Exposed! Will Using Cocoa Butter Lotion Help to Prevent Stretch Marks During Pregnancy?
Did you know that in a recent study, 210 pregnant women were tested to see what effect cocoa butter would have on possibly preventing stretch marks? The study was conducted in the American University of the Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. Dr A Nasser and his colleagues decided to have a little experiment with the women. Nothing painful I promise you! Half of the women were asked to apply cocoa butter lotion to their thighs, breasts and abdomen on a daily basis throughout the first trimester of pregnancy. The other half were told to apply an inactive placebo lotion to the same areas of their body. It is these specific areas of the body that can come most under attack during pregnancy! Out of the 210 women, 174 managed to complete the study. Dr Nasser and his colleagues findings were as follows:- – 45% of the women who treated their breasts, thighs and abdomen areas with cocoa butter, still developed stretch marks. – 49% of the women who were treated with the placebo lotion also develo
