Stretch marks occur for a variety of reasons; pregnancy, body building, weight loss, or growth. Stretch marks occur when the skin is overstretched or stretched rapidly. The collagen, the protein that causes skin to have elasticity, is disrupted. Stretch marks can be white, silver-like, red, or purple. They are generally found on the knees, near the armpits, elbows, thighs, breast, or abdomen. There are many lotions and creams on the market to help eliminate these unsightly markings. Read more...

As I look in the mirror right after I take a shower, I often give myself a sigh as I regret the fact why I did not take good care of my skin while I was pregnant with my first child. It was too late when I noticed presence of web-like lines on my stomach; I was 7 months on my way. Read more...

Stretch marks are among the top five causes for insecurities among women. While in pregnancy, women are in the increasing risk for developing stretch marks which is also called as striae due to sudden growth of the body. These are usually formed when underlying tissue grows faster than the layers of the skin that covers it. It cause small tears in the epidermal surface, which then produce scar tissues that grows in these tears sooner will lead to stretch marks. Read more...

In present era, everyone is concerned about his or her physical appearance. Every individual wants to look the best and does not want to compromise with their looks. But sometimes there occur situations in which people loose control over the situation and as a result they have to suffer. There are many cosmetic problems which make people look ugly and helpless as well. One such kind of problem is that of stretch marks. Almost all men and women suffer through the problem of stretch marks on their body surface. Stretch marks appear when skin gets stretched beyond its flexibility limit. When it stretches too much breaks appear in the skin and they are known as stretch marks. Read more...

Stretch marks are something which we all hear about in our day-to-day life but still we do not worry about them much. They do not look ugly when they have just started appearing. Slowly and gradually they become visible and look ugly as well. When this happens we get concerned about them and want to get rid of them. At that stage nothing much can be done. This is the reason why people are asked to take care of stretch marks in an early stage so that they do not develop any further. There are many ways which can be adopted in order to prevent stretch marks and thus keep your skin healthy and beautiful. Read more...

The problem of stretch marks has become very common these days. Both men and women face the problem of stretch marks. Stretch mark is nothing but stretching of skin excessively which causes breaks in the skin. There are many reasons behind the occurrence of stretch marks. During pregnancy when excessive weight is gained by a woman, then stretch marks appear. In men stretch marks appear when they build muscles and gain lots of weight. Occurrence of stretch marks is just a cosmetic problem and has nothing to do with one’s health. But it definitely makes one look less beautiful and this is what make people worried when stretch mars appear on their skin. Read more...

Stretch marks are predominant in aged peoples and in pregnant women. The stretch marks make them feel more uncomfortable and many want to eliminate the presence of the stretch marks from their body. Elimination of stretch mark is a bit easy now when compared with few years ago. Cocoa butter is the only source many people were dependent upon for the reduction of the stretch marks in their skins because it is very less expensive and also it was a natural product without any side effects. Because of this reason many cocoa butter has been preferred by the pregnant women also. Read more...

Stretch marks appear due to the stretching and tearing of the epidermis, the middle layer of our skin. Although they occur most often on the stomach of pregnant women, they may also appear other areas like the hips, breast, upper arms and any other place where rapid growth takes place. Read more...

Stretch marks on breasts have always been a nuisance for women. Actually human skin needs care and protection as it has to perform many functions. Since it protects us from a number of infections, we too should protect it to main a healthy skin. Stretch marks on breast are nothing nut an alteration in the appearance of the breast skin after pregnancy. Anyone having stretch marks on breasts should collect necessary information regarding cause and of stretch marks on breasts.  Stretch marks on breasts come up due to accumulation of fat in the breasts. It occurs mostly during pregnancy. In these period breasts lactate more to feed the unborn child due to hormonal changes. Moreover during pregnancy phase weight gain is very common. It leads accumulation of fat in certain parts of the body. Due to the accumulation of excess fat, underlying tissues gets overstretched. It results in the break up in the collagen of the tissues. It all tears the dermal layer of the skin. When healing process starts, the excess fat takes the form of stretch marks on the breasts. Read more...

For every woman who bears birth a child, pregnancy stretch mark is very common. They develop stretch pregnancy stretch mark either during or after pregnancy. Sometimes it may be a cause of irritant between husband-wife relationships. Women themselves too do not like to have stretch mark on their belly and feel bad about it. The best treatment for pregnancy stretch mark removal is preventive measure. Although it is not possible to remove the stretch mark completely, its intensity may be reduced with appropriate treatment over a long period of time. The main cause of pregnancy stretch mark is weight loss or weight gain during pregnancy. The structure of the body skin is determined by collagen. Any decrease in the collagen level leads to stretch mark on the skin. The stretch mark appearing on the skin is shown by the pink color in the initial stages. Read more...