9 best stretch mark creams for pregnancy

Wondering which are the best stretch mark creams for pregnancy? Read on as we've done the homework for you

Banish your stretch marks with these

‘Mummy, you must have scratched yourself really hard to get these lines on your tummy’

‘I told my teacher that mumma has zebra crossing on her stomach’

‘Why is your tummy not smooth like mine?’

Sounds too familiar? Mostly, every mum has been subjected to these comments from their little ones. These innocuous lines, when spouted by anyone taller than a 3-footer, are more like barbed-wire lashing though. The post-pregnancy stretch marks may be signs of a war you won, but at the end of the day, it’s that subject in school you could do without, but still had to deal with for the sake of the certificate of merit.

Stretch marks are caused when you lose or gain weight from any part of your body. While they may fade on their own in some time, they never really disappear. You can lighten their presence by using certain specially formulated creams that repair the skin.

Click on NEXT for the nine most popular stretch marks removal creams available in the Indian markets.

Mederma Skin Care for Scars

Mederma is a medically formulated ointment known to reduce the appearance of stretch marks. It locks moisture in to help prevent those ugly marks. It may be used during pregnancy, beginning in the second trimester, and while breastfeeding. A 10g tube is priced at ₹ 363.

RevAyur Stretch Mark Cream

This herbal formulation smoothens and tones skin, repairs broken collagen and fades away stretch marks without causing any allergies, pigmentation or irritation on your skin. Shea butter in this product makes your skin soft and Vitamin E helps in reducing the marks permanently. A 75g pack is available for ₹ 210.

Palmer’s Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks

This lotion helps reduce the appearance of stretch marks because of its special blend of pure Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E, Shea Butter and other ingredients. This non-greasy, all-over body lotion helps improve elasticity and suppleness of the stretching skin during and after pregnancy. A 250 ml bottle is available for ₹ 425.

Aloe Veda Distil Cold-Pressed Hexane Free Castor Oil

This essential oil from Aloe Veda can be used at bath time. Though this is not especially formulated or marketed as an anti stretch mark product, it is supposed to nourish your body deeply and penetrate the inner layers of your skin to repair the collagen. A 200 ml bottle is priced at ₹ 225.

Chicco Intensive Anti-stretch Marks Serum

The intensive anti-stretch marks serum has a highly dermo-compatible formula that contains natural ingredients like rice oil and tamanu oil. The intensive serum nourishes and moisturises skin tissues, helping to prevent the formation of stretch marks and any existing stretch marks on the body. A 50 ml bottle is available at ₹ 999.

Biotique Bio Coco Butter Cream

This intensive hydrating cream is also designed to penetrate the inner layers of your skin and repair the broken dermis that appears as stretch marks on the upper layers. The herbal formulation has coco butter and vitamin E as its primary ingredients. A 55g tub is available for ₹ 180.

Pigeon Body and Stretch Mark Cream

This anti stretch mark cream with jojoba oil, olive oil and many other natural ingredients will help you in regaining your skin’s elasticity and at the same time enhances your skin’s capacity to resist stretch marks. A 100g tube is priced at ₹ 1,150.

Mothercare Bump And Beyond Smoothing Out Stretch Mark Cream

This has been specially formulated with sweet almond oil and shea butter to help keep your baby bump supple and prevent the appearance of stretch marks. It is meant for expecting mothers, who want to take care of stretch marks and prevent them altogether. A 200 ml bottle is priced at ₹ 549.

Vita – Age Mamma Stretch Mark Cream

This cream has astonishing skin enhancing properties, which makes it an excellent product for women looking to prevent or fade stretch marks. A 200 ml tube of this cream is available for ₹ 1,275.

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