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Feb 1, 2012 9:49pm
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Sarahly

79 posts

I just wanted to share this with anyone suffering stretchmarks. I am covered in stretchmarks, I have them on my breasts, stomach, butt, hips, and legs. The ones on my hips were very pink and I could feel them either protruding out, or indented into my skin when i ran my hands along my hips up until this week (they werent flat). Despite having so many stretchmarks I never really took care of them early on, I just thought I couldnt ever help myself so why try (so stupid!!). A fortnight ago I decided I just had to start taking care of my skin because it was uneven, dry, flakey and gross. So I started using the Lush Buffy exfoliating scrub:

http://www.lush.com.au/shop/product/product&product_id=645

and the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion:

http://www.vaseline.com.au/Product.aspx?Path=Consumer/OurProducts/CocoaButter

I noticed tonight that my stretchmarks have faded considerably in this short period of time, are flatter, and whiter. I am amazed at my results with such cheap simple products. I will continue to do this religiously. I really believe my success comes from the Lush Buffy exfoliant. It is my new holy grail product! For those of you who have never heard of it, it is a bar made out of shea and cocoa butter that looks similar to soap and is also made up of crushed almonds to exfolite the skin. You jump in the shower, get wet, let the bar get a bit wet in your hands, rub the bar over your body to deposit it onto the skin, and then massage the product into the skin like you would do with any scrub, you then rinse off the exfoliating granules, but are left with moisturised skin from the shea and cocoa butter (this is not meant to be rinsed of rubbed off with a towel). Its sort of like taking a bath in oil. When you get out you don’t even need to bother moisturising. Anyways il stop raving, im just excited :)
Feb 2, 2012 11:35am
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Evanescencessy

1788 posts

That’s great news Sarahly. I also have quite a lot of stretchmarks on my legs all the way up to my thighs and bum :(

I’m currently using the yellow Vaseline body lotion and was saving the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion for the winter months, but now I’m thinking I should use it now.
Feb 2, 2012 11:43am
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Natalie123

15 posts

thats excellent! i might give them a go! i have a few stretch marks on my belly – from having my 2 beautiful boys :)
Feb 2, 2012 11:47am
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Blister

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Do you think this will work for my daughter after having her legs waxed about 2 months ago she appears to have like thiese tiny red skin tears or stretch marks from behind her kness up her thighs, it hasn’t settled down or softened in colour.
Feb 2, 2012 12:33pm
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Evanescencessy

1788 posts

Blister, I think you can get your daughter to give it a go. Vaseline is super affordable and you can get the family value size (1.5kg) in places like Big W for only around $16. I will warn you that this lotion is quite greasy/sticky but very moisterising which is what I think these stretch marks need. Cocoa butter is supposed to be really good.

Also there are a few threads/articles on this topic which you might find helpful.
http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/forums/4/topics/11961
http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/forums/7/topics/11040
http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/your-body/cellulite-scarring/say-sayonara-to-scars-and-stretch-marks-7610
Feb 2, 2012 4:53pm
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Jenniqua

463 posts

Thanks for sharing this one Sarahly, I just looked at the reviews on Lush site and they are all 100% what you have said. I am going out to my local lush store and purchasing some of this miracle soap.
Feb 2, 2012 9:30pm
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Sarahly

79 posts

Let me know how the rest of you go, and if you see any results like me. I was so hesitant to buy the vaseline moisturiser. My mum used to slather me in it as a kid, and I used to hate the smell. I was tossing up between the Palmers cocoa butter and the vaseline one, but ended up getting the 1.5 Litre vaseline one because it was on special for $14. It is pretty greasy, but thats what my skin needs. I also suffer from Keratosis pilaris (a dry skin condition) on my arms and both products have also improved that.
Feb 2, 2012 10:54pm
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stefaneigh

Member since 2007

2196 posts

I have the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion and I really really like it and think it smells super yummy. I haven’t tried it specifically on my stretch marks so i must give this a go! As for the lush buffy thing i just tried to go on the link but it said product not found?
Feb 3, 2012 12:41am
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Sarahly

79 posts
I have the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion and I really really like it and think it smells super yummy. I haven’t tried it specifically on my stretch marks so i must give this a go! As for the lush buffy thing i just tried to go on the link but it said product not found?

Hi stefaneigh beauty heaven has it listed:
http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/your-body/body-moisturiser/27208-lush-buffy-vegan
Feb 3, 2012 1:01am
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Chantelle378

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Oh these are such good ideas, but does anybody know if it would be as effective on already white stretch marks? You mentioned that yours were pink. I’ve had stretch marks on my lower back since I was about 12 and they make me so self conscious to the point I cant wear bikini’s so I’m hoping that with your new holy grail product they may possibly fade :)
Feb 4, 2012 5:01pm
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Nda

562 posts

That is so good to hear Sarahly!! I will definitely be checking out that lush bar!!
Feb 4, 2012 5:11pm
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Nickyfraser

68 posts

Thanks for this I have horrific marks on my tummy from having a bub and will def give this a go!
Feb 4, 2012 7:29pm
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Bee1

Member since 2007

114 posts

I’ve got fantastic results from the skin doctors ‘Stretch Away’ cream. It is a little exxy and to get best results it is a morning and night routine, but I know only have a very faint, silvery mark where once nasty pinky purple stretch marks once were. Be prepared to put the time in though! I was morning and night for about 2-3 months!
Feb 5, 2012 2:37am
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Gormanj01

40 posts

The Lush product sounds doubly good – good for stretch marks, and yiu save time by not having to moisturise. That’s my kind of product!!
Feb 5, 2012 10:49am
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stefaneigh

Member since 2007

2196 posts
The Lush product sounds doubly good – good for stretch marks, and yiu save time by not having to moisturise. That’s my kind of product!!

It does sound good :) Does anyone know what postage from the lush site is like?
Feb 5, 2012 11:45am
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Icecream1985

315 posts

Wow thats sounds great because i have strech marks too on my tighs

thanks will get a Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion
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