Elemis Japanese Camellia Oil Blend

[daniellat]

Just saw this on Victoria Beckham's twitter, and says she has used it through her pregnancies. After little research over the internets, it seems a lot of people swears by this to make their skin soft and prevent stretchmarks. Anyone tried it?

 

[CarolineRose]

I think any oil will help reduce strechmarks, as long as it is diligently applied . . . the little extra boost from buying a luxury brand doesn't do much. There have never been studies proving that anything applied topically (besides medicinal creams, retinol etc after the birth) will prevent stretchmarks by any other way than providing moisture. Everyone is different, but I think a solid Vitamin E oil from Whole Foods would provide about the same level of prevention.