Stretch mark removal creams are only as effective as the ingredients they contain combined with the delivery methods they utilize to carry the actives deep into the skin.
By law, most products (including stretch mark removal creams) must list their ingredients in order from the most ingredient being first to the least ingredient being last. Most creams on the market contain water as the first ingredient. Some also have a lot of additives and fillers listed before the actual key or effective active ingredients. The further down the list the key ingredients are listed, the less of each of these ingredients the cream actually contains.
So basically, if a cream is going to help get rid of stretch marks, it must contain high amounts of the essential key ingredients that are crucial for skin repair. Some key vital ingredients in a stretch mark cream include collagen and elastin, but the ingredients alone wont help much. They must be delivered deeply into the skin where they can go to work.
A good treatment for stretch marks must also have an effective delivery system such as emu oil or liposomes (or both if possible). These carrier ingredients help to deliver the...