Stretch marks (also known as striae) affect all of us. Many people believe that they're origin is pregnancy related, which in essence means that only pregnant women or women who have already had children need to worry about them. This simply isn't true.

Body builders usually suffer from striae, and the majority of these body builders are men. People that easily experience weight fluctuations are also susceptible to stretch marks. Teens are usually afflicted with striae during "growth spurts". In short, anytime skin is stretched quickly or dramatically, striae can appear.

That means that striae can appear in men and women, and they can also affect children, teens, and adults. They can be observed in people all around the world, no matter their race or ethnicity. What are striae, and why do they occur?

Skin is a remarkable organ. Not only is the largest organ of our body, but also one of the most complex. Skin shields our internal organs, helps us eliminate wastes, and processes external elements, such as sunshine, for our benefit. One of skin's most remarkable characteristics is its ability to stretch.

Collagen and Elastin - Needed for Healthy Skin

Elastin and collagen are two of the constitutive elements of skin. Collagen and elastin are both proteinic fibers, with elastic properties. Collagen is a binding agent in skin. It's the building block of connective tissue. Elastin provides skin with, you guessed it, its elasticity.

And the skin is phenomenally elastic. However, at certain times, skin is over-stressed, stretched beyond its ability to resist. At these times, the skin actually tears. These little tears and tiny rips heal, resulting in scar tissue. The scar tissue that results from these small rips in the skin is known as stretch mark.

But stretch marks are not forever anymore. There are biological ingredients that promote the replacement of flawed skin cells and that regenerate new healthy collagen and elastin and skin cells from within your body. These products utilize biological activators, similar to your own regenerative mechanisms, to avoid and eliminate stretch marks, they trigger and regulate an orderly synthesis of collagen and elastin as a base to reconstruct damaged skin.

Using products that contain natural ingredients like snail serum and Rose Hip Oil (at least two times a day depending on the severity of the blemishes) you can dissolve flawed tissues, reducing and even eliminating all signs of stretch marks. These organic ingredients also create an environment that promote the regeneration of normal collagen, increasing skin firmness.