Stretch Marks. Evil. Destroy.

I was in Form 5 when I first noticed I had stretch marks. 

Blame it on the fact that I was a tomboy who didn't pull my skirt properly before I sat down onto the plastic chairs. 

Tomboy who can't sit still. In a skirt. Skin being pulled left right and center on a plastic chair. 
Nuff said. 


The moment I realised what was happening I gasped in horror and began wearing tights under my pinafore skirt.

Regardless, it was too late. 


As I grew older and read how moisturising prevents stretch marks, I began moisturising my thighs and buttocks in hopes that the appearance of the marks would diminish. 

Fat chance. 


I began moisturising my entire body as part of my daily body care ritual, and sure enough, no more stretch marks appeared, but I gave up hope on ever being able to getting rid of them. 


Till I one day chanced upon this video by this lady called Tonya TKO. 

Now I'll tell you quite honestly... don't bother watching it unless you have loads of time, cos as my sister puts it, "she's not particularly enthralling to watch ya know?". And its more than 30 minutes long wei!



But she is sweet as pie to share the secret she discovered, and I quickly placed an order for her shea butter (her tkoskin website) that she claims to be able to diminish the appearance of her stretch marks. 

 I bought the one with Vit E boosters. 

It arrived in the mail a month later (I took slow mail and order processing took a couple of weeks for her too) with no hitch. 



Silly me. I was so excited to use it I didn't take a before and after pic. So you gotta just believe me when I say it worked INSANTANEOUSLY. I just can't take a before pic anymore cos it just doesn't look the same.


Then again, due to my years of vigilant moisturising, I do have skin that's better than most and heals faster than most (I am NOT boasting la its jz stating a fact!). 
Proof: You remember my blue heart tattoo? My friends who have done tatts all took one month to heal. It took me less than one week. And in between, I forgot and ate seafood and contracted rashes and it STILL healed in less than week.


But you can read the testimonials on her website and see the comments of loads of other people of different ethnicities and skin type. Practically everyone claimed almost positive results! Just some skin takes longer than others to heal.



I tried searching for shea butter locally, to see if you can have another option w/o mail ordering, and could only find one at L'Occitane. And its RM150!!! *choke* The price of Tonya's is RM130+ after conversion plus shipping. Plus, it looks so 'clean' and processed, I really dun like, but some ppl claim it works ok la. 

Tonya's shea butter is very raw and rough in texture (not rough on ur skin la!). Very organic and awesome. 

See how thick and grainy it looks?

But but but... Shea butter alone, I feel, is only for normal stretch marks. If you have like, massive scars of stretch marks (like some women after giving birth), you can try this method of hers. 

forgive me, but... *shudder*

This one. You should watch. 
Mixing olive oil and her shea butter. 

Olive oil is used for ALL sorts of beauty purposes, as I've blogged about before. But the one thing I totally didn't think about it for diminishing stretch marks! 


As you can see from the vid, you can see vague remnants of her old stretch marks still there. Plus, she has dark skin. Stretch marks are totally unforgiving on skin tones like that! Totally amazing how her skin has healed from using this mixture.


So you see. We don't need to live and accept our stretch marks no more! 


Is this a day to jump for joy or wad. XD 

Thank me now.

And kill those evil stretchies today. 






Warning: The shea butter is extremely thick in texture so you may feel quite uncomfortable when you first use it cos its really very thick, sticky and moisturising. But trust me you'll be fine with the texture once you see the insantaneous effects. Bwahaha.