The Stretch Mark Cream on Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s List (Plus Our Top Favorites)
- 2 days ago
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Somewhere between your third trimester and your first "wait, is that a stretch mark?" moment, you start Googling. We've been there, and so, apparently, has Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who recently posted about the one she's been reaching for (more on that below). So we did what we do best: rounded up the formulas actually worth your money, hers included.
Dearist
BODY & BELLY BUTTER
A rich, velvety formulation consisting of Shea Butter, Rice Bran Oil, Gotu Kola and Mahua Butter nourishes skin as your body stretches, changes and grows — keeping it supple enough to help reduce the chances of stretch marks. Then there's Shata Dhauta Ghrita: a classical Ayurvedic formulation of ghee washed 100 times that is blended here with Squalane to deliver exactly the hydration and comfort that your skin is asking for.
Orimii
Bump Hydrating Whipped Body Butter
All the hydration, sans the heaviness — this one has a whipped, cloud-like texture that disappears into skin on contact. Shea and Cocoa Butters do the heavy lifting, while Centella Asiatica works on barrier repair and collagen production underneath. No residue, no transfer, just comfortable, hydrated skin.
Skinvest
Bomb Bum Cream
Caffeine gets to work toning, Peptides plump things back up, and Bakuchiol steps in to gently resurface — Skinvest's Bomb Bum Cream is dermatologist-approved and built specifically to target red and white stretch marks. The built-in massager helps everything absorb properly, while the lightweight texture nourishes without residue.
Bio-Oil
Skincare Oil
Most stretch mark oils give up once a mark's gone quiet — Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil doesn't. It's clinically tested to improve the appearance of stretch marks, old and new, working on scars that other formulas have already written off. Underneath that is a blend of plant-based extracts — Chamomile, Lavender, Rosemary and Calendula Oils, plus vitamins A and E — pulled together in a dry-oil format, so you get all the nourishment of a regular oil, without the heaviness.
Lierac Phytolastil
The Gel
Craving something lighter than a cream or oil? Lierac Phytolastil The Gel is the switch-up that you're looking for (also spotted in mama-to-be Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Stories via a recommendation from Dr. Parul Thakur, a board-certified dermatologist and the co-founder of Dubai-based Athena Dermatology Clinic). It's formulated with 97% natural-origin ingredients — including a 35% botanical restructuring complex of Alchemilla, Ivy and Horsetail — that feel comforting on the skin and the fragrance-free, fast-absorbing formula gets straight to work relieving skin tightness.
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