If you suffer from or are embarassed about your stretch marks you ar not alone. Almost all pregnant women will develop some form of stretch marks. Also, stretch marks are caused by rapid growth during puberty, rapid weight gain and rapid muscle building by body builders. Stretch marks are basically deep-skin scaring that result from rapid expansion of the skin. These deep-skin scars often show up at the surface of the skin in white, pink and purple colors. The scientific word for stretch mark is striae. Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy is very difficult to control. The most strongly recommended ways to prevent stretch marks are to apply aloe vera and cocoa butter and control the rate of weight gain, which is extremely difficult!

I have taken the time to go through the Internet and come up with a list of the best stretch mark creams and products. While one product may work very well for one individual it may not work so well for another. Thus, it's strongly recommended to try several stretch mark remedies and pick the one that works the best.

In this section we will take a look at the best and leading discount stretch mark creams on the market: Mederma, Barmon, Dermectin, Elastin 3, Promaxyl, Revitol and Trilastin.

Mederma a non-greecy and nice smelling gel that is recommended for the healing of scar tissue. This can be scar tissue resulting for surgery or accidents, and consequenly stretch marks. So, in addition to stretch marks Mederma can be used to treat many kinds of scar tissue.

Barmon stretch mark cream is extremely popular among women trying to get rid of stretch marks, and has often been called "the" stretch mark cream. It's main ingredient is cocoa butter.

In addition to serving as a remedy for stretch marks, Dermectic is also known to be an excellent remedy for wrinkles in general. With the main ingredient being collagen, Dermectin treats the skin's stetch marks with a highly complex yet effective skin repair process.

Elastin Three stretch mark cream basically contains AH3 Amino peptide and soy protein, which help to minimize the length and depth of stretch mark scaring.

Promaxyl Intensive Wrinkle Cream - In addition to being a remedy for stretch marks Promaxyl can be used for general wrinkle problems. With the main ingredients being Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 (AH3) and Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein it helps to tighten the skin in wrinkled or scared areas.

Revitol stretch mark prevention cream is one of the best and most natural stretch mark creams on the market. With it's main ingredients being oils and vitamins such as Squalene oil Vitamin E, Vitamin A palmitate and Vitamine D3 Revitol helps to stretch marks to heal themselves in a very natural and self-sustainable manner.

Made with elastin, collagen and soy protein, Trilastin Intensive Stretch Mark Complex helps the skin's stretch marks to repair themselves at the cellular level through proteins that push the skin's cellular structure together.