When skin has been stretched beyond its elastic limits, a stretch mark will appear. This generally affects people that grow too quickly or lose or gain weight faster than their skin can adapt to the changes. These marks can appear on the upper arms, breast or chest, abdomen, hips, thighs and back of the knees.
Generally, women are the ones that are most susceptible to stretch marks, but men can also develop them especially if they practice certain sports. Bodybuilders are a group of athletes that are especially susceptible to developing stretch marks.
Bodybuilders try to “bulk up” and develop more muscle mass. This, in turn, forces their skin to stretch in a short period of time. It is highly common for bodybuilders to develop stretch marks along their thighs and lower abdomen. For this reason, several bodybuilders are concerned about stretch marks and stretch mark treatments.
Ways of Treating Stretch Marks
Stretch mark removal is an unlikely solution for most bodybuilders because they don’t have excess skin that can be removed. Surgical options are much more adequate for people who have lost a great deal of weight and have loose skin and stretch marks. Nevertheless, bodybuilders do have other treatment options.
Stretch marks creams and other stretch mark products, like rose hip seed oil, are a great alternative to treating new stretch marks, however, when stretch marks have been around for a while it may not be possible to eliminate them completely. Rose hip seed oil is very effective in dramatically reducing the appearance of stretch marks, but this doesn’t mean that it can eliminate them.
Perhaps the best solution for bodybuilders is to cover up their stretch marks. There are three basic ways of covering up these bothersome striations: clothing, makeup and self tanners. Anyone can benefit from using these solutions.
Covering Up Stretch Marks
Clothing is probably the easiest and most hassle-free way of covering up your stretch marks. You can use jackets and long sleeve shirts to cover the stretch marks on your arms, and abdomen. However, since bodybuilders compete they need other options that will help cover up stretch marks. In this case body makeup or self tanners can come in handy.
Body makeup is much thicker and more wear-proof than traditional foundation. When you have stretch marks in areas that are hard to cover or that you simply don’t want to cover with clothing, this is an ideal option for you.
Spray on tans or self tanning lotions are another great alternative for covering up stretch marks. Real tanning will only darken the skin around the stretch marks and make them stand out. However, self tanners will help cover the skin evenly and keep you from having to expose yourself to the damaging sun rays.
When you cannot prevent stretch marks, it’s time to treat them. BIOBODYCREAM is a natural stretch marks treatment cream that can help you remove stretch marks safely. Its main ingredient, snail serum, helps breakdown connective tissue and replaces it with healthy skin.
- Martha Fitzharris
