I am currently 28 weeks pregnant and have therefore been concerned with stretching, itchy skin on my growing stomach and bust. The label says 'Palmer's cocoa butter formula tummy butter for stretch marks'. I'm not so bothered about stretch marks as I know that no amount of lotions or potions will prevent them although some products may be able to refine the appearance so this review won't be extolling the stretch mark preventative virtues of the product! My sister in law bought me this among other things for my birthday and as I've used Palmer's products before and been pleased with them, I was pleased to receive this and eager to try it out. The ...  Read the complete review

Unfortunately there is no point in me trying to trying to prevent stretch marks during this pregnancy. When pregnant with my eldest little one, I slapped every lotion and potion on in a bid to avoid those dreaded marks, and got to the 40 weeks point thinking I'd managed it. My little one didn't arrive on time though, instead I went 10 days past my due date before she finally made an appearance. One morning in those miserable overdue days, I woke to find a single stretch mark which then seemed to multiply right before my eyes. My gorgeous bundle of joy was a big old baby and to be honest, I really don't think my body could have remained unmarked, by the end ...  Read the complete review

Being pregnant, amongst the other things we expectant mothers worry about, stretch marks are on the list somewhere. Yuck, those unsightly red, ugly, puffy lines, anything I can do to prevent them will be most welcome. At the beginning of the pregnancy I had been using Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula for Stretch Marks which was in the form of a lotion in a bottle. It has been working well but when I finished the bottle I decided to try another product from the Palmer's range. I decided to stick with this brand because I've known of them for a very long time and it seems to be a well trusted, widely used product. THe product I went for this time was Palmer's Cocoa ...  Read the complete review

I don't know about you but when I think about skin formulas which are designed to help your skin not stretch during pregnancy I think about Bio Oil as that brand seems to be advertised to the nines. I have, however, found that Palmer's Body Butter is not only a cheaper option but one which is easier to apply and feels nicer on the skin. Whether or not it is just as effective is a subjective opinion as far as I'm concerned but I will quite happily stick with this one. The amazingness of Cocoa Butter This body butter which is a very thick moisturising cream. It's 'flavour' is cocoa butter which some of you may know is well known for helping to repair ...  Read the complete review

I would advise any pregnant woman to approach Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Tummy Butter with extreme caution. I was a huge fan of the original Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula body lotion well before becoming pregnant and had continued to use it on discovering I was having a baby, liberally applying it to my stomach to prevent stretch marks. But I wondered if there was perhaps something on the market more specifically designed to target stretch marks. When I saw Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Tummy Butter on the shelf of the local supermarket I thought it would be perfect. Not only did it combine the already tried and tested Palmer's Cocoa Butter ...  Read the complete review