EVERYDAY STRETCH MARK CREAM : PURE COCOA BUTTER FROM EINN'S SKIN CARE

 I don’t think there’s a pregnant woman who does not worry (a little) about her belly and the stretch marks that may appear…. Yes, pregnancy is a beautiful experience. Right from the first moment you know there’s a life in you… and feeling little butterfly kicks to bigger stronger kicks as the baby and belly grows and grows… It’s a beautiful thing.

But nurturing and caring for yourself during pregnancy is so important – it’s not only you now and your body – you are preparing a little human being to come to the big world! Every decision you make from what you do and eat and put on your body somehow affects the fetus and has a direct connection with your baby.

It’s important to keep stress levels down, relax as much as you can, keep physical activity a continuation of your lifestyle that is still safe for the baby, and eat only the healthiest of foods : organic should be a top priority, and only natural foods without any artificial colouring, flavour, preservatives or other ‘approved safe’ toxins out there that are lurking in our food.

Of course our skin also goes through so much changing. But it’s amazing what our bodies are capable of! My skin for example, has stretched so much that I don’t think it can keep going these last few weeks…. but I love my belly!

There isn’t a day however I don’t *love* it! I shower with only natural skin care products and then massage my belly carefully a few times a day even to help my skin stay supple and stretch more easily. Having been pregnant before, I knew what was on the market for stretch marks and I knew exactly what to stay away from.

There are so many products that contain toxins and still appear natural. Skin care companies can smack on the “natural” label just like food labels! There’s no guidelines and if you don’t look carefully, do your research, you might just be putting some heavy chemicals on your skin, which go straight to your blood stream and even to your baby.

That’s why I’ve been happy to find EINN skincare Pure Cocoa Butter – this is really a wonderful pure product with just a few ingredients : 100% Ghana Cocoa Butter, Olive Oil, Castor Oil and Shea Oil! Wow! Beautiful, natural and *pure* ~ just how I like it! And I feel great knowing that good quality ingredients are on my skin that make me feel beautiful and help to prevent stretch marks ;)

To compare with other products on the market : Palmer’s Cocoa Butter is a popular Cocoa Butter Formula that’s out there and I have to be honest and mention that in my research a lot of women complain about rashes and itchiness… so I wondered why?


Turns out that Palmer’s is a very toxic line of skin care – even the selection targeted for pregnancy and stretch marks. For example their Cocoa Butter Formula Tummy Butter has these ingredients in it : Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter, Collagen, Elastin, Dimethicone, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Tocopheryl Acetate, Benzyl Alcohol, Carotene (CI 40800)

Although there are a few natural ingredients in their creme, there are also fillers and emulsifiers that are not natural, Yuck! I don’t like the Mineral Oil, Microcrystalline Wax, Elastin, Dimethiocone, Fragrance Tocopheryl Acetate, Benzyl Alcohol and Carotene there! These are additives that ‘improve’ product texture and add fragrance and a longer shelf life – all things I do not want on my body especially when I’m pregnant!