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Q: Whats Better to Use?
asked by: sweet_wun on February 6th, 2007
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Just wanted to know whats better to use to help prevent and reduce stretch marks baby oil or coco butter cream?Ive been using baby oil to make my skin moisture and to stop my skin from getting dry but whats best or are they both the same?
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Emma2
replied on February 6th, 2007
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Re: Whats Better to Use?
sweet_wun wrote:
just wanted to know whats better to use to help prevent and reduce stretch marks baby oil or coco butter cream?Ive been using baby oil to make my skin moisture and to stop my skin from getting dry but whats best or are they both the same?


none...If you get them you cant stop them..Its genes not what product you use. For dry skin use palmers cocoa butter.
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sweet_wun
replied on February 6th, 2007
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Ok thank you I was just wondering,because the cocobutter I got aswell says on it that it helps prevent and reduce stretch marks but people say baby oil is good for dry skin.
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Emma2
replied on February 6th, 2007
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sweet_wun wrote:
ok thank you I was just wondering,because the cocobutter I got aswell says on it that it helps prevent and reduce stretch marks but people say baby oil is good for dry skin.


of course it says that, how else would they catch your attention and make you buy it...Bottom line is, there is nothing out there that will stop them..Sucks but its true... Baby oil is not actually good because oil does not penetrate the skin..You need to use a cream that is water based.
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Little Caseys Mommy
replied on February 6th, 2007
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My mom didn't get stretch marks
my older sister got them bad
i got them just on the side of my tummy and mybe at the most 5 on each side.
I bought a huge bottle of vitamin e jelly tablets and 3 times a day cracked some open and rubbed the vitamin e grl on my tummy. Its supposed to help with the elastic of your skin and the firmness of it, but I have to agree more with emma no matter what people say stretch marks are genetic you're either going to get them or not. Some lotions and butters might help with how visable they are but thats it
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Kia
replied on February 6th, 2007
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Cocoa butter is best because helps the skin retain it's flexibility and enable it to stretch without breaking. Wink

you can't completely prevent them, but you can minimise them. Once they happen that's it though, you have them forever. They will fade and become slight silvery lines eventually.
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