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Stretch Marks

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Contrary to popular belief, stretch marks cannot be prevented. Your best defense is healthy skin, and good genetics behind you. These marks will fade and turn silvery after the birth.


Suggestions:

  • Eat the proper diet to help your skin be healthy
  • Drink plenty of fluids (Skin that is well nourished stretches better)
  • If you have itching, use a cream to moisturize the area, some people prefer a Vitamin E oil
  • Take Calc Fluor 6X 3 times daily for a week starting in early pregnancy, continue alternate weeks for the rest


    Recipes:

    Stretchmark Oil

    dark glass 50 ml bottle

    50 ml of wheatgerm oil, or mixture of wheatgerm and almond oil

    essential oils of lavender and neroli

    Fill the bottle with wheatgerm oil, or the mixture of wheatgerm and almond oils for a thinner solution. Add 15 drops of the essential oil of lavender and 10 drops of the essential oil of neroli. Massage daily after bathing.

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