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A Good Skin Care Cream can help deal with Stretch Marks and Scars

by Aileen Fitzharris

Good looking skin is not always healthy. But, healthy skin will always look good. This is why skin care is so important, especially when trying to deal with scars and stretch marks.

Scars and stretch marks can affect both young and old. Of course, gender and the extent of the damage will determine the extent of scar tissue. Nevertheless, treatment for scars and stretch marks is pretty much the same for all people.

Treating Scars with Scar Creams

I dare you to find someone that is absolutely scar-free. Scarring is the result of the body's natural process that helps heal wounds. Small wounds will generally heal without leaving scar tissue, but more extensive wounds can leave permanent scars.

Scar removal methods include laser treatment, resurfacing techniques and surgery. However, scar removal can also be achieved by using a skin care cream that targets scar tissue. This type of method is a better option for facial scars.

But before purchasing just any skin care product, make sure that the one you choose has the right ingredients. Ingredients such as Vitamin C and Vitamin A are both essential to healthy skin and scar repair.

Essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) help promote the production of new, healthy cells that replace scar tissue. You can either apply these fatty acids directly to the wound or incorporate them as part of your diet.

Snail serum has also shown great results as a scar removal ingredient. It contains copper peptides, which can help boost skin renewal by prompting new capillary formation and triggering the creation of glycosaminoglycans, collagen, and elastin.

Stretch Marks Creams

Stretch marks are the result of skin that has been stretched passed its limits. Extreme weight gain or weight loss, pregnancy, and growth spurts are the most common causes of stretched skin. As for stretch marks treatments there are several options including surgery.

The only problem with surgery is that it is most effective on people with loose skin, which means that if you have stretch marks but no loose skin then plastic surgery isn't an option. Stretch mark creams made with rose hip oil are the best option for people with stretch marks. This ingredient contains a combination of elements that make it ideal for stretch mark and scar treatment.

Rose hip seed oil is a traditional ingredient that contains high levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin C, as well as essential fatty acids. Vitamin A helps increase the rate of cell turnover and replace epithelial cells. Vitamin C encourages the production of collagen and elastin so that scars do not look as prominent.

Essential fatty acids are the basic factors involved in the regeneration and reparation of healthy skin membranes which means that rose hip oil can be used for the treatment for scars.

BERRYSISTIBLE Stretch Mark Cream is can help you with stretch marks and scars treatment. In fact, it is gentle enough to be used with facial acne scars. STRETCH MARK CREAM can also be used to prevent stretch marks as long as it is used before, during and after pregnancy.

Published April 15th, 2010

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