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There’s never a better time to marvel at what a woman’s body can do than during pregnancy. The core of the body makes the most impressive adjustments but as all moms know, the skin experiences great changes too. As the body grows faster than the skin, the elastic fibers under the skin are stretched to the point of breaking and result in stretch marks. Stretch marks are usually purple or reddish in color, and eventually fade to white or grey.

Treating stretch marks is difficult, so prevention is the best way to keep them at bay! A safe and effective moisturizer is the best weapon to fight stretch marks as hydrated skin has more elasticity, and is therefore less likely to stretch to the point of breaking. When choosing a moisturizer, especially during pregnancy, it’s important to pay attention to the list of ingredients, both active and inactive. The skin is the body’s largest organ, and it absorbs chemicals and compounds readily. This is what allows moisturizers to work, but it also means that toxic products will find their way into the body as easily as all-natural products. In order to provide the cleanest, healthiest environment for a growing baby, moms-to-be should take great care to select products that are all-natural and toxin free.

The Vanilla + Geranium Regenerative Belly Butter is full of the best ingredients nature has to offer, without any damaging chemicals or toxins. Featuring cupuaçu butter to help regulate skin health, Vitamin E, which acts as a powerful antioxidant and skin conditioner, and Allantoin, which softens skin and helps with moisture retention, this belly butter nourishes skin, keeping it soft and supple.

Using perfectly formulated (and pregnancy safe!) belly butter is the first step, but using it correctly is just as important:

• When To Start Using Belly Butter: The earlier the better! Ideally, it is best to start taking extra care of your skin when you are trying to get pregnant or early in the first trimester. It may not be visible to the eye, but your skin is expanding as the baby develops in the early months so it is crucial to hydrate the skin. Continue using your Regenerative Belly Butter throughout your pregnancy and the first few months after giving birth as your body is still adjusting.
• Where To Use Your Belly Butter: Most women know to moisturize their tummies, but often forget about the rest of their body. It’s especially important to moisturize all the areas that are prone to stretching during pregnancy including:
  • Belly
  • Hips
  • Thighs
  • Breasts
  • Upper Arms
• How To Use Your Belly Butter: Much like a woman moisturizes her face each morning and evening, you should use your Regenerative Belly Butter should be used twice a day to maximize hydration.

During pregnancy, your skin stretches -- and stretches -- to accommodate your growing bundle of joy. And just as you take extra care to nourish yourself and your baby from the inside out with healthy foods and lots of water, it’s important to nourish your skin from the outside in, as well. After all, as your body’s largest organ (and its primary barrier against outside pathogens), your skin has a big job to do while you, you know, grow a whole new person. Following the perfect skin care routine will reward you with hydrated, healthy skin that stretches more willingly, and forgivingly -- fewer stretch marks! Holla! -- throughout your nine-month sprint to mamahood.

Go Natural

First and foremost, you’ll want to prioritize using all natural, toxin-free products during your pregnancy; your skin is highly absorbent, and ingredients found in many personal care products, like sulfates, parabens, pthalates and synthetic fragrances -- yuck! -- can be harmful to your health (not to mention that of your baby). Nine Naturals products are 100% plant-derived and never contain any hidden nasties.

A Two-Step Process: Hydrate and Heal

So what does perfect pregnancy skin care involve? Hydration and healing. Besides keeping your water bottle handy at all times, you’ll want to hydrate your skin twice daily with all-natural moisturizers that will help repair stretched skin -- giving extra love to those parts of you that are (or are about to) be put to the stretch test, usually the belly, hips, breasts and thighs. Body oils deliver the oils your skin needs to stay healthy more directly than water-based creams do; they also seal moisture into delicate skin. Our Natural Belly Oil is luxurious and deeply healing; tamanu oil, which is rich in fatty acids and revered as a safe, natural remedy for a host of skin conditions, including dry skin, stretch marks and scars, heals stressed skin while hydrating jojoba seed and coconut oils replenish much-needed moisture. Massaged generously into wet skin immediately after bathing, this nutrient-dense belly oil will dry to the touch within seconds, but continue working hard all day to improve your skin’s elasticity and keep your belly looking and feeling fantastic.

Pair Oil with Creams for Maximum Benefit

Nine Naturals’ Regenerative Belly Butter, one of our most popular products, pairs perfectly with our belly oil as the other half of your healing pregnancy skin care routine. It battles stretch-marks and discomfort with moisture-rich, natural and organic ingredients. Cupuaçu butter triple-tasks as a moisturizing, free-radical fighting, and skin-protecting powerhouse, thanks to its naturally high levels of phytosterols, polyphenols and fatty acids. Vitamin E, allantoin and evening primrose oil nourish the skin and help to maintain its natural moisture balance while you sleep.

Love Your Skin, Love Your Pregnancy

Skin care is an integral part of self-care during pregnancy, and the benefits of a gentle belly (or, hey, full body!) massage with Nine Naturals’ Belly Oil and Regenerative Belly Butter twice daily will extend beyond supple skin, helping you to feel grounded, balanced and beautiful as you grow into your new role as a mom. Bonus: continuing with your pregnancy skin care routine post-partum will help your skin bounce healthily back, too. So show your skin some love, and enjoy your pregnancy, mama!

Wonderful words from BabyMeetsCity via BabyZone about our Vanilla + Geranium Regenerative Belly Butter which they list as the top safe skincare product for pregnancy!

"Crafted from rich, organic emollients like broccoli seed oil, shea butter and cupuaçu butter, each ingredient in Nine Naturals Belly Butter is packed with restorative omega fatty acids. Additionally, all Nine Naturals products are 100% natural, paraben-free, sulfate-free, phthalate-free, BPA-free, triclosan-free, with no artificial chemicals or synthetic dyes or fragrances."

Thanks, BabyMeetsCity & BabyZone!