Cocoa Butter to Prevent and Treat Stretch Marks

Cocoa Butter is one of the oldest and most common methods for preventing stretch marks. I couldn't find any information on exactly how cocoa butter works, but there are a lot of women who swear by it.

One of the most popular cocoa butter products is Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula. It contains several other ingredients that are well known for their skin-friendly characteristics. Palmer's includes Vitamin E, which is famous for it's skin healing and restoring properties. Palmer's formula also includes collagen, which is reputed to positive effects on skin. However, collagen can cause allergic reactions. Collagen was popular in many cosmetic products, but is becoming less common because of the number of people who have an allergic reaction to the ingredient. Elastin is another ingredient in Palmer's product, which is a naturally occuring substance in the body that is reported to increase the elasticity of the skin, thereby preventing stretchmarks.