We’re going to talk about over-the-counter scar treatments. The scar therapy that really works is silicone. Period. Exclamation mark! This is proven by medical research and can’t be disputed. Researchers keep trying to demonstrate it doesn’t work and end up proving it does.

The best scar treatments are 100% medical-grade silicone. Others combined silicone with a moisturizer. This is redundant, because silicone itself encourages moisture to stick around.

Why are we so confident in silicone?

• Medical research.
• Comparison to what else is out there.

Onion extract is “out there”.

Onion extract used to be a common scar therapy. You’ll spot it in older and homeopathic scar treatments. Researchers at a Texas medical school put onion extract to the test.

They wanted to know if it reduced redness, itching or size

1. 17 people with were in the test.
2. They were given a topical gel on the day stitches came out.
3. They were instructed to use the gel three times a day for a month.
4. Only half of the ointments contained onion extract; the others got petroleum jelly.

The doctors found no evidence the onion extract works. Plain old petroleum jelly actually worked a little better. It relieved itching better than onion extract.
Silicone relieves itching, fades redness, and works to shrink scar size.

What else is “out there”?

• Some scar creams use the juice of a bush called “siegesbeckia orientalis”. The Chinese-who know a thing or two about herbal medicine-consider it a weed and ignore it.

But it’s used, and here’s why: through the years the sticky stuff has been put on everything from wounds
to ringworm. It dries and coats the area. In short, it provides protection. There is no evidence it shrinks or fades scars. But protection is helpful.

Silicone also forms a non-sticky protective barrier, while it delivers healing silicone to the scar.

Really “out there”!

• We found sorbitan olivate. This is basically olive oil. It softens skin, but not permanently.
• Elicina. This is snail extract. We think the less said the better. Except that there’s no medical evidence it works. Remember, they used to use leeches in the Middle Ages.

A well-known brand of scar treatment can actually be counter-productive.

We found one cream made from a couple of things that actually make a scar worse:

1.Copper Peptide. It increases collagen production. Too much collagen production is why scars grow unnaturally large. This would be really bad for raised scars.
2.Arnica. This is a homeopathic remedy. But its effect is undone if it’s used with any other ingredients. The other stuff in this particular cream is the old-standby onion extract AND copper peptide.
3.If one ingredient counter-acts another, the scar cream can’t be very effective.

We looked up some of these ingredients for you. There is ample evidence silicone is the most effective scar treatment. Numerous studies find three reasons it works.

• It promotes moisture. Moisture speeds healing. Slow healing causes scarring.
• It fades color.
• It encourages the break up of tight fibers. The doctors don’t know why, they just know it does. This shrinks the size of a scar.

Are you a stretch mark sufferer? Are you losing your self-esteem because of stretch marks? Are you worried that you will never be able to get rid of those ugly looking stretch marks? If yes then we are here to present you with an ultimate guide for getting rid of stretch marks.

Stretch marks are a form of scar that appears on your skin and are prominently visible because of its off color hues. There are many reasons why stretch marks are formed but some of the most common ones are weight gain due to pregnancy or muscle building and rapid stretching of the skin or rapid growth during pubertal age. Hormonal changes are also somewhat responsible for stretch marks. It is because of this sudden change, the middle layer of your skin tears up. The Collagen and Elastins fibers present in the middle layer of your skin gets ruptured and underground scars develop leading to the formation of stretch marks.

There is a popular saying, “Prevention is better than cure.” This saying is very true in case of stretch marks. It is better to treat your stretch marks at an early stage rather than start with the treatment once they have developed. Once purple or pink lines start to become prominent on your skin you should take some measures for stretch marks.

You should massaging the effective area three to four times a day with a moisturizer that contains Shea butter or cocoa butter as prime ingredients. This is the best way to prevent stretch marks from occurring. It moisturizes your skin making it more elastic. It also improves the collagen and elastins structure.

Many other things are also used for repairing stretch marks. These include wheat gram oil that is very efficient in repairing stretch marks at a very early stage. Regular massage with wheat gram oil at an early stage improves elasticity and prevents the occurrence of stretch marks.

In case you do not like homemade remedies, you can also use commercially available creams and ointments. Out of all the available creams and ointments, Revitol is considered as the best cream for getting rid of stretch marks. Many other creams are also available but none of them is as effective as Revitol.

If homemade remedies and commercial creams did not prove effective on your skin type then the last option is to go for laser treatment. However, a bit expensive but it will surely remove all the stretch marks on your skin.

The complete treatment can cost you somewhere $5000 to $8000. There are many different types of laser treatments available. The most popular ones are vascular lasers, pulsed dye laser therapy, fractional photothermolysis and the excimer laser. The price of each session varies with the type of laser used.

In case even Laser treatment dint work for you then the last option is Microdermabrasion. In this technique, crystals are blown into your skin to polish the skin surface. These crystals simulate the growth of new skin resulting in a clear skin.

I assure you that by following these simple steps you can surely get rid of stretch marks.