Onion Cream Treats New Stretch Marks

By Charlene Laino

March 11, 2010 (Miami Beach, Fla.) — A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is extract of onion can help take the redness out of new stretch marks.

New stretch marks were also softer and smoother in 54 women who used the cream for three months, says Zoe Draelos, MD, a consulting professor of dermatology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

“The stretch marks did not go away,” she tells WebMD. “But [after several weeks of treatment], the cream made them look and feel better,” she says.

The study, funded by Merz Pharmaceuticals, which makes the cream, was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Draelos has served as a consultant to Merz.

Source: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20100311/onion-cream-treats-new-stretch-marks