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Motherlove
Pregnant Belly Salve
- Free From
- Cruelty Free
- Certified
- Certified B Corp, Leaping Bunny, USDA Organic
- Highlights
- Cruelty-free, Money-back guarantee, Prevention, Balm, For Belly
8.8
Performance score
010
Where to buy
- AmazonSee price
Pros
- Soothes tight, dry skin immediately after application and leaves it feeling hydrated.
- Not sticky; has a smooth, emollient texture that sits comfortably on skin.
- Scent is subtle and pleasant, though a few people note it's polarizing.
- Multiple people used it through pregnancy without developing new stretch marks.
Cons
- Absorbs very quickly, so moisture doesn't feel like it lasts; one person found they went through the jar much faster than expected.
- The oil variant requires a lot of product per application (around 10 pumps per use).
- Consistency is oily enough that you'll want to wear clothes you don't mind getting residue on.
- A thick, balm-format moisturizer (not an oil or lotion) meant for skin that's actively stretching during pregnancy. The herb-infused oil base is thickened with beeswax and shea butter, so it stays put longer than a liquid oil would.
- Intended for belly, breasts, hips, and thighs. It absorbs relatively quickly for a salve and leaves a light chamomile and lavender scent rather than a heavy fragrance.
- Motherlove also makes a Pregnant Belly Oil with the same herb-infused base but without the beeswax and shea butter. The salve is the richer option if you want something that feels more like a butter than a liquid.
- Among non-toxic stretch mark creams, this one keeps the ingredient list short: an oil base infused with five herbs, plus beeswax and shea butter to thicken it. No synthetic fillers or preservatives, which means shelf life runs about 18 to 22 months.
- Founded by an herbalist over 30 years ago and still family-run out of Fort Collins, Colorado. The products are manufactured in-house with a full-time quality assurance team, not contracted out to a third-party facility.
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