Stretch Marks!!

[Purple Jen]

purple jen thats amazing! i think this is the first post iv seen where someone has made a real positive improvement! you say the raw food diet was what helped get rid of the remaining shallow stretchmarks... were they always shallow or did you acheive this through a different method? how did you get from having them everywhere to just having 12 remaining?
thanks!

Hi! The dozen or so stretch marks I had left originally began as some of my deepest ones. I think someone said my old routine was copied and pasted on page 45 or 46 of this thread. I used to have it up on my old website which I had to let go of because I no longer had the money to keep it going.

But I do think that you could get rid of (or at least dramatically improve) your stretch marks with my new (and cheaper) routine above. You really do need to nourish your body from the inside. And when I was on raw juice, I was getting an abundance of nutrients and since my body wasn't wasting energy digesting food, it used that extra energy to repair my body. At least that's how it was explained to me.

*Hugs*
Jen

[There is hope]

Hi below is an article about Pharrell Williams using replicated skin to cover his tattoos, just something I came across and thought some people might be interested in reading!



Pharrell Williams revealed to British Vogue that he's using a revolutionary procedure to rid himself of his tattoos.

Tats just don't 'go' with the grown up image he'd like to project.

But, forget the painful laser procedure that could scar!

He's going to have replicated skin cover his tats.

The N.E.R.D. front man said, "It's basically like getting a skin graft, but you're not taking skin from your ass or your legs. These guys actually grow the skin for you. First you have to give them a sample of your skin, which they then replicate. Once that's been done, they sew it on - and it's seamless."

It's expensive…but that's irrelevant says Pharrell.

[Ms. Behavin]

Hi. Just wanted to say, as someone with a cosmetology license, doing your own peels is a doable thing. Just because in school, you get practically NO training. Either you sink or swim. The process is shown to you once, then you are given a sheet with instructions, then suddenly you have clients and that's it. That was my experience anyway. Instructors are there to help you if you need it, but basically there's very little training. That comes with practice. I still have my binder, if anyone wants me to post my notes and instructions.....

[Guest]

hey,
First off just wanted to say that the last few posts about peels have been really encouraging. Thanks! I was wondering if you could do the tca peels and still use retin-A cream in between or would the skin be too tender from the peeling? Has anyone tried this?

[Guest]

I just wanted to say how great it is to see Purple Jen again... I remember her original post from the yahoo group, it always gave me such hope.. ive been waiting till my budget allowed consistent approach before starting anything myself... I'm definitely going to go raw now, I've been toying with the idea for a few years...

again thanks for posting, Purple Jen! To see your username on this thread after all this time is a bit like seeing a unicorn..

[Mai]

hi all,
another carboxy therapy session
totally useless.
surprise surprise

btw, for those of you concerned about scientific integrity, dont worry, the stretch marks i am using for my experimental treatment are the not the same i am treating with carboxy

[Guest]

Hi. Just wanted to say, as someone with a cosmetology license, doing your own peels is a doable thing. Just because in school, you get practically NO training. Either you sink or swim. The process is shown to you once, then you are given a sheet with instructions, then suddenly you have clients and that's it. That was my experience anyway. Instructors are there to help you if you need it, but basically there's very little training. That comes with practice. I still have my binder, if anyone wants me to post my notes and instructions.....

Hi Ms. Behavin. I'm getting interested in doing peels. The lengthy post a few pages back has me wondering if I should start with Glycolic Acid first (I have yet to try any method as of yet), or if I should just risk starting off with a TCA peel, although diluted. Could you post the steps to take in doing a self-peel?

Also, J and anyone else doing peels; what are you using on top of the peel, afterwards? The post I mentioned above said something about emu oil and copper peptides. Where can I buy these things? (A quick search on amazon yielded emu oil, but not many results for copper peptides). Is it necessary to use both in order to see results?

[Purple Jen]

I just wanted to say how great it is to see Purple Jen again... I remember her original post from the yahoo group, it always gave me such hope.. ive been waiting till my budget allowed consistent approach before starting anything myself... I'm definitely going to go raw now, I've been toying with the idea for a few years...

again thanks for posting, Purple Jen! To see your username on this thread after all this time is a bit like seeing a unicorn..

LOL! It does feel a bit "Twilight Zoney" seeing my info still circulating. Thanks for your kind words. I found myself a new avatar too!

[Guest]

Have any persons of color tried TCA peels?

I was told during a recent consultation that due to our darker pigmentation, they ( Peels) only cause more harm than good. I am african american with white stretch marks ( at least 10 years old fairly thin and not too deep) on my calfs among other places that came from growth spurts during puberty and tired of hearing that nothing can be done to correct/improve them.

I am not ready to give up hope that I can at the very least dramatically reduce their appearance. but cosmetic surgery appears to be out of the question based on my most recent consultation.

If anyone has had success with such peels please share your routine/ experience.

[Guest]

Have any persons of color tried TCA peels?

I was told during a recent consultation that due to our darker pigmentation, they ( Peels) only cause more harm than good. I am african american with white stretch marks ( at least 10 years old fairly thin and not too deep) on my calfs among other places that came from growth spurts during puberty and tired of hearing that nothing can be done to correct/improve them.

I am not ready to give up hope that I can at the very least dramatically reduce their appearance. but cosmetic surgery appears to be out of the question based on my most recent consultation.

If anyone has had success with such peels please share your routine/ experience.

I have brown skin and I was worried about using tca, but to be honest you get pigmentation problems if you use strong glycolic acid too. I have not found that tca causes much hyperpigmentation on me, though it probably causes a little. I would suggest if you want to try it you buy tca 15% if you are darker than me, and do a test area first before trying it more extensively.

J

[Guest]

Have any persons of color tried TCA peels?

I was told during a recent consultation that due to our darker pigmentation, they ( Peels) only cause more harm than good. I am african american with white stretch marks ( at least 10 years old fairly thin and not too deep) on my calfs among other places that came from growth spurts during puberty and tired of hearing that nothing can be done to correct/improve them.

I am not ready to give up hope that I can at the very least dramatically reduce their appearance. but cosmetic surgery appears to be out of the question based on my most recent consultation.

If anyone has had success with such peels please share your routine/ experience.

I have brown skin and I was worried about using tca, but to be honest you get pigmentation problems if you use strong glycolic acid too. I have not found that tca causes much hyperpigmentation on me, though it probably causes a little. I would suggest if you want to try it you buy tca 15% if you are darker than me, and do a test area first before trying it more extensively.

J

[Guest]

Thanks J I will start with the 15% first. My skin tone matches Gabriel Union's for reference.

What is your application procedure.

I want to first try this on my calfs, which is where they are the worse in my eyes. I was thinking of taking a q-tip and using the mirror to make sure I applied to the stretch marks only ( though I have so many I may end up touching the unaffected skin)

Have you found that it's best to do both the stretch marks and unaffected skin?

[Guest]

Thanks J I will start with the 15% first. My skin tone matches Gabriel Union's for reference.

What is your application procedure.

I want to first try this on my calfs, which is where they are the worse in my eyes. I was thinking of taking a q-tip and using the mirror to make sure I applied to the stretch marks only ( though I have so many I may end up touching the unaffected skin)

Have you found that it's best to do both the stretch marks and unaffected skin?

I don't want to give advice on using it as I am new to it myself, but I am sure someone else will help you out, I think cr or someone posted some info a couple of pages back.

J

[Tracy212]

Tracy, I don't know if you still come here, but since you're post led me here I feel I should respond.

Purple Jen!

Yes, I am still here. It's been a few weeks, but I'm getting caught up and was so thrilled to see your post. I am SO glad to hear you were successful in ridding yourself of those last few stretch marks!!!

Glad you found us here on this forum!!

Tracy

[Guest]

sooo phony