This Is All You Need To Get Rid Of Stretch Marks. Yes, It’s True!

Written by Jyotsana Rao, BE  • 

Vicks VapoRub is the go-to ointment when you have cold or chest congestion. But, over the years, people have been using it to treat various other ailments that have absolutely nothing to do with cold and flu! Treating stretch marks is one of them.

Stretch marks usually appear on the skin as linear streaks. They are caused due to overstretching of the skin. The most common reasons are sudden obesity, sudden weight loss or pregnancy. The most affected places are the thighs, buttocks, breasts, hips, and lower back. Sometimes, they are extremely dark. If you are looking for a solution to get rid of those nasty stretch marks, your search ends here. All you need is a single ingredient that will fade your stretch marks away – Vicks VapoRub.

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Vicks is made up of menthol, eucalyptus oil, camphor, petrolatum, and cedar leaf oil. The combination of the thick oils, menthol, and other cooling agents is great at reducing the vibrancy of the stretch marks. In addition, Vicks VapoRub also makes the skin softer and reduces the dryness. It has anti-inflammatory properties that help in reducing the visibility of stretch marks by almost 60-70 %.

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All you need to do is rub a little bit of Vicks VapoRub over the stretch marks and wrap it with a piece of cloth. Leave it on overnight. Repeat this every night and soon you will notice that the marks have disappeared!

Here is a video tutorial you can take a look at:

Try this and say goodbye to those horrid stretch marks.

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