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4 Stretch Mark Creams Reviewed – Which one wins?

 

Hi! Do you Suffer from Stretch Marks? Are you looking for a way to prevent stretch marks from forming?

Then today’s blog post is for you.

We are going to talk about Stretch Mark Treatments to review which ones work and what to avoid. Like a rubber band that has snapped when pulled to far, Stretch Marks occur when the skin is extended to the breaking point. Usually the result of hormonal changes in pregnancy or some other dramatic increase in weight or height, Stretch Marks appear when skin literally tears apart in the middle epidermal layer.

What not to look for!

On this point, my main advice is DON’T GET SCAMMED! If you’re dead set on buying some kind of Stretch Mark Cream or treatment, then Take 2 minutes and read this article — we will enlighten you and save you from wasting your money.

There are many web sites that are selling Stretch Mark Creams, and they’ll likely push the product that makes them the most money – or they’ll rate it #1 because of that reason — when behind the scenes, it’s only #1 in terms of making money for them.

Do you really want to trust them?

Read this review and order whatever you want directly from the manufacturer. I have included links to the manufacturers websites.

The Recent Buzz on Stretch Mark Creams

You’re here because you’re looking for Stretch Mark Treatments that work, right? You don’t want to waste your money, do you? Good… so read on.

Many of my readers have lost weight over the years or have gotten Pregnant and have asked me what I recommend to prevent stretch marks or even erase their current stretch marks … and FAST. Nobody wants any ugly scarring of the skin that they didn’t have before.

So what should a person do?

The big buzz as of late in the skin care circles have been treatments that help support and repair the collagen in the Skin. Collagen if you not aware of is the support infrastructure for you skin.

It’s very different from older stretch mark treatments that only moisturize the skin. The new stretch mark treatments go beyond moisturizing. Dermatologist say the key to stretch marks is supporting and repairing the collagen that you have.

The second thing to look for in a stretch mark treatment is the ability to repair or strengthen the elastin fibres in the skin. Elasticity is what gives the skin the ability to flex or stretch. Weak elastin fibres will tear. What you want is to support healthy elastin-rich tissues in the skin so you can prevent the stretch marks from forming in the first place

Technically stretch marks are scars, but I’m not going to go into a lot of detail here about what Stretch Marks are and its basis in Science – you can research that on your own if you want.

You are here looking for solutions, so what I am going to do is show you results from many months of testing stretch mark creams, on real people… clients, friends and people I know, and let you decide if these treatments are for you.

Why did I do the study?

As you probably already know, I work in a hair and skin salon, so I do a lot of facials, waxings and other skin treatments on my clients. I have the pleasure of meeting all kinds of great people in the salon – those with fabulously great skin, and those that need a lot of help.

Many of my friends and people that I know asked me about what works with stretch marks, and many were going to try various creams regardless of what I told them, so I asked if I could document their results.

I actually had over 10 people on some kind of Stretch Mark treatment last year. Some of the products they used ranged from traditional cocoa butter to organic home remedies but I’m only going to cover a few of them here right now that we saw great results with.

The two results you are about to see are what I consider pretty inspiring. They followed every word I said and achieved spectacular results. They have also given me permission to post their photos and their story:

Rose’s Story

Rose was one our best test cases in the prevention of Stretch Marks and the inspiration behind today’s post.

Rose was 2 months pregnant with her first child and was really worried about getting stretch marks because her mom had gotten stretch mark in her pregnancy. Rose was a client of mine and I have done many exfoliating and skin care treatments on her so having great skin was very important.

When Rose first came to me she was literally sobbing because her OBGYN told her that stretch marks were hereditary and there was nothing that she could do.

I usually have a belief there is always a way to make anything happen so when people tell me “You Can’t” do something that usually gets my blood boiling.

Anyways back to Rose… We did some research on different Stretch Mark Prevention Creams and we decided to use Palmer’s Cocoa Butter to try and keep the skin taught and firm and plus we heard some good things about it.

In the beginning we saw some initial good results. However Rose started noticing some ugly stretch marks (see photo A) forming in her belly so we decided to switch to Plan B.

We started using the Revitol line of Skin Care products and specifically the Revitol Stretch Mark Prevention Cream. After a few weeks Rose noticed the stretch marks that were forming were diminishing.

Around the 8 month of her Pregnancy the results were pretty dramatic as you can see from the Picture B.

Peggy’s Story

Peggy was one tough cookie when it came to her stretch marks. She was very overweight when she was a teenager and in her 20′s. Then a few years ago she lost over 60 pounds in a rigorous 4 month fitness and dietary boot camp.

Even though Peggy was happy about the weight loss, the rapid weight loss resulted in stretch marks in and around her stomach and butt.

Peggy searched for some kind of solution over the past couple of years and she thought about giving up on finding any that would work when I started this test….and needless to say she didn’t have any hope at all.

You can see in the photo below that Peggy started the test her stretch marks were not pretty to say the least, (Are there any stretch marks that are pretty?)

After doing some research we decided to try out a Stretch Mark Cream called TriLastin from EC Research. We used the cream through out a 6 month period and the results were pretty promising.

You can see in the photo below that Peggy’s stretch marks were visibly reduced from when we started the test. Not only were the stretch marks less apparent than before, Peggy was very happy with the results.

 

 

THE FINAL RESULTS:

I ran tests on 10 different people, all with varying degrees of success. Of the four Stretch Mark products we tested, the results were pretty unanimous:

1st Place: Revitol Stretch Mark Prevention – www.Revitol.com 6 month supply: $159.95 (Best Value)

2nd Place: (Very Close) EC Research’s TriLastin- www.TriLastin.com 6 month supply: $179.85

3rd Place: HydroDerm’s BodyShape – www.Hydroderm.com: Free Trial

4th Place: (Very Good) Stretta – www.Zenmed.com 6 month supply: $199.96

Click Here To See The Highest Rated Stretch Mark Creams

1. Revitol Stretch Mark Cream- Discount Revitol at www.revitol.com

2. EC Research TriLastin- www.TriLastin.com





    18 Comments

  • Amy says:

    Hey Diva, I’m a teenager with quite a bit of stretch marks around my hips, thighs, and butt. As of right now they are silvery white since they’re about 2-3 years old. They look horrible, and they’re very embarrassing. I have tried palmers cocoa butter massage cream for stretch marks, and it hasnt done anything other than make those areas smoothe as if it was just a moisturizing lotion. I have been using it for about 2 weeks now and i still dont see any change. Which products would you highly recommend for me, and are there any steps or routines to using them? (example: exfoliating first, and then use the recommended creams you have suggested etc.) Hope to hear from you soon, thanks.

  • Diva says:

    Hi Amy ~ Great Question. It is definitely a good idea to exfoliate first before applying any lotion to your skin first so that your skin can get the maximum absorption.

    The products that I list here I would recommend to try. Do realize it will take some time to see results so be patient!!!

  • Hopeless:( says:

    thanx diva…i will try the Revitol or TriLastin and get back to you on the progress on my stretch marks. thank you!

  • Diva says:

    Good to hear from you Hopeless… remember be patient!

  • Judy W. says:

    Help!! My 12 year old daughter has purple stretch marks on her calves, thighs, breasts, back and posterior end! She is not fat and they suddenly appeared and she is so upset and embarassed. The dermatologist gave us some samples of retin A but it does not seem to be working. What do you suggest??

  • Diva says:

    Hi Judy,

    Your teenager is probably going through growth spurts right now. Just like in pregnancy where sudden growth can tax the skin..the main thing right now is to minimize the scarring and help the skin become more elastic.

    Hydration will help. Diet too will be key. Also use a prevention lotion like Revitol to help with the scarring.

    Retin A might help although we never used it so I can not say for sure.

  • Kay says:

    I have stretch marks on the back of my knees, around the iner and outer sides of my thighs, and on my butt. Also I have knee scars and scars from chicken pox. Will one of the creams work for me? I am also a light skinned afro american. I would love anything in the world to wear dresses and bathing suits with even skinned toned legs. what would you suggest? (could I use the cream to lighten the dark spots)?

  • Rita says:

    Hi Kay,

    I can only speak myself but I had good results with Revitol, but it will take time to see. My skin is a mocha color if that helps :-)

  • D says:

    hi i have had stretch marks for 15 years. Since giving birth to my 1st child. I now have 3 children and it seemed the more pregnancies the more stretch marks i have gotten. I don’t know what to do to get rid of them. I am not trying hollywood stretch mark cream. I have tried palmers but not on a daily basis. Please help me erase these ugly things.

  • JJ says:

    D.- I have stretchmarks too after having 2 kids over 4 years ago… I tried palmers and didn’t really see a difference. Im useing trilastin right now and its been a couple of months I’m seeing some changes so Im hopeful…

  • melissa says:

    Hi everyone. “Hopeless” we are in the same boat. :-( I am also dark with extreme stretch marks. It actually made me feel depressed today so i did a Google search for “stretch mark cures” Then I happened to stumble upon this site and would like to say that I really appreciate the study you guys have done! It has given me some hope, especially since i previously bought Trilastin but had become discouraged and stopped using it. I would definitely have to give it a try again. Thanks! PS. if anyone needs someone that can relate (sometimes i do) just leave a post.

  • Diva says:

    Melissa – thanks for the kind words. I hope this blog post is helpful to you guys :)

    My only question is which trilastin did you use and how long did you use it?

    When we did the test we used the latest formulation (there have been 2 formulations that I know of) which has worked better then the previous formula. Also how long did you use it? It’s not uncommon that people will use it for a week and not notice the changes and give up.

    Let us know and post back to us!!

  • Help says:

    My stretchmarks are new because they are still red and purple. I have had them for a couple of months, and I have them on my thighs, hips, and butt. Which cream do you think would work the best for me?

  • glam0r girl says:

    Help i had the same problem but luckily u can do something fast about it bcuz they just appared..i used revitol to help with the scarring i think it has vit e in it…its working for me

  • knees says:

    Hello,

    I have had stretch marks on my knees and upper thighs since I was about 10 years old because of a growth spurt. I have been extremely self conscious ever since, refusing to wear shorts or skirts. I am not over weight at all, and it’s just depressing to see everyone else wearing such things but you.
    What would you recommend? Revitol? Also, I am a darker color.

    Thank you!

  • B.linda says:

    Im scared it might not work for me… I read some reviews on youtube and it seemed like everyone who bought it didnt see any results so, could every site that says it works be a scam?? Im really sick and tired of my stretch marks. I had them since i was probably 6 or 7 and remember being traumatized and still am today. AND i cant afford to buy something that might not work thats why im asking. I think i have them EVERYWHERE they ARE suppose to be on a BODY. Please tell me that it could work for a black girl who just started adulthood?
    Thank you B.linda from Canada

  • Anonymous says:

    omg this 1 has many stretch mark !!!!!!

  • anonymous says:

    How many bottels of revitol and trilastin were used?

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