Why Cocoa Butter is a Safe, Effective Treatment for Stretch Marks

Stretch marks are an often-inevitable part of pregnancy or any kind of weight gain or loss. You may find stretch marks on your belly, thighs, or upper arms – they can show up almost anywhere. Even kids can get them, usually when going through a growth spurt.

Many people turn to cocoa butter for help with stretch marks, and find the cream helps reduce the appearance of the marks; individual results may vary. Cocoa butter seems to speed up the healing process of stretch marks. Healed stretch marks are much lighter in color, and much less noticeable.

Try as you might, there is nothing much you can do to prevent stretch marks other than moisturize religiously, so you are going to have to either deal with them or professionally treat them. Some women seem to have much more noticeable stretch marks than others and find their appearance rather depressing. When stretch marks are particularly long or wide, many women opt to try cocoa butter first. There are a variety of cocoa butter brands on the market, and the lotion can be found at most drugstores.

Stretch marks are thought to be a result of not only weight fluctuations, but also hormonal changes. Pregnancy involves both sudden weight gain and hormonal variation, which is why pregnancy seems to result in the most conspicuous kind of stretch marks. If the marks don’t go away or become less visible over time, cocoa butter may expedite the skin’s reparation process.

Cocoa butter is a safe and effective moisturizer for women to use during and after pregnancy and will not cause harm to a developing fetus, so use the cream as liberally as you desire.