Stretch marks form in the same way as the barks of a tree trunk. It appears when your muscle stretches and your skin has to stretch beyond its limit which leads to tear and stretch. But according to me, it's a sign of progress. Don't worry if you are embarrassed to go sleeveless or shirtless(men) due to those stretch marks. Firstly the treatment starts with the right mind set. You need to start embracing the change in a positive way. Thanks to Ayurveda, our ancestors had founded various remedies to this small issue(yet huge impact). Without any delay let's get into the top 3 remedies.
Potatoes
Chop the fresh potato into slices and rub the slices against your stretch marks or you can take the juice out of the potato and apply it over the stretch marks. Let it dry for 30 minutes and wash off with cold water. Do it regularly at least once every two days to get effective results.
The science behind this: Potatoes contain starch and enzymes that lighten the skin colour. This is nothing but bleaching skin. This bleaching property of potatoes also helps to remove dark circles. Thus this results in effectively removing the stretch marks and bringing back that smooth and shining healthy skin.
Water and Vitamin C
Consume Vitamin C through fruits and vegetables while keeping yourself hydrated throughout the day. You can have a glass of lemon juice with rock salt or Himalayan pink salt as first thing in the morning on empty stomach. Before this make sure you drink at least half to 1litre of water as soon as you wake up. Routine: Wakeup
Drink water in a glass or copper water bottle.
Fresh up
Drink lemon water
Make sure you don't consume anything until the next 30 min at least.
Sources of vitamin C: Amla or amla powder, lemons, oranges, beetroots, etc.
The science behind this: Vit C is an important nutrient for the development of collagen. Collagen helps to keep our skin strong and elastic and also reduces wrinkles while water helps to maintain the ideal moisture level in the body.
Coconut and almond oil
Mix an equal amount of both the oils and warm the mixture at a very low temperature so they blend in together. Remember not to boil or overheat it. Now apply this and massage slowly before going to bath. You can do this weekly twice or thrice. It's also ok if you do every day.
The science behind this is: coconut oil and almond oil doesn't directly deal with your stretch marks but it works on your overall skin as it has anti-inflammatory properties and contains healthy fats which are compatible with your skin makes it shiny and healthy by fading away any kind of marks or pigmentation. Buy the coconut and almond oils here.
Don'ts
Do not lift heavy weights that put your muscles under stress but do it slow step by step.
Try to keep your body active by doing regular stretches so that it gets used to it
Avoid sudden exercises that cause sudden expansion of your muscles
Control your weight
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