Top 5 Tips For Stretch Mark Free Pregnancy


by Monica Cameron - Date: 2008-06-28 - Word Count: 258 Share This!

If you are pregnant, you are probably concerned about developing stretch marks. But did you know that there are things you can do to minimize your risks?

Here are five tips to help you prevent stretch marks during pregnancy:

Tip #1: Understand What Stretch Marks Are

Any sudden weight gain that causes your skin to stretch can cause marks. When skin is stretched excessively, it grows weaker. This results in damage to collagen and proteins in your skin. This collagen damage makes the blood vessels dilate to form red or purple colored early stretch marks. These usually turn silvery-white over time. By understanding what they are, you can take steps to protect your skins health.

Tip #2: Eat Right! - A healthy diet allows your skin be more elastic. This will allow it to expand in pregnancy with minimal scarring.

Tip #3: Drink Lots of Water. Like a healthy diet, drinking water improves the health of your skin and allows it to stretch farther without damage.

Tip #4 Improve the Condition of Your Skin - Overly dry skin is less elastic than oilier skin and more likely to get stretch marks. Over the counter products like cocoa butter and Trilastin can greatly reduce the risk of getting stretch marks by improving your skin's overall health.

Tip #5 Be Careful with Exercise Especially later in your pregnancy, support your expanding belly during exercise or exercise in the morning when your belly in generally at its smallest. This will prevent over-stretching.

By following these tips, you have a very good chance of having a pregnancy without any
stretch marks.

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Monica Cameron writes products reviews for several online publications and ezines. For more information please see www.skincare-product-review.com

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