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Lotion for stretch marks Posted: 03-17-08 15:47pm
Lotion doesn't prevent stretch marks? I
read it on-line saying that lotion will
not prevent you from getting stretch marks
only the itchness that comes with stretch
marks. I thought using cocoa butter
lotion prevents stretch marks??? It this
is not true I'm going to stop bathing
myself in cocoa butter every night.
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Ingi
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Posted: 03-17-08 15:57pm
Lotion does not prevent stretchmarks.
Stretchmarks are hereditary. Moisturizing
your skin can lessen them though. Cocoa
butter will not hurt and may keep you from
getting them really badly.
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krystineM
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Posted: 03-17-08 15:59pm
cocoa butter does not prevent stretch
marks, if your gonna get them, you'll get
them, it only helps blisters, itching and
dry skin from getting stretch marks.
my sis in law spent all kinds of money on
cocoa butter creams, she said these exact
words.
its good to still use it though, cuz some
pregnant women get bad blisters and it
helps prevent that, but as for stretch
marks, if you get them, you'll get them.
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STB7542
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Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 66 Location: Parker, CO
Posted: 03-17-08 16:05pm
Ok good, thanks for the help ladies. It's
not in my family to get stretch marks, as
my mom, aunt or grandma never had them so
I hope I keep up that tradition. But now
I can chill out on the bottle of cocoa
butter a week that I was going
through..hahaha.
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 03-17-08 18:13pm
You're lucky.
I just started getting them on my tummy
(35wks) and the thick cocoa butter I'm
using is helping more than I thought.
But no, it doesn't prevent them. But it
helps A LOT with the itchiness.
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krystineM
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Posted: 03-17-08 19:32pm
i didnt get the maternity cocoa and shea
butter one[not sure the exact brand name],
the smell turned me off, so i got the
Vaseline Cocoa Butter deep conditioning. i
have really dry skin right now, and i
found that this one helps keep my skin
moisturized all day and doesnt make my
skin so peely..especially on my boobs lol
My mom got them, most the women in my
family got them...so im doomed to get them
too, i just hope i have good elasticity,
so they arent so noticable after
pregnancy!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-17-08 21:08pm
pretty much what everyone else said. The
funny thing is I didn't get a single
stretch mark until after i
had my son. Then when my skin went back
into place I found out I had them all over
my butt. So
don't do like me and think you're in the
clear and brag about not getting them. At
least until a month or so after you have
your baby...
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 03-17-08 23:10pm
Stretch marks form from extreme weight
gain OR weight LOSS. So it makes sense you
got them AFTER you had him. Same thing
happened to my friend. I blame it on her
bragging her entire pregnancy
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Emma2
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Posted: 03-18-08 08:09am
i didnt get a single stretch mark and yes,
nothing will stop them no amount of cocoa
butter , oils and expensive gimmicks. All
you can do is hydrate to soothe itchiness
of the stretching skin.
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rosejackson
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Posted: 03-18-08 08:23am
Lotion doesn't prevent stretchmarks, just
softens the skin. I used palmers cocoa
butter throughout my pregnancy with
william, mainly because i loved the smell.
it helped the itching and dry skin, but i
still got stretchmarks
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jessamyn
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Posted: 03-18-08 10:25am
Ingi
wrote:
Lotion does not prevent
stretchmarks. Stretchmarks are hereditary.
Moisturizing your skin can lessen them
though. Cocoa butter will not hurt and may
keep you from getting them really
badly.
So
don't do like me and think you're in the
clear and brag about not getting them. At
least until a month or so after you have
your baby... 
