Palmer’s Cocoa Butter For Stretch Marks Review: Does It Really Work?

Do you have stretch marks that you wish you could get rid of?

Many people feel embarrassed by their stretch marks¹ and wish there was a way to make them less visible.

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter may be the product that can help.

Palmer’s makes the following claims about its product.

• Helps visibly improve skin elasticity.
• Reduces the appearance of stretch marks.
• Keeps skin moisturized and supple for 48 hours allowing skin to stretch more easily.

After assessing of all these claims, here is what we found.

It is one of many products manufactured by E.T. Browne Drug Company, a skin and hair product company based in New Jersey, USA.

“Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula is specifically designed for pregnancy stretch marks affecting targeted areas such as hips, thighs, tummy & bust”.

This moisturizer keeps skin supple and can prevent or minimize the formation of stretch marks.

According to the Palmer’s website, the main ingredients are:

Cocoa Butter & Shea Butter

Provide all day hydration and soften, smooth and plump skin while forming a protective moisture barrier for expanding bellies².

Vitamin E

A powerful antioxidant³.

Lutein

A natural antioxidant that helps improve skin hydration and supports stretching skin⁴.

Argan Oil

Packed with essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals while helping to soften and condition skin while helping reduce the appearance of scars⁵.

Almond Oil

Rich in Vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, this essential oil extracted from sweet almonds moisturizes dry skin⁶.

Coconut Oil

This naturally moisturizing oil, extracted from raw coconut, is rich in fatty acids and helps support healthy, supple skin⁷.

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion works by maintaining moisture levels, elasticity and suppleness in the skin to accommodate any stretching.

Apply to areas with stretch marks or areas where you want to prevent them 3 times daily.

While it is possible to develop dermatitis due to increased sensitivity during pregnancy, Palmer’s is a very safe product and generally free of negative side effects.

Palmer’s is a reputable brand with a long history.

It was sued in 2009 for making false claims about its product but settled out of court.

Currently, the massage lotion advertises itself as a particularly effective moisturizer and nothing else.

The product’s claims are both reasonable and verifiable.

The product is not part of any pending litigation or government inquiry.

There are multiple reviews available for the product.

Of 1032 reviews on Amazon, 75% are 4-star and above giving the product a 4.0-star rating overall.

Here are some testimonials from Amazon that you may find helpful.

Most customers found the product effective.

Gigi writes:

I love this stuff.

I’ve used it on my belly through my whole pregnancy (first time Mom) and at 38 weeks, no stretch marks.

Could be coincidence, but I also like how it keeps my skin moisturized without feeling sticky.

I apply it immediately after each shower right after toweling off.

On the rare occasions when I forgot to use it, I could tell the difference- my skin felt tighter and itchy all day.

It smells faintly of chocolate (from the cocoa butter) and I find this pleasant, but some might not.

I don’t smell it once I put my clothes on.

I plan on continuing to use it after the baby comes.

Busymom wrote:

I had no idea cocoa butter could do such nice things to scars!

My physical therapist used it on me for scar therapy (I have a scar that goes from the middle of my back across to under my arm, so quite a large scar), so I bought this to use at home.

Typically, my scars tend to widen a bit, sometimes just in one place, and they take a long time to lose their redness, but this, one of the largest scars I’ve gotten, is just a fine line, and is disappearing much faster than any of my other scars.

I think the smell, although not a smell I’d describe as necessarily attractive (i.e., it’s not one I would apply because of the perfume), is pleasant and not really noticeable.

Absorption is very good, and I don’t have a sticky feel afterwards.

Some customers were partially satisfied.

J Watkins wrote:

I have been using this for the duration of my pregnancy, which has been 6 months so far.

I’m not a HUGE fan of the product for a few reasons.

First, it doesn’t feel like it really moisturizes all that well.

If I use it by itself without using another product, my skin does not feel moisturized a few hours later.

My product of choice, Burts Bees Belly Butter, leaves me feeling moisturized all day.

If I use the Belly Butter first, and then layer this over top of it, then it feels good.

I also don’t like the delivery method.

Yes, it’s convenient that you can pump it out, but it stops pumping when there’s about a half an inch of product left in the bottle.

Then when I try to rest the bottle upside down to get all of it out, it’s too thick to slide on its own!

I have to bang the bottle on the bathroom counter to get it moving.

For the pros, it has a nice, light scent to it, which is great for my pregnancy nose.

It doesn’t leave a greasy feeling on my skin for too long.

The pump bottle IS convenient, albeit, with the downside mentioned above.

In regards to stretch marks, I haven’t had any lofty expectations that these products I’m using are going to prevent stretch marks, as that’s generally genetics.

However, I’m hoping it will keep me from getting itchy skin, and possibly keep the stretch marks to a minimum.

I haven’t developed any new ones at this point, but they will probably come the last month.

I’ll update the review after delivery to include whether I developed any or not.

I do still want to use a cocoa butter product for the rest of my pregnancy since my aunts, who have had many children, swear by it.

I’ll probably use one of the Palmers products in a tub so that I can have an easier time getting it all out.

Most dissatisfied customers complained about the smell.

Jess wrote:

Didn’t see any change after about a week and a half, but it made my skin super soft.

I’d recommend wearing stockings or leggings with this if you’re applying it to your legs to keep it from rubbing against your pants too much.

Also wasn’t a fan of the smell, but it wasn’t horrible.

Bookjunkie wrote:

It’s nice and thick, but smells terrible.

Like cheap chocolate (thus, the COCOA BUTTER).

I couldn’t handle the smell, so I had to switch brands.

So I can’t vouch for the long term effects. But it did FEEL nice!

Available for purchase on www.amazon.com , multiple online sites, all major pharmacies and most places where skincare and beauty products are sold.

On Walgreens the price is:

See below how the official site looks like.

If you buy this product on Amazon, you have a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.

But remember that some products may have different policies or requirements associated with them.

“Your return label will require you to return the item at your own expense.

Amazon will automatically refund up to $20 for return postage costs on receipt of the item.

Once the item is received at our fulfillment center, it takes 2 business days for the refund to be processed and 3-5 business days for the refund amount to show up in your account” – taken from Amazon.

There is a majority consensus about the effectiveness of Palmer’s Massage Lotion with thousands of positive reviews on this product.

The main ingredients in the product are well-established and backed by evidence-based science.

If you are looking to purchase a very affordable moisturizer containing high-quality ingredients with a proven track record, this may be the right choice for you.

If you would rather have a product with lots of unique, proprietary ingredients and cutting-edge research specifically targeting stretch marks and wrinkles, this product may not suit your needs.

We laid out the facts, will you buy Palmer’s Cocoa Butter for Stretch Marks? Comment below and tell us what you think!