Bio-Oil

[krayzechick]

I've seen and heard about this product for reducing the appearance of scars and stretch marks etc....

Does it really work? and is it worth £10 for a small bottle? ...or is it just like all the others out there and smell terrible yet do nothing! :confused:

What are your recommendations?

[mookiandco]

My OH has a recent scar on his neck from a thyroid operation. I bough bio-oil from ebay to rub on the scar. The scar has healed really well and i think it help massaging the oil into it every day. However, I cant really say whether it would have healed just as well if i hadnt been rubbing bio-oil on the scar.

[EthelBloggs]

It's definitely worth the money!!

A friend of mine recently lost a lot of weight (12stone) and he was advised to use bio oil all over his body.. and guess what.. he''s got no saggy skin or anything so won't need surgery to remove it!

I use it too and it's definitely faded the stretch marks on my stomach that my babies left me and my skin feels much smoother and looks healthier.

[poppy_f1]

i used it to get rid of my stretchmarks and i found that it was going to be costly as the bottle only lasted a week for me

[livinginhope]

This was featured on a TV programme the other day and the evidence showed that,rubbing ANY oil or cream on your skin,will help heal scars and firm the skin,it isn't the oil,but the rubbing motion.Personally I wouldn't waste £10 on a bottle,I would spend £1.25 on a bottle of normal baby oil.

[unixgirluk]

If you look up any good aromatherapy book it will give you a recipe for a blend for stretch marks. Can't remember the recipe off the top of my head sorry but I know the ingredients cost me no more than 4 quid and lasted me over 8 months with daily use (I used this after losing a lot of weight).

[krayzechick]

cool, thankyou for your reviews! :)

[the devil made me do it]

what about for un-even skin tone and unsightly pigmentation, it's supposed to be ace for that?? Otherwise any advice?

[asea]

try olive oil instead, my sister used it for her stretch marks & swears by it!

(although she is a bit smelly, i just won't tell her :p )

[krayzechick]

This was featured on a TV programme the other day and the evidence showed that,rubbing ANY oil or cream on your skin,will help heal scars and firm the skin,it isn't the oil,but the rubbing motion.Personally I wouldn't waste £10 on a bottle,I would spend £1.25 on a bottle of normal baby oil.

Ah yes I read somewhere about dry brushing... rubbing anything on the surface of the skin for a period of time stimulates the cells to regenerate.

I remember when I was younger mum telling me to rub my toothbrush (wet) on my lips for 5 mins to stimulate them!! gets rid of chapped skin too! :T

[LifeisEvenbetter]

I used bio-oil throughout my pregnancy - I have no stretch marks at all. Not sure whether that was really down to the oil or whether like Livinginhope reports it was down to the rubbing action of application! Made my skin really soft too.

[SparkyG]

I've been using Bio Oil since my breast reduction 6 months ago. The scars are looking very good , but obviously I don't know whether or not they would have done so anyway!:D

I was recommended to use it by my cosmetic surgeon, Alex Karidis, and he has no interest in the the company, and as I trust him 100%, I went with his advice;)

HTH
SparkyG

[Magenta_Wolves]

I saw this for sale in Home Bargains for £4.95, might go and buy some now.