Stretch marks
What is it ?
Promoting more collagen
Layers of the skin
A stretch mark is a type of scar that develops when our skin stretches or shrinks quickly. The abrupt change causes the collagen and elastin, which support our skin, to rupture. As the skin heals, stretch marks may appear.
Layers of the skin
Promoting more collagen
Layers of the skin
Stretch marks happen when your body grows quickly for any reason. Your skin can’t stretch enough to keep up. Collagen is a protein that makes your skin more elastic. If your skin doesn’t have enough, the marks may show up as it stretches.
Promoting more collagen
Promoting more collagen
Promoting more collagen
Water is an integral component of collagen. In the protein's natural state, water accounts for about 60 percent of the substance by weight. Water molecules bind tightly to collagen that they follow its helix shape.