How to get rid of cellulite and stretch marks?

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1. Stephanie says:

   May 21, 2010 at 1:06 am

   There are creams out there that can help get rid of your stretch marks, but you need to find the right one.

   I found this on the site I put in the source box below:

   Things to look for in a stretch mark cream

   There are a lot of creams and ointments out there that claim to remove stretch marks. The best way to fight stretch marks is to increase your skins flexibility before your stretch marks start appearing by using a topical cream on the area before the skin starts to show stretch marks. If you already have stretch marks, hope is not lost. There are creams out there that contain ingredients that help heal the skin while minimizing scar tissue.

   Some of the key ingredients that you will want to make sure your cream contains are:

   Vitamin A Palmitate

   Vitamin A is an essential vitamin and is best known for having positive effects on vision. However Vitamin A is just as important to the largest organ; the skin.

   Clinical studies have shown vitamin A to have properties that block the absorption of harmful UVA and UVB rays, as well as a stimulating effect on cell regeneration. It has been clinically shown to improve the appearance of striae (stretch marks) and regulate epidermal (skin) cell growth.

   Aloe Vera Extract

   Aloe vera has been shown in clinical studies to have a positive effect on wound healing and holds anti-inflammatory properties.

   As stretch marks start out as microscopic tears in skin layers due to overstretching of the dermis, aloe vera helps heal these small wounds without causing scar tissue to form, effectively preventing the appearance of stretch marks. Aloe vera has been used for thousands of years by the Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Indians and Chinese to decrease the appearance of scars and to moisturize and heal skin.

   This extract from the aloe leaf protects skin from environmental factors and promotes skin regeneration.

   Grapefruit Seed Extract

   Grapefruit seed extract is a natural antibiotic used for many different types of skin ailments. It is a powerful ingredient to aid in the healing of skin damage. Grapefruit seed extract helps to restore damaged collagen and elastin, which strengthens and retextures the skin.

   As collagen and elastin are responsible for the skins elasticity, improving and stimulating production of the connective tissue cells will prevent skin from tearing and thus prevent the formation of stretch marks. The condition of the skins connective tissue also dictates how well the skin contracts after pregnancy. So not only does this compound improve the condition of your stretching skin, after the delivery it will also aid in the contraction of your skin to its previous appearance.

   DL-Penthenol

   DL-Penthenol is the scientific name for pro-vitamin B5. It has healing properties on damaged skin as it works to improve the structure of both the lower and upper skin layers. DL-Panthenol soothes skin while stimulating cell growth and differentiation.

   This ingredient aids in the regeneration of the skin, therefore aiding in reducing the appearance of existing stretch marks by replacing the scar tissue with new skin cells. It also acts to prevent stretch marks by promoting collagen and elastin production, which allows your skin to stretch without rupturing and causing stretch marks.

   A cream that has shown to be highly effective at preventing stretch marks as well as healing stretch marks that you already have is Stretch Mark Prevention by Revitol.

   Whether you are afraid that stretch marks may be in your future of if they are already a part of your life, the Stretch Mark Prevention cream is the product you will want on your side!
2. Krista says:

   May 21, 2010 at 1:06 am

   Yes , it is normal. Cellulite is just another word for adipose (which is a scientific word for fat). Fat doesn’t accumulate in a nice smooth layers like paint on a wall, but more like water in filling many small balloons. That is why you get the characteristic "bumpy" look to your skin, it is just the way that fat develops. Unfortunately the only way to get rid of it is weight loss. Because there is no magic cream to get rid of fat (trust me there isn’t) there is NO magic cream to get rid of cellulite (save your money). Stretch marks result when adipose (fat) accumulates rapidly , causing the skin to stretch. Since you are only 14, you could have also gotten them as a result of rapid growth (probably during puberty). Although they probably bug you , they are not harmful. Any cream with vitamin E may help, but I would be overly cautious about spending thousands of dollars on any "miracle" cream. Since you are most likely done puberty you will find that you will no longer get any more stretch marks (assuming you don’t suddenly gain or lose a significant amount of weight very rapidly)