Can applying olive oil prevent stretch marks?

Stretch marks are a skin problem that many women experience during pregnancy or after giving birth. If stretch marks are severe, they will have a great impact on a person's image. Therefore, during pregnancy, in order to avoid the appearance of stretch marks, pregnant women must take some preventive measures. So, can applying olive oil prevent stretch marks? The answer is yes, and here are the reasons!

1. How does olive oil prevent stretch marks?

Olive oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, which can be absorbed by the skin, moisturizing and nourishing the skin, making the skin shiny, delicate and elastic, and promoting blood circulation and skin metabolism. Stretch marks are caused by the breakage of skin elastic fibers. If you start your pregnancy, insist on using olive oil to massage your body to enhance the skin's ductility and toughness, which can effectively prevent skin fiber breakage and achieve the purpose of preventing stretch marks.

2. Massage method using olive oil

Expectant mothers should insist on abdominal massage from the third month of pregnancy to the third month after giving birth. The massage method is to take an appropriate amount of olive oil every day and apply it evenly on the abdomen, buttocks, inner thighs and other parts, and gently massage for a few minutes until absorbed.

Note: A small number of pregnant mothers may have allergic reactions to olive oil, such as skin itching, and should stop using it immediately.

3. What should you pay attention to when removing stretch marks with olive oil

Pay attention to the choice of olive oil. First of all, you should go to the supermarket to buy imported edible-grade olive oil. Use pure natural pressed olive oil. Do not buy gasoline-leached ones, which have more impurities and are not suitable for pregnant women. Generally, imported olive oil is a little more expensive, but it will be more reassuring.

Everyone should pay attention to the time of massage. We should start preventing stretch marks during pregnancy. When the belly is not very big during pregnancy, we should do a good job of preventing stretch marks. You can use natural olive oil to apply your belly every night. It will only be effective if used in the early stage when the belly skin is stretched.

Pay attention to the way of applying olive oil. Before applying olive oil, be sure to wash your hands, then put your hands together, rub them together to warm your palms, sprinkle some olive oil on your palms, you don't need too much, half a spoonful is enough, and apply it gently and evenly on the belly, so that the belly will also warm up, then use warm hands to cover the belly a little.