whitens striae.
- Orange and Neroli Oil strengthen the skin, normalize the production of melanin, have a warming effect, which allows not only to reduce stretch marks, but also to reduce the appearance of cellulite. The same actions have cinnamon oil, juniper.
- Ylang-ylang essential oil, sandalwood and anise contribute not only to reduce stretch marks, but also prevent new ones, normalize the skin’s water-fat balance, and actively nourish it.
- Tea tree, grapefruit, pomegranate and argan oil they help not only to whiten the striae, reduce their size, but also contribute to the overall toning of the skin.
- Sesame oil, rose and ikar tonify the skin, reduce existing stretch marks, protect against the appearance of new ones and soothe it.
- Medellas oil is the most effective not only in the fight against stretch marks, but also orange peel. Smoothes the skin surface and its tone, reduces the size of strii several times.
- Cedar oil, as well as rosehip and almond essential oil, actively soften the skin, saturate it with vitamins and promote better regeneration.
Application
The use of all previously described types of mixtures and extracts is very wide. All of them can be used not only to eliminate old striae, but also as a prevention to prevent the appearance of new ones. It is also important that they not only help to get rid of scars in a short period, but also help get rid of skin laxity.
All these oil extracts can also be used after childbirth, they can be used independently, added to a cream or body lotion, wrappings or home scrubs can be done with them. All these procedures together will help not only to get rid of stretch marks, but also old scars, sagging skin on the buttocks, chest and abdomen.
Some types of these mixtures can be drunk, so that the body will receive all the necessary polysaturated fats and vitamins. Clean the stomach, and the stomach left after the birth of the child into the world, significantly reduced.
Separate conversation deserves and oil from stretch marks, which simultaneously fights cellulite. It will help to make the figure much better at once by two indicators. It almost completely removes striae, and due to the so-called hydraulic strength of this mixture, the excess fluid leaves the body, and with it the orange peel disappears.
Recipes
At the moment, all types of oils, without exception, can be used in several variations: in pure form, as an additive to a cream or lotion, as a component of wrapping mixtures, or as an ingredient to create a scrub at home. Of course, to achieve the best result is possible only with their complex use.
It is best to first clean the skin with a scrub from the cornified particles, then make a special wrap, and only then apply a special mixture to the problem areas. This set of procedures should be performed three times a week.
You can prepare a scrub at home with your own hands in two ways:
- Mix badyagi powder, sugar and salt in proportions 1: 3: 3. To the mixture, add two parts of any natural oil and 10 drops of essential extract of your choice. The resulting scrub must be applied to a slightly damp skin and intensively rubbed into it for 5 minutes. Badyaga sold in pharmacies.
- It is necessary to mix in equal parts sleeping natural coffee and honey. Add vitamin E capsules. Per 100 grams of the finished mixture will need two capsules. And here we add 10 drops of cinnamon essential oil. Or 5 drops of orange and neroli extract. We use the mixture, as in the first recipe.
The use of such scrubs allows you to cleanse the skin of dead cells, warm it and expand the pores. Now that the skin is ready, it is necessary to prepare special masks to reduce stretch marks.
Masks
The principle of action of all masks against stretch marks is simple, it is necessary to put them on the skin prepared in advance, cover the top with cling film and leave for one hour. After the time the mixture is removed from the body with cool water. The most effective masks are:
- In cosmetic clay, diluted with warm water or milk, to the consistency of thick cream, you must add ether extract of grapefruit and lemon. 4 tablespoons of clay will require 5 drops of ether extract.
- To 100 ml of base natural oil should be added 10 ml of lavender ester or geranium.
- If stretch marks are old, then you should use this mask. For 30 ml of olive base, you will need 9 drops of shea extract and tea tree, as well as 5 drops of neroli. Everything is thoroughly mixed and applied to problem areas.
- Ayurvedichesky oil can be used in pure form in fight against not old stretch marks.
- A mixture of 10 g of jojoba extract mixed with 3 drops of lavender is also an excellent mask.
In addition to these masks and wraps, you should also use oil lotions, which will help to get rid of annoying stretch marks much faster.
Oil lotions
All of them are prepared on the same principle. Essential extracts are added to the base oil base. Such mixtures can be applied once or even twice in 24 hours. It is best to use them after water treatments. Add essential extracts can be to your liking and in accordance with the goal.
For example, if in addition to getting rid of stretch marks, you need to get rid of cellulite, it is best to apply lotions from base oil mixed with extracts of lemon, cinnamon, grapefruit, juniper and ylang-ylang.
If you want to reduce the flabbiness of the skin and add shine to it, then extracts of neroli, rose, lavender, honeysuckle, and grape seed are best as essential supplements.
Do not forget that it is the ether extracts that should be used with great care. Their excess will not help to remove striae faster, but it can cause a serious burn. Therefore, when creating lotions, masks or enriching creams, it is worth remembering that you should not add more than 15 drops per 100 grams of base.
You can learn more about essential oils from stretch marks from the following video.
Top Rated
But do not forget about oil products, aimed at combating striae from different manufacturers. Earlier, we have already said that today such products are presented in a wide range. If you still prefer to use ready-made oil mixtures, then we recommend you pay attention to the rating of the best manufacturers of these products:
- Very good oil Johnson's baby. Deserved to be in the first place. The manufacturer is very famous and its product is of the highest quality. This product acts as a base when dealing with existing stretch marks. But applying it without any additives, you can reliably protect yourself from the appearance of stretch marks.
- Weleda. This product helps to increase skin tone, perfectly prevents the appearance of new stretch marks and intensively helps to reduce existing ones.
- Spray oil from stretch marks Mama Comfort. Inexpensive, effective and importantly hypoallergenic.
- Sanosan copes with the task. High quality and reasonable price make it very attractive for many women.
- Bubchen. Well-known manufacturer of products for children and mothers. This product, like all other products, is very effective and, most importantly, safe. The only negative is that the decrease in stretch marks is not as fast as we would like.
- Mustela. Sufficiently expensive oil mixture, contributing mainly to the prevention of stretch marks. Fighting existing ones is not as effective as the products presented above.
- Topfer. Despite the fact that the manufacturer indicates this product as actively struggling with existing striations, reviews suggest that such a product contributes to their prevention.
- HippA sufficiently effective means, which for some reason has not received wide acceptance of consumers. Low cost and sufficient efficiency make it a worthy competitor.
Reviews
If we talk in general, the use of oils of all kinds, has received fairly widespread popularity and positive feedback from women. The natural composition, the possibility of using in several different ways, high efficiency at low cost are precisely those advantages that ladies focus on.Without exception, all note that with regular use of oil extracts, stretch marks are noticeably reduced, and some disappear altogether, the skin is smoothed and brightens, and problem areas are tightened.
Oils of all kinds, today are one of the most effective, and at the same time inexpensive ways to deal with stretch marks. Their regular use will allow you not only to significantly reduce stretch marks, but also to improve the condition of the skin as a whole.
Even more helpful tips on how to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy in the next video.