Organic Pregnancy Tips: Skin

May 18, 2010 | By Organic Benefits In Know how,organic living |

Every morning you look in the mirror admiring your growing belly bump (only if you are pregnant, of course). You smile, imagining your baby growing inside and can’t wait to meet her. You pet you belly tenderly until suddenly you notice something that immediately gets you out of your nirvana state…. STRETCH MARKS!!! Noooo!

But don’t panic. Even though sometimes they are hard to get rid of, if you are persistent and start early, it is not impossible to get your skin back to its pre-pregnancy state. What’s even better, it can be done naturally. Here are some organic pregnancy tips for you:

Of course, the best way to fight stretch marks is not to get them in the first place. This is not easy to do, because most women (approximately 90%) are genetically predisposed to them. The best way to reduce their appearance to a minimum is a good diet. Eating plenty of organic fruits and vegetables rich in Vitamin C, silica and zinc help your skin stretch better. It is also important to include necessary fatty acids which are found in Omega 3s in your diet.

Applying moisturizes can help to a certain degree as well, but you must make sure to use only natural and organic products. You skin absorbs whatever you put on it, so buying a questionable brand lotion with 50 ingredients from the Dollar store is a no go.

Erbaorganics and Otopia have a few good stretch mark creams to choose from. Consider looking for organic stretch mark oils, but unless the oil is specifically made for pregnant women, make sure to read labels carefully, because not all oils are safe during pregnancy. Organic pregnancy doesn’t mean you are allowed to take and eat everything as far as it is organic.

Drinking liquids should also help elasticize your skin, so don’t forget to drink plenty of water. You may also want to try
Traditional Medicinals Organic Pregnancy Tea sold at MotherNature - great online store with thousands of organic and natural products.

If you don’t mind spending some money, there is a good cream which contains 100 % of natural ingredients. It is called Revitol Stretch Mark Prevention Cream and it can be used before, suring and after pregnancy.

If you do end up getting stretch marks anyway, don’t feel sad. No matter what you think, they don’t make you any less beautiful.