Bio oil is a popular product that springs to mind when you think about preventing or fading stretch marks.
Rightly so as it has been on the skin market since 1987 and has received a lot of media attention about its healing benefits particularly on scarred skin.
Let’s see why …
After studying the preen gland oil of a duck, skin care scientists discovered it was possible to recreate this “dry” oil for use on human skin, this formulation has now come to be known as PurCellin Oil – one of the uniquely essential properties of Bio oil.
The ingredients are as follows:
Vitamin A (Retinyl Palmitate on the label) helps improve the skin’s elasticity, texture and tone.
Vitamin E – The most widely used antioxidant in skincare products today, Vitamin E hydrates the skin thereby making it softer, smoother and more supple.
Calendula Oil (Calendula Officinalis), more commonly referred to as marigold, is used as a natural antioxidant and boasts soothing and calming benefits.
Lavender Oil is widely known to have skin conditioning properties, and is also effective in calming and soothing the skin.
Rosemary Oil helps to invigorate and condition the skin, in addition to having calming and soothing properties.
Chamomile Oil has a calming and soothing effect and is particularly beneficial for sensitive skin.
PurCellin Oil acts as a delivery system for Bio-Oil’s other ingredients, dramatically improving the application and spreadability of the product, and allows effective absorption by the skin.
Does It work for new and old existing scars?
Obviously the sooner you use the bio oil for stretch marks the quicker you’ll see results. The older the stretch mark scars the more time is needed for improvement.
It makes sense … you’ve had the scars for years so it would be wrong to assume they’d fade overnight.
Drawbacks of Bio Oil
* The smell is a personal thing because some of us thought it was a nice light fragrance whereas others thought it had a strong medicinal smell to it.
* One of my ‘always on the go’ friends said that she found it difficult to try and find the time to apply it up to 4 times a day.
The main issue was that you have to spend around 5 minutes to rub the oil into problem areas and as she has quite a few problem areas … her words not mine … 5 minutes turns into half an hour or more for each application.
Bio Oil For Stretch Marks, dry skin and more!
Apart from using it for scars it’s also great for those of us with dry skin as it always leave it feeling soft and smooth.
And since it has natural ingredients it’s good for those with sensitive skin or those of us prone to skin allergies.
My friend also recommends it as an aftersun treatment – she took Bio oil on holiday and her skin loved it after a long day sunbathing. She also didn’t peel for once!
Have you had experience with bio oil for stretch marks, if you’d like to feel free to share your story below.
Click on the following link: Essential Oils for stretch marks if you’d like to learn about more oils to improve the appearance of stretch marks.
