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Biological Products to Promote Natural Skin Healing

by Louise Lundgren

How do you find the best stretch mark solution? It's easy: the best products use a formula that's different from any other brand available, and they don't need to be prescribed by a doctor either.

Most of the natural ingredients found in your backyard are used in the creation of these products. A good cream may contain an active liquid secreted from snails, the same they use to repair their own skin, while others may use oils extracted from plants, flowers, seeds, etc. The extraction of any of these ingredients should be a benign process, which means no living organism is injured during the gathering of these ingredients.

The land snail mucin, for example, is an intricate mixture containing biologically active molecules: protein enzymes, glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, antimicrobial peptides, copper peptides and trace elements. It is a most original and natural compound. This tiny creature has created a balanced solution to protect and repair its own collagen, elastin, and the water holding molecules of healthy skin.

Biological Ingredients Aid Renewal Process

Unlike common skin creams there are products that permeate all the layers of the skin, so not only do they moisturize but also heal skin cells. When you apply these products to your skin you will not only notice their reduction but they will start fading and may finally disappear.

These products eliminate stretch marks by destroying damaged collagen synthesized to reconnect broken skin fibers and by restoring and producing new collagen, the skin's elastin, and water holding molecules (Glycosaminoglycans). They will work on all kinds of stretch marks, no matter how old they are. Many chemical based products stop working if you stop using them, but natural ingredients are capable of creating an optimal solution that will heal the skin permanently. This is due to the fact that natural ingredients trigger the body's natural regenerative process while chemical based products simply offer a superficial fix.

Glycosaminoglycans are complex sugar molecules that collaborate in the regulation of natural processes through their interactions with a wide variety of proteins and proteoglycans. They also play a crucial role in cell proliferation, migration and adhesion. The mucin not only has these molecules but, what is far more important, it promotes the synthesis of fibroblasts in the basal or lower-most layer of skin and glycosaminoglycans in the skin matrix.

A truly natural product treats stretch marks and also restores your skin's balance. A smooth and younger skin look can be achieved by balancing all the natural structural elements in the skin.

The best natural stretch mark removers on the market contain ingredients that basically mimic the skins makeup and trigger an organized and balanced repair. They also avoid stretch marks by reinforcing the skin matrix while your body responds to it producing the water holding molecules and structures that give skin the necessary strength and stretching ability it needs when it is going through over-stretching during pregnancy.

A new product can help you to erase stretch marks with a healthy mixture of natural ingredients. Visit our site to read all about stretch marks and scar prevention and treatment.

Published November 29th, 2007

Filed in Health, Weight Loss