Call me vain but, when I got pregnant three years ago my mind eventually went to stretch marks (after the excitement had ebbed a little, of course). I know, we’re supposed to celebrate the fact our female bodies can create a new life—no matter what the small sacrifices may be—but, as someone who had devoted a great part of her own existence to careful skin care and staying in shape, I was proud of my pre-pregnancy look, too.
So started my quest for a preventative solution—something I could use easily and safely during pregnancy to keep the stretch marks at bay (or, at least, help reduce their appearance). In all of my online research, consultations with pregnancy pros and chats with already-mamas, one product’s name kept coming up: Bio-Oil. I had, of course, heard of it before; on Vita Daily, we’d reported on the fact that many flight attendants use the stuff to keep their complexions aglow way up in the air and sang its virtues as a must-have beauty multitasker. I didn’t need any more convincing: I bought the largest bottle available at my local drugstore and used it religiously on my tummy, hip and thighs for the next nine months.
Guess what? One 10-pound baby later and I have very few visible stretch marks to show for it. Don’t believe me? Launched in Canada a decade ago, Bio-Oil has maintained the same powerful formulation (packed with skin-saving vitamins A and E and such regenerating, conditioning and invigorating oils as calendula, lavender, rosemary and chamomile) and since the very start, and was even recently named the number 1 trusted brand for scars and stretch marks in Canada. Not only has it won a whopping 369 skin-care awards, Bio-Oil is the number 1 recommended product by doctors and pharmacists for scars and stretch marks and has been clinically proven to improve the appearance of scars and stretch marks (so, science approved!). Best of all, post-pregnancy, I continue to use it religiously on my face, feet, hands, hair and nails, to improve my overall skin health in a multitude of ways (it’s a super skin hydrator and can help even out skin tone, combat signs of aging and soothe cracked heels, to boot!).
Needless to say, that original bottle of Bio-Oil I bought has been replaced (many times over), and has become a standard (and important) part of my daily beauty routine (and, should my daughter ever become a big sister, I know Bio-Oil will be there for me through that journey, too). —Noa Nichol
Win! A Bio-Oil Prize Pack!
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