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4.18 (Worth a try) from 23 votes (1775 Visits)

Stretch marks be gone!

(May 2006) (rank 107th)

I read about this "miracle oil" called BIO-OIL in a magazine. This is supposed to be the product that treats most undesirable skin conditions - from stretchmarks, to scars to wrinkles.

I have a couple of scars and I think that they appear more faint since I have used the bio-oil.

I had a look at the website and I see that the product is a stretch-mark preventation and seems to be safe to use even during pregnancy. The bio-oil also treats "old stretchmarks".

See:

www.bio-oil.info

I am lucky to get away without stretchmarks during pregnancy, but I know that they are not the desired "by-product" of pregnancy for some women.

Read the testimonials on the web-site and seek more advice from the manufacturer or your pharmacist. Good luck!

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	November 2007 \| angelicarose

Re: Stretch marks be gone!

i use bio oil its great

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	September 2007 \| lexiw

Re: Stretch marks be gone!

Thanks for the info

Lexi xxx

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	January 2007 \| linda88

I Used Soft-E-Lotion

After I found out I was pregnant with my first son, I emailed the Soft-E-Care company to ask some questions about the all natural vitmain E and oils/butter Soft-E-Lotion and the customer service rep gave me a coupon code for 15% off my order to help out as I am on a budget. He said the code would never expire. Thought I would share it here as I got mine after reading the posts here and like the way it feels.

The 15% off code was: softe
http://www.softecare.com

Linda

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	January 2007 \| madchanny

i used cocoa butter

and it didnt work one bit! next time im using boi-oil! it has worked like a miracle for alot of family (immediate and in-laws) and ill be using it the second i fall pregnant again! this stuff is quite cheap starting from $15 a bottle and its worth a try by anyone who is pregnant or needs help getting rid of those unsightly stretchmarks... GREAT ADVICE!!!
luv channy xx

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| August 2006 \| tinker79

Stretch Marks

The cocoa butter didn't do anything for me, My belly looks like freddie kruger attacked me LOL Or that I have silver leaches there. I am surely gonna look at the site. Thanks

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	January 2007 \| madchanny

Stretch Marks

wow, we have the same meaning for our stretchmarks! i reckon mine look more like freddy's face though! LOL! i hope they go soon! they are starting to clear up but they were horrid when i was pregnant! i mean the darkest reddy-purple you could get and they are over half a centimetre thick!
luv channy xxxxx

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	June 2006 \| anonymous

strech marks

i learned that palmer's cocoa butter is excellent for preventing most strech marks, but that nothing is 100%.

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	June 2006 \| mewannaboy

re:strech marks

i was going to buy bio-oil this week and decided to way up wether ill help my tummy or my face and i ended up buying a pore cream. but i knew a lady whose son had his face scratched up by a akitten and she says you would never know he had. My sister in law used to rub her stomache with conditioner when she was in the shower and found that really helped.but im proud of my lovely purple-silver lines and what would i have to show off to all those young friends of mine that ask to look at them...lol

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| June 2006 \| allyp

Hmm

I say, I must try that. I got some stretch marks and they are well.. Not the greatest to look at!! But I will try anything to get rid of them.

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	2.00 (Poor) \| June 2006 \| Saraloo

Got em don't like em

I am willing to try anything!!! Unfortunately, I was one of the not so lucky ones and I got more with each child. I am still holding out hope that the strech mark fairy will pay me a visit and as fast as I got them, they will go away....LOL right like that will happen...Fortunately though, I have a great husband who doesn't seem to be bothered by the hidious marks left and most of the time my clothes cover them so since he and I are the only ones affected and he seem oblivious to them I have lucked out. May be worth a try though, I will definately look at the site so thanks!!!

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	3.50 (Good) \| May 2006 \| hrs2004

You either got it or you don't

From what I have heard, you either get stretch marks or you don't - and however expensive the lotion or potion, it might not make a jot of difference. However, perhaps if you are one of the unlucky ones it is worth investing in something to help, or atleast make you think it might! But then again, why not save the cash and splurge on something to make you feel better?

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	2.67 (Average) \| May 2006 \| Izzy

Re: You either got it or you don't

I agree. Like mrslunar said, the propensity for stretch marks is genetics. There's not much you can do about it, but companies selling lotions and potions would like us to believe otherwise. If a woman uses something that works and then she never got stretch marks, it's kind of hard to make her believe that it's because of her genetics and not the lotion that spared her.

But I do agree with this though: there are lotions that can make the appearance of stretchmarks less harsh.

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	October 2006 \| bleshu

You either got it or you don't

my doctor told me something similar, he said people with olive skin tend to get less stretch marks.

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	3.38 (Average) \| May 2006 \| mrslunar

hrm

A propensity for stretch marks is largely genetic and there's not a lot we can do to change that. :)

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	3.81 (Good) \| May 2006 \| rachelcook

Sounds good

I will have to try this...I still have faint lines...

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