How to Prevent Stretch Marks
Nobody likes stretch marks, but they are a part of life. Either from pregnancy, puberty, sudden weight gain, or rapid muscle gain, they form when the dermis is stretched beyond its elastic capability. The dermis is the resilient middle layer that helps the skin retain its shape. A common problem, eighty percent of pregnant women develop stretch marks.
Although stretch marks are unsightly, they pose no health hazard to the body. Luckily, you can halt them from occurring in the first place.
The 3 ways to prevent stretch marks:
- Ingest a lot of water throughout the day
- Apply a moisturizer daily
- Monitor your weight gain
The first tip is very simple, but you may ask, how does drinking water prevent stretch marks? Besides the obvious benefits to drinking water, it helps with the elasticity of your skin. A well hydrated person has more supple skin cells, and more supple skin cells are able to stretch easily. In contrast, a dehydrated person has crackly, itchy skin, and this skin is more prone to stretch marks.
The second tip is one you may have heard before. Numerous doctors recommend that pregnant women moisturize their skin daily with natural skin care lotions in order to prevent stretch marks. It is the most common advice people receive for striae prevention. Using a moisturizer with vitamin E and collagen elastin are great ways to prevent the occurrence of stretching the skin. Lots of people rub olive oil on their skin to keep it soft and pliable, a key to easing skin when its stretching.
The third tip makes sense when one understands the other reason behind stretch marks. Stretch marks form on the skin when there is no support within the dermis. Stretching of the skin plays more of a role in where the marks occur and in what direction they run, but stretching alone is not the cause. They can appear anywhere on the body, but are most likely to appear in places where larger amounts of fat are stored. The most common places are the stomach, breasts, upper arms, underarms, thighs, hips, and buttocks. If your body has less fat in these areas then it is less likely that you will get stretch marks. Eating light and working out at least 3 times a week is the way to stop excessive weight gain.
Although stretch marks can be prevented to some extent, the ones that you may have already can be reduced by applying BIOSKINCARE daily. This stretch marks treatment will even out the skin color in the area where the stretch marks are and help restore the smooth and resilient look you wish to regain. Containing natural products, it is a smart stretch mark removal solution. Purchase BIOSKINCARE cream today and start diminishing those stretch marks immediately.
Published January 29th, 2009