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Stretch marks cause no real physical harm, but they can affect your self-esteem. Stretch marks are most common around the abdomen, hips, thighs, and upper arms. They are the natural result of growth spurts, pregnancy, and great weight loss or weight gain.

Stretch marks, also known as striae, appear because the skin is pushed beyond its elastic limit. The extreme push produces a tear that the body tries to repair by producing scar tissue to compensate for the excessive stretching. The first stages of a stretch mark make it appear reddish-purple but it will eventually turn into a silvery-white color.

More often than not this scar tissue can be covered up with clothing. However, most people that have stretch marks are condemned to spend hot summer months covered in clothing in hopes of keeping their stretch mark problems under wraps.

Stretch Marks Prevention

If you want to prevent stretch marks from appearing, you need to make sure that your skin is at its best. This means that the skin should be able to stretch with great ease to accommodate a change in body size.

Stretch mark prevention is an effective way of avoiding this problem, but to do so you need to use a high quality skin cream that contains elastin and collagen stimulators. These stimulators will help promote the production of elastin and collagen and prevent the appearance of stretch marks.

Another precaution that should be made is to maintain weight lose and weight gain at a steady rate. This will give your skin a chance to stretch gradually without tearing.

How to get rid of Stretch Marks

Unfortunately, genetics plays a part in the development of stretch marks. Therefore, sometimes it seems almost impossible to avoid getting stretch marks. However, if genetics plays a part in your stretch mark formation then you need to find a real stretch mark cream capable of getting to the root cause of your condition.

Search for creams that contain natural ingredients such as snail serum and/or rose hip oil; they are ideal for treating stretch marks. Stretch marks creams such as these use biological activators much like those found in your own body. These activators are capable of triggering and controlling the synthesis of collagen, elastin and GAGs and the replacement of flawed skin with healthy skin cells.

With regular use (two times a day for a period of time depending on age and depth of the blemishes) these types of creams 'digest' flawed cells, gently dissolve skin lesions, reduce and even erases all signs of stretch marks. They also destroy pathogens and trigger the regeneration of normal collagen thereby improving elasticity.

Microdermabrasion is also an option for stretch marks. This isn't a cure-all for stretch marks, so keep that in mind when looking for an effective stretch marks removal method.

BIOBODYCREAM is a natural stretch mark removal cream that contains special natural ingredients that can help you rid stretch marks from your skin. This cream can be used by alone or as part of a stretch marks treatment that includes a healthy diet.