I was using Elancyl lotion to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. It was sold in maternity stores with a small lime green bag for $32.50. Ladies who were pregnant 10 years ago, can you remember this product? Did any of you use it? I never checked the ingredients on the lotion, and I feel very guilty about it now. If somebody knows what was in it, I'll appreciate your response.
Try googling it to find out the ingredients and maybe you can even email the company to find out what exactly the ingredients were back then. Good luck.
Just curious - why're you feeling guilty now?
The best thing you can ever use for stretch marks is Arbonne's rejuvenating cream and skin conditioning oil. It's herbal/botanical and works wonders!!!!
This is what I found by googling it.
Elancyl Stretch Mark Concentrate 75ml
Detailed Description:
Concentrate to help reduce the appearance of existing stretch marks. The innovative combination of 3 active ingredients (guanidine, glycolate, Cyanophyceae extract and zinc gluconate) has an intensive regenerating and restructuring action on the skin tissues. Skin is smoothed and renewed, the size of stretch marks is reduced and their colour is softened. This delicately scented concentrate is an osmo-active gel with an astonishing texture developed to be gently massaged into the skin and to restore an exceptionally soft, velvety feeling.
Information:
Ingredients: Water(Aqua), Glycerin, Cyclomethicone, PEG-4, Glycolic Acid, Guanidine Carbonate, Algae Extract, Dimethicone Copolyol, Fragance(parfum), Orange Oil(Citrus Dulcis), Rosemary Oil(Rosmarinus Officinalis), Sodium Chloride, Zinc Gluconate.
Hope this helps. I know someone else stated that it has been discontinued but I found quite a few websites where you can buy it. It's pretty expensive though.
C.
Do you feel guilty because you think the ingredients were harmful? I highly doubt it. Don't worry or feel bad.
K.,
I don't know why you may be feeling guilty about using this product 10 years ago. My son is 11 and I vaguely remember the name Elancyl. If my memory serves me correctly, the packaging was teal blue and white. There was a soap that you could put in a handheld massager-type doo-dad and you could use it in the bath/shower to help with cellulite/rough skin, etc. I used this product, along with the cream, which smelled so good!! What have you heard about it? Whatever.... we all are doing the best we can in life. One day we are told that something is safe, and the next month we find out that it may cause cancer, etc. Who can keep up with all of the chemicals, information, misinformation, etc.??? Don't worry about it!! Just do what you can now to get and stay educated. And moderation is fine.
Hi
i did a search on the product name and came up with this info. the product has been discontinued, but it did have an ingredient list. the website was www.dermstore.com hope this helps!!
Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil (Carthamus Tinctorius), Cyclomethicone, PEG-20 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil (Prunus Dulcis), Benzyl Salicylate, Butylparaben, Butylphenyl, Methylpropional, Carbomer, Cetyl Alcohol, Citronellol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylparaben, Fragrance (Parfum), Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxyproline, Isobutylparaben, Linalool, Methylparaben, Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Sodium DNA, Sodium Methylparaben, Sorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethanolamine
Hi K.,
The google search I did revealed the same info on ingredients already posted here. Were you concerned about avoiding synthetic chemicals and worried about their long-term effects? What were your concerns about having used Elancyl lotion 10 years ago?
In general, we've all been exposed to so many chemicals, that we all carry a body burden.....but there are things we can do to reduce our toxic load. Moderation and a wide variety are key. If this was something you only used for that short time period years ago, and you are now avoiding synthetic chemicals and parabens, you are on the right tract. We can only do the best we can with the information we have at the time. So don't worry too much about the past and move forward into a healthier future.
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Have you googled it? That is what I do when I need information on anything. Good luck!
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