Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Natural Remedies to Remove Stretch Marks
1. Apricot Mask to Remove Stretch Marks
Many people use apricot scrub for rapid removal of stretch marks from their
skin. However, I am giving you the recipe of a mask made from apricot that you
have to apply on your stretch marks daily for at least a month or more.
Get these things:
• Apricots- 2-3
• Lukewarm water- enough to wash off your skin having marks.
• Apricots- 2-3
• Lukewarm water- enough to wash off your skin having marks.
Do this:
• Cut open the apricots and remove their seeds.
• Crush the fruits to get their paste.
• Apply this apricot paste on your stretch marks.
• Leave for about 15-20 minutes.
• Now wash off with warm water.
• Repeat everyday (you may initially do it twice a day) for a month.
• Cut open the apricots and remove their seeds.
• Crush the fruits to get their paste.
• Apply this apricot paste on your stretch marks.
• Leave for about 15-20 minutes.
• Now wash off with warm water.
• Repeat everyday (you may initially do it twice a day) for a month.
2. Aloe Vera to Remove Stretch Marks
Benefits of aloe vera are now very popular among the fans of home remedies.
This herb has in it the plant collagen which excellently repairs human skin
too. Use, as far as possible, the fresh aloe gel taken from the leaves instead
of using store bought gel.
Get this:
• Aloe vera leaf
• Aloe vera leaf
Do this:
• De-thorn the aloe vera leaf and remove its outer skin.
• Take out the sticky gel from the inside of the leaf.
• Apply this fresh aloe gel on your stretch marks.
• Now forget it for two hours.
• Wash off with water after this couple of hours.
• De-thorn the aloe vera leaf and remove its outer skin.
• Take out the sticky gel from the inside of the leaf.
• Apply this fresh aloe gel on your stretch marks.
• Now forget it for two hours.
• Wash off with water after this couple of hours.
3. Oils to Remove Stretch Marks
Natural oils are excellent emollients and they have these capacity to treat
all scalp and hair problems as also skin issues including stretch marks. You
just need to identify the right type of oil for the very purpose. You should
ideally gently massage your skin having stretch marks with oil for about half
an hour daily. However, just applying oils to the marks (something near to
soaking them in oil) can also do wonders. If doing so, you need to apply oil
for about three to four times a day. Olive oil, with all its antioxidant
properties and loads of nutrients, is considered one of the best oils for
removing stretch marks but there are many other oils that you can use. They too
are good when it comes to curing stretch marks. Here is the list.
• Olive oil
• Lavender oil
• Rose oil
• Frankincense oil
• Myrrh oil
• Geranium oil
• Helichrysum oil
• Chamomile oil
The best thing will be to mix certain oils and then apply to the marks.
Here’s the recipe.
Get this:
• lavender oil- ½ tsp
• Chamomile oil- ½ tsp
• Almond oil- 2 tsp ( you can use any other carrier oil like avocado oil, jojoba oil etc. in place of almond oil)
• lavender oil- ½ tsp
• Chamomile oil- ½ tsp
• Almond oil- 2 tsp ( you can use any other carrier oil like avocado oil, jojoba oil etc. in place of almond oil)
Do this:
• Mix lavender, chamomile oils with almond or the other carrier oil that you are using.
• Mix them well.
• Apply this oil mix to your stretch marks daily.
• Do this preferably thrice or four times a day.
• Mix lavender, chamomile oils with almond or the other carrier oil that you are using.
• Mix them well.
• Apply this oil mix to your stretch marks daily.
• Do this preferably thrice or four times a day.
4. Potato Juice to Remove Stretch Marks
This is the cheapest and one of the rapid home remedies for stretch marks.
Potato is a super food due to its many components like essential fatty acids
and a variety of phytochemicals, like carotenoids and polyphenols. It also has
loads of vitamins and minerals including Vitamin-C, B-complex, potassium,
magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and zinc. Because a potato is capable of
stimulating collagen and elastin synthesis, it can effectively restore skin
cells fading away your stretch marks.
Get this:
• Potato- 1 (medium sized)
• Knife- to cut potato
• Lukewarm water- to wash off
• Potato- 1 (medium sized)
• Knife- to cut potato
• Lukewarm water- to wash off
Do this:
• Cut the potato into thick sized slices.
• Take a slice and rub it gently over your stretch marks. Ensure to apply its juice all over your marks.
• Leave it for 5-10 minutes.
• Wash off with lukewarm water.
• Cut the potato into thick sized slices.
• Take a slice and rub it gently over your stretch marks. Ensure to apply its juice all over your marks.
• Leave it for 5-10 minutes.
• Wash off with lukewarm water.
5. Lemon Juice
to Remove Stretch Marks
Lemons have been
recognized as fine natural bleaching agents beyond doubt. The alpha hydroxy
acids (AHA) and vitamin C in lemons can efficient;y remove the dead skin and
make your stretch marks disappear fast.
Get this:
• Lemon- 1
• Warm water- to wash off
• Lemon- 1
• Warm water- to wash off
Do this:
• Cut the lemon into 2 halves.
• Take a half piece of lemon and gently rub it on your stretch marks.
• Feel it’s juice soaking into your skin.
• Do this for at least 10 minutes.
• Then wash off with warm water.
• Cut the lemon into 2 halves.
• Take a half piece of lemon and gently rub it on your stretch marks.
• Feel it’s juice soaking into your skin.
• Do this for at least 10 minutes.
• Then wash off with warm water.
To make it a
superfast remedy for stretch marks, you can mix lemon juice with other
ingredients in equal quantities (for example 1tbsp lemon juice with 1 tbsp
other juice):
• Lemon juice with cucumber juice
• Lemon juice with potato juice
• Lemon juice with tomato juice.
• Lemon juice with cucumber juice
• Lemon juice with potato juice
• Lemon juice with tomato juice.
6. Cocoa- Shea
Butter Homemade Cream to Remove Stretch Marks
If you are fed up
with all the stretch removal creams available in the market, make your own at
home. You’ll be using some very commonly available ingredients for this home
made cream- those that have been recognized as most skin friendly ingredients
by all – cocoa butter, Shea butter and vitamin E oil. The natural antioxidants
and emollient properties of cocoa butter lends it excellent moisturizing
ability which penetrates deep and fast into the skin repairing it and removing
stretch marks. The fatty acids of Shea butter, which has been used by Africans
since ages, aids cocoa butter in repairing the skin further. As Shea butter
melts at body temperature, it can be absorbed by skin very fast. Vitamin E in
your cream is a powerful antioxidant which will penetrate through the layers of
your skin and assist its natural wound healing process while removing the scars
on it.
Get this:
• Cocoa butter- 2 tsp
• Shea butter- 2tsp
• Vitamin E oil- 1 tsp
• Cocoa butter- 2 tsp
• Shea butter- 2tsp
• Vitamin E oil- 1 tsp
Do this:
• Melt the Shea butter and cocoa butter.
• Add vitamin E oil to the melted butters.
• Mix well.
• Store in a container.
• The cream will get into solid state once it cools down.
• Melt the Shea butter and cocoa butter.
• Add vitamin E oil to the melted butters.
• Mix well.
• Store in a container.
• The cream will get into solid state once it cools down.
Each time when you
apply this cream on your stretch marks, it will melt as soon as it comes in
contact with your skin. Apply this cream at least twice a day after having
bath.
7. Egg Whites to
Remove Stretch Marks
Egg white contains 40
different proteins. You can understand why it is so beneficial for skin health.
Egg whites are also rich in collagen and vitamin A and thus can treat scars or
burns too effectively. So go ahead with this remedy and apply egg white on your
stretch marks. It’s as simple as this-
• Take out the egg white by separating the yolk from the egg.
• Beat the egg white a little with a fork
• Apply on your marks.
• Leave for 15 minutes
• Wash off with water.
• Take out the egg white by separating the yolk from the egg.
• Beat the egg white a little with a fork
• Apply on your marks.
• Leave for 15 minutes
• Wash off with water.
Apply some
moisturizer or oil (like olive oil) after you pat dry the area.
8. Alfalfa to
remove Stretch Marks
Rich in amino acids,
vitamins E and K, this herb,Alfalfa is used by many to fade the marks away. You
may also give it a try as they are said to be great skin toners.
Get this:
• Alfalfa Powder- 1 tsp
• Chamomile oil- few drops to make paste
• Alfalfa Powder- 1 tsp
• Chamomile oil- few drops to make paste
Do this:
• Mix alfalfa powder with chamomile oil and mix well.
• Apply the paste to your stretch marks.
• Leave for 15 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
• Do this thrice a day.
• Mix alfalfa powder with chamomile oil and mix well.
• Apply the paste to your stretch marks.
• Leave for 15 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
• Do this thrice a day.
9. Drink Water
for Hydrated Skin to Aid Removal of Stretch Marks
No remedy will work
effectively if your skin is not always hydrated and full of suppleness. Drink
enough water (if enough means 8-10 glasses for you, have at least this much!)
Not only hydrated skin detoxifies your body but also restores the lost elasticity
of the skin.
10. Eat Well to
Remove Stretch Marks
Apart from keeping
your skin well hydrated, you also need to keep it well nourished. Lack of
nutrients inside your body can never give you full benefits of creams, lotions,
oils, masks or any other thing that you apply externally on your skin.
- Have a good amount of proteins daily. Beans, fish, egg whites, yogurt, nuts and seeds like those of pumpkin, squash, and watermelon seeds, peanuts, almonds etc.
- have foods high in Vitamin C and E to encourage growth of skin tissues. Peppers, guavas, dark leafy greens, broccoli, gooseberries, papaya, oranges, strawberries are high in vitamin C. Spinach, nuts, kale, olive oil, tropical fruits like papaya and kiwi, wheat all are rich in Vitamin E.
- Have seeds and nuts rich in mineral content (especially zinc) during your pregnancy. This tones up your skin well.
- Avoid saturated fats in your diet as they make you gain weigh and obesity can cause stretching of the skin giving you those ugly stretch marks.
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