Mederma Stretch Mark Review

No one likes the looks of those unsightly stretch marks and most women would do almost anything to get rid of them or at least make them less visible. Knowing this, many companies have begun making products designed to reduce the look or prevent the appearance of stretch marks. Mederma is one such product.

Mederma Stretch Mark Therapy by Merz Pharmaceuticals is designed to reduce the visibility of stretch marks, diminish discoloration and improve the texture and softness of your skin around the area of the stretch marks. This product is made exclusively to reduce the appearance of stretch marks not to prevent the stretch marks from appearing in the first place.

Mederma Ingredients:

This product is refreshing from the point of view that rather than including a lengthy list of ingredients in their products and reducing the effectiveness of each ingredient Mederma Stretch Mark Therapy relies primarily on just three simple ingredients. Hyualuronic acid, Centella Asiatica and cepalin (onion extract).

What the Product Promises

Mederma stretch mark therapy promises to lighten the color of stretch marks and improve the overall texture and smoothness of your skin. They claim that in clinical trials that 8 out of 10 women achieved a noticeable difference in the appearance of their stretch marks using this product in just 8 to 12 weeks and they offer testimonials on their site to back up this claim. They also claim that this product will reduce those unsightly scars. But, the real question is: Did actual users who purchased this product find that the product lived up to it's claims?

Does Mederma Stretch Mark Therapy Work

This product relies on the use of onion extract and the fact that in clinical trials using rabbits there was an improvement in the look of scars. However, tests on humans so far have shown no such reduction in the appearance of scars or scar tissues. So while, this product may be great for treating scar in rabbits there is no proof that it can do the same for human skin.

In addition, reviews from people who have actually tried Mederma are overwhelming negative. Most users while stating that they had no negative side affects from this product also stated that it did nothing to reduce the discoloration of stretch marks or to fade those scars. Others complained that the strong floral scent of this product actually kept them awake when the product was used before going to bed.

Conclusion:

While one must give the makers of Mederma stretch mark therapy high marks for keeping the ingredients of their product to a minimum the high marks unfortunately stop there. The ingredients in this product are simply incapable of doing the job the product claims it can do showing little signs even after continual use that it will ever diminish the appearance of either stretch marks or scars. Most of the people who have tried this product have been very disappointed in it's inability to deliver on it's promises. The highest rating this product has received is a 2 out 5.

If you are going to spend your money on something that can reduce those unsightly stretch marks then you would be better off choosing a product with better reviews and higher ratings.