How to Make Homemade Stretch Marks Cream

Stretch marks are unsightly and embarrassing. The marks are a type of scarring that occurs when the skin stretches too much too quickly, like when a person loses or gains a large amount of weigh in a short period of time, or during pregnancy. There are a number of ways to treat these unattractive scars, including laser treatment and surgery. However, if your stretch marks are relatively new, you can use natural ingredients like cocoa butter and vitamin E to lighten the scars to the point of invisibility without any expensive procedures.

Things You'll Need

• Cocoa butter
• Vitamin E
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Vanilla extract
• Shea butter
• Avocado oil
• Corn starch
• Pyrex cup
• Popsicle stick or spatula
• Glass jar
• Electric mixer

Instructions

1. Combine 3 oz. unrefined cocoa butter (the white solid kind, not liquid), 1 oz. coconut oil, 1 oz. macadamia nut oil, 1 oz. avocado oil, 1/2 oz. extra virgin olive oil and 1/4 oz. shea butter in a Pyrex cup. Place the cup in a hot water bath until the cocoa butter and shea butter melt. Stir the mixture with a spatula or Popsicle stick to blend the ingredients. Put the mixture into a plastic mixing bowl.

2. Place the bowl in the freezer for about two to four minutes. Remove the mixture and whip it gently with an electric mixer set on low for five minutes. Place the bowl back in the freezer for four more freeze/whip sessions. The mixture will become softer and creamier with every round.

3. Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 tsp. vitamin E and 1 tsp. corn starch to the whipped mixture. Whip for about 3 minutes to blend all ingredients together. Store the mixture in a clean, glass jar.

4. Apply the stretch mark cream at least twice a day, in the morning and at night. Rub the cream deep into your stretch marks and allow it to absorb fully before getting dressed.

Tips & Warnings

• Refrigerate the cream to prolong its shelf life (about six months).

Resources

• Beauty Wholesalers