Bio Oil

I used this all through my first pregnancy right from the word go and to be fair it hydrated my skin and that’s about it , not stretch marks where prevented even applying it twice daily and it definitely didn’t help reduce the ones that popped up

My mum first purchased this for me to try on some scars I had that I used to be very self conscious about and I've purchased it a couple of times since. Although I didn't notice a huge change it the appearance of my scars for a while, I did notice my skin becoming a lot softer and dry patches of skin seemed to dissipate. After around six months I noticed that the less prominent scars had pretty much completely faded to the point I could only see them when my skin was red from heat and all the dry patches had vanished. The scent of this product isn't by any means amazing and it does leave a greasy layer on your skin for a bit but if you persevere with use I feel it can be beneficial :)

Oil consistency is great, but can get a bit greasy as it takes a bit longer to be absorbed into skin. I have used this for my stretchmarks after pregnancy. After 5 months of use have noticed a slight fading but not as much as I was hoping. It does say use it twice a day and as a busy mom of a newborn havent really followed thru. I think for this product to work, one has to definitely use it consistently twice a day and for a very long time.

Bio oil makes a decent moisturiser, and i think that's about it. It makes a lot of claims about miracles it can perform like reducing the appearance of stretch marks, however many scientific studies show nothing topical has a significant effect on reducing stretchmarks appearance, beyond just basic moisturising. The fragrance and colouring also has the potential to be very irritating to sensitive skin. It's fairly expensive, especially considering one of the main ingredients is basic mineral oil. I have some at home, which I will continue to use, but I won't bother repurchasing

Everyone always seems disappointed with this product. It claims to reduce scarring, stretch marks etc. but almost everyone gets fed up with non-existent results after a few weeks. I am here to tell you to stick it out...seriously. I picked up this product because I had bad scarring from getting some warts removed on my leg when I was younger. The scars were so obvious and I hated it so much, so because of Bio-Oils claims to reduce scars I bought it. I used it according to the directions twice daily. Their website does say that for scarring it needs to be used for 3 months before seeing results. This is true. So after 3 months I saw results, 3 and a half months later, the scars were completely gone. This is completely true! I think the 3 month thing puts people off, but if you wait those 3 months it 100% works. Perhaps I was lucky because the scars were fairly new, it doesn't work as well on older scars. But seriously if you have new scars or stretch marks with a recent pregnancy I would totally recommend this product. You really need to stick it out though for the minimum 3 months, because you won't see results before then. But take it from a real life experience, my scars have gone and I did nothing but apply bio oil in the way it was directed.

Bio Oil had a huge rave when it first came out, so of course having scars and stretch marks i had to get it. But i found that it was very greasy, even it being an oil. I didnt like the smell of it. I think the lid to the bottle could of been a pop lid instead of a twist lid but that is my personal opinion. The used the bio oil for about three months and didnt notice much difference. It wasnt a miracle worker like other people but it out to be. This isnt the most expensive product in its range but for the quality it didnt work for me. Personally I will not be buying this product again.

When you get very dry skin that has become painful then this should be your first stop. I love Bio OIl as I use it for rashes or cracked dry skin which I get even though I regularly moisturise, sometimes your skin needs extra especially when on the hormonal train as Bio OIl doesn't make me break out in spots either which is awesome. The fact that its natural is an added bonus. Heard it was good for stretch marks so I think when I get pregnant I'll be lathering this on like butter :)

Wanted to love this after all the claims it made about minimising scaring, but I used it religiously without seeing any remarkable difference. Wasn't to bad for helping with dryness, but stretch makes or scaring didn't touch it.