Skin Health Care

Archive for the ‘Stretch Marks’ Category

Some natural remedies to combat stretch marks
* Pulp grape is applied to the groove like a mask will help to hydrate our skin and patience will get remove stretch marks gradually.
* Horsetail: soak 100 grams horsetail a few drops of lemon in a quart of alcohol at 40 degrees for a month, to massage the skin.
* The carrot as a mask is also highly recommended.
* Using natural oils of olive, castor, coconut or lavender.
* Creams rich in vitamins A, B, E and D.
* Arnica cream, applied three or four times a day.
* Cream for stretch avocado pulp to mix the avocado half with a spoonful of honey and lemon, applied daily in a circular massaging.
* Sweet almond oil is undoubtedly the best choice (and cheaper) that exists for stretch marks. It works great for preventing pregnancy stretch marks.

Other treatments to reduce stretch marks
* Laser therapy there are several types of treatment, the dermatologist will advise us the best.
* Chemical Peels: more or less power.
* Creams containing Retin-A: they have shown to significantly reduce the appearance of stretch marks. They should not mug during pregnancy or while you’re breastfeeding the baby.

Most common causes of stretch marks
* Winning and losing weight quickly: it makes the skin has to stretch much.
* Hormonal changes: puberty and menopause.
* An excessively fast development of muscles: the case of bodybuilders.
* Pregnancy: skin stretches a lot and after giving birth has a hard time recovering its original elasticity.
* The genetic factor: it is one of the most common causes of stretch marks.
* Excessive use of some drugs.
* The elastic skin is dry and more prone to stretch marks.
* Diabetes: Diabetics in the stretch marks are more frequent.

Tips to prevent the appearance of stretch marks
* Ensure that the grooves disappear once they are produced is quite difficult so we must be careful and try to prevent their occurrence.
* Try to keep your weight stable as possible, abrupt changes favor the appearance of stretch marks.
* Practice exercise regularly.
* We must follow a healthy balanced diet and drink plenty of water.
* Keep your skin hydrated and supple.
* Turn movement, we can do this by changing the temperature of the water when we take a shower.
* Take extreme care and skin care during pregnancy.

The appearance of stretch marks is a problem affecting men and women equally, although women in some moments in life are more likely.

Sometimes the skin is stretching causing sudden and excessive fiber breakage less elastic, leaving marks on the skin know as stretch marks.

Stretch marks are a problem mainly aesthetic, not usually painful but sometimes we can feel a slight burning in the area where they appear.

When the stripes are pink which changes to red to end up with a shade whiter than the rest of the skin. The places where they often come stretch marks are the abdomen, hips, buttocks, legs, thighs and breasts.