Stretch marks are itchy at night

The formation of stretch marks is a problem that many women encounter during pregnancy. The appearance of stretch marks during pregnancy is already enough to bother women. Unexpectedly, many women also experience unbearable itching when they develop stretch marks, which undoubtedly causes a lot of headaches for many pregnant women. Many women find it difficult to sleep due to itchy stretch marks, so knowing how to relieve itchy stretch marks is very important for pregnant women.

1. What are the causes of stretch marks?

Stretch marks are a type of stretch marks, which are the rupture of skin fibers caused by the body's physiological changes. Generally, stretch marks appear as bluish purple, bright red, or milky white patterned scars. When a woman is pregnant for more than three months, her abdomen bulges more significantly, which can easily cause the appearance of stretch marks.

2. What to do if stretch marks itch at night

1. Washing stretch marks with alternating hot and cold water in the shower before going to bed can alleviate the itching of stretch marks during sleep at night. What needs to be noted during the implementation of this method is that when using hot and cold water alternately to clean stretch marks, the hot water temperature should be controlled between 30 and 40 degrees, which is slightly higher than body temperature; and the cold water cleaning temperature should also be controlled between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius to avoid affecting the fetus in the belly and your own health.

2. Rubbing vegetable oil is also one of the effective ways to prevent itching of stretch marks at night. The main reason why some women's stretch marks itch at night is dry skin and lack of elasticity. Rubbing vegetable oil can nourish the skin. Rubbing it before going to bed can increase the elasticity of skin fibers to a certain extent and prevent the itching of stretch marks at night.

3. Using professional stretch mark care products to rub and remove itching is also an effective way to relieve the itching of stretch marks in women at night. However, it should be noted that when buying stretch mark cream, you should choose qualified products from manufacturers with qualification certificates to avoid harm to the health of pregnant mothers and fetuses due to the use of unqualified products.

After a woman gives birth, the ruptured collagen fibers in her abdomen will slowly repair themselves and stretch marks will also disappear to a certain extent. However, due to the limitations of the body's repair function, the skin at the location of stretch marks is generally difficult to return to its previous state. Therefore, in order to avoid the appearance of stretch marks and cause ugly texture and itching during pregnancy, pregnant mothers need to strengthen prenatal care and pay attention to improving skin elasticity. For pregnant women who have already developed stretch marks, controlling excessive weight gain, appropriately using products that relieve stretch marks, and persisting in appropriate massage can also have a certain effect on the relief of stretch marks.