5 Effective Natural Products That will Clear Stretchmarks Off Your Skin

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Most women suffer from stretch marks usually after pregnancy, but that’s not the only cause for it. Men too have stretch marks and so do women who are not pregnant.

Stretch marks occur due to a sudden weight gain or weight loss. There is no denying the fact that stretch marks can turn out to be quite annoying. Be it, teenagers or adults, people of all age groups can anyone can experience stretch marks.

People often end up resorting to various beauty treatments to get rid of stretch marks. However, not many realize that chemical-laden beauty treatments also come along with their own sets of side-effects.

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In order to steer clear of the harmful side-effects, one can bring to use some effective home remedies. There are various natural products that can help reduce stretch marks and lighten them if not make them disappear completely. However, it requires a regular skin care programme and strict discipline.

Here are a few effective home remedies to reduce stretch marks –

1. Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is a plant that helps regenerate skin tissue and as such it has miraculous healing properties. Take the fresh gel from the leaf and massage onto the area with stretch marks and leave on for 20-30 minutes. Do it daily and wash off with tepid water.

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Cocoa Butter

The use of cocoa butter helps reduce stretch marks and I have seen that if used during and after pregnancy it makes the stretch marks disappear completely. The best time to use cocoa butter is at night, so massage it well into the skin and over a period of time you will find the stretch marks reducing and fading away.
 

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The best time to use cocoa butter is at night

3. Cucumber and Lemon Juice

Lemon juice’s natural acidity helps heal and reduce scars and cucumber juice provides the cool soothing effect leaving your skin fresh. Mix lime juice and cucumber juice in equal parts, and apply the mixture on the affected areas till it gets soaked up by the skin. Let it be on your skin for approx. 10 minutes after which you can rinse it off using warm water.

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Mix lime juice and cucumber juice in equal parts, and apply the mixture on the affected areas​
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4. Almond and Coconut Oil

Use almond and coconut oil in equal quantities to reduce stretch marks. Massage it on the skin regularly. This home remedy is absolutely natural, which means no harmful side-effects. Follow this remedy religiously and watch out for effective results. Try it.

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Use almond and coconut oil in equal quantities to reduce stretch marks​

5. Castor Oil

Because of their dried, shrivelled up look, stretch marks need nourishment and moisture. Castor oil when massaged onto the skin will help heal and smoothen the marks slowly. But this is something that you need to constantly feed the skin with.

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Castor oil when massaged onto the skin will help heal and smoothen the marks slowly

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