Replied By Dana (Montclair, Ca, Usa) on 02/19/2010
Curious-were your stretch marks old or new?Replied By Gypsyqueen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) on 02/05/2012
I am 40 and have had stretch marks since I was a teenager. I've never been pregnant and I've never gained/lost a large amount of weight. I think mine are part hereditary and partly me growing quickly as an adolescent. I have been using coconut oil on them religiously for maybe 3 weeks or a little more. Sometimes I think I see changes and other times I think they look the same. People saying they see changes in days, especially those who have had them for years and years... Well this seems almost impossible to me! But clearly people on here have had some real success with coconut oil so I will contiue to use it. After having them for so long it's only realistic to assume it will take a number of months to show results in getting rid of them. I will keep at it and post my results. Fingers crossed!Replied By Gypsyqueen (Ottawa, Ontario) on 03/04/2012
Hello! Well I've been using pure 100% coconut oil on my stretch marks since mid-January maybe..... So going on 7 weeks. I am reporting my findings. Well I have to say I have not noticed too much change with them unfortunately. I apply faithfully once a day and quite often 2 times a day. Usually right out of the shower but on occasion in the evening as well. I have switched it up and bought a few different brands but I haven't noticed much change. I have had mine for a long time and they are all that white/silvery colour. I have read about people's successes on here so I will keep plugging away, but if anyone can share more details about their successes that would be great.
What brand did you use? How often did you use it and so on. A lot of people seem to say 3 months and they are all gone. That seems like a dream to me! I guess everyone is different. Anyway I will keep in using it and will keep updating my findings. :)
Replied By Drak (Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium) on 03/05/2012
Well it is an old practice in our country, India to use coconut oil for stretch marks. We use Mustard Oil and Olive oil also for this.Replied By Diana (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) on 06/19/2012
Hi everybody, So I was wondering if anybody knows if I have an allergy to nuts (only when ingested, smell etc. doesn't seem to bother me) if it is ok to try the coconut oil treatment for stretch marks?Replied By B (Vancouver, BC) on 06/24/2012
Hi Diana - I am allergic to nuts as well (mostly peanuts and walnuts). Coconut isn't an actual nut (check Wikipedia or just google info about coconuts to confirm). I consume coconut oil and apply it to my skin all the time without problem.Replied By Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 06/25/2012
B and Diana, some say that tolerating coconut OIL might not include tolerance for the coconut itself.Replied By Deanna (Pensacola, Florida) on 07/15/2012
I'm also using coconut oil, I just started using and I am even putting them on old scars from playing on bikes and falling and other outdoor activities that I ended up with a scar. Well I am seeing signifficant amount of difference in appearance. I highly reccomend using this coconut oil 100% organic cooking oil. It went out of date and I thought since I have read to use olive oil from another web site I decided to use this. I found it at a health food store about 25 to 30 $ not bad, but I am a white woman 25 years old with stretch marks and I just found this out and now i'm using it. It's a cooking oil, I put it in the fridge and then pull it out let it thaw some and put it on me. Try it and share your findings with this extra virgin coconut oil 100% organic. You can use it too cook too, but I wouldnt reccomend it if you are putting you hands in the jar and rubbing it on your marks. Put some in a different jar and keep rest for cooking. You don't want skin cells in your cooking oil. Also I find that if you don't scrub then you won't see the redness back. If your into your appearance I reccomend not scrubbing unless their sticking out and built up. Hope this helps like I said post back on your findings.Replied By Westen (Louisville, Ohio) on 01/29/2013
Gypsyqueen from Ottawa - Just wanted to know if you truly had had succes with the coconut oil. I have started using for about 4 weeks now, and am hoping that it will begin to work within the next few months... although I don't have my hopes up.Replied By Sarah (Cincinnati, Oh) on 05/25/2014
How old were your stretch marks? Mine are 13 years old.