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- noun Plural form of
stretch mark , skin blemishes resulting from a pregnancy that women tend to be overly self-conscious about.
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gangerh commented on the word stretch marks
Olive oil. Women, should you want to avoid stretch marks from pregnancy then I can recommend liberal use of extra virgin olive oil. My bride applied this morning and evening, and bathed in a bath with olive oil added, throughout pregnancy and, voila, not a stretch mark anywhere! Pass it on!
April 11, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word stretch marks
Ready for deep-frying, too.
April 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word stretch marks
Women, gangerh. Women. :-)
April 12, 2008
gangerh commented on the word stretch marks
Yes, resetee. My apologies. It did sound somewhat patronising, didn't it?
April 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word stretch marks
Just a tad. Appreciate the edit. :-)
April 12, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word stretch marks
Hm. I wish men would consider smearing lots of olive oil on themselves when they gain weight, so they can enjoy as well.
Not that stretch marks are the end of the world, anyway.
Also, it doesn't matter what you put on them. Some people get them and others don't. No reason to waste good olive oil. I'd rather put it on vegetables.
April 12, 2008