Hello fellow Momma tribe! I hope this blog entry finds you well and enjoying your summer. My kids are already reaching that stage where everything is “boring” and this mom is one hot mess trying to figure out how to keep all four of my littles preoccupied while not losing my mind. My kids had great teachers this year that really stretched them academically and I am finding myself woefully inadequately under stimulating their minds. Meanwhile I am now 28 weeks pregnant too (in the Florida heat) and waddling around finding myself feeling every ounce of this pregnancy.
Speaking of pregnancy, my belly is what is on my mind this week. I was sent a LOVELY care package from Boppy, the company that makes the brilliant nursing pillows. They have a line of pregnancy care products called Boppy Bloom that I get the privilege of reviewing for you all!
Now to start off, I have to say, I am a natural girl at heart and when I saw the bottles I was sent I did look down my nose a bit. They have three products for stretch marks which range from lotion to body butter to oil. Each had a basic list of typical ingredients I would use individually on my skin. Nothing I haven’t tried or heard of: Shea butter, coconut oil, cocoa butter, vitamin E etc. So I went into this review thinking, “Yea, ok Boppy, we’ll see…”
I have to say that the stretch mark line of products rock!
I was incredibly surprised!
I have few stretch marks, but am seeing more this pregnancy than the previous. I took a few pictures to illustrate for you how good this stuff is. I do a slathering of the Boppy Bloom Strech Mark Cream daily. After showers I would use the Boppy Bloom Whipped Belly Butter. Finally, being the doula I am, when I listen to my baby on my personal fetal Doppler I whip out their Boppy Bloom Renewing Body Oil to use as a conductor instead of sonogram jelly.
Within the first couple of applications my stretch marks WENT AWAY!
Yes, went AWAY!
When you look really close you can still see the faint lines, but the ugly purple marks faded faster than I am hoping high waisted jeans will be in fashion. I couldn’t believe it!!! Check out the before and after pictures for yourself. I tell you I can’t make this up.
BEFORE BOPPY
AFTER BOPPY
As far as the actual products I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed them. Due to the fact that I like a natural soft scent, the pretty prefume smell of the products were a little overpwoering for me. However, Boppy Bloom Skincare Collection are true to their ingredients because I can still smell the undertone of cocoa butter in their whipped body butter. It made me feel better knowing I wasn’t slathering on a bunch of junk – just good stuff. For my preference, I would enjoy a more all-natural fragrance. After seeing some reviews online, about the stretch mark product, there are others who prefer the all-natural smell as well. Yet, when my friend came over right after I applied the cream one day, she complimented me on my “perfume”. It’s a pretty smell, but definitely strong for those who might have smell sensitivity.
I give this line two thumbs up and that’s saying a lot considering I am a smell person. The lotions are so good I don’t care about the smell. It’s like wearing a chapstick. It may not smell like you want but it sure does the trick.
Now to the Boppy Bloom Soothing Breast Balm. I would recommed using during pregnancy but to stop using after the baby arrives. The reason I say to stop using after birth is because the first ingredient is Castor Oil which is a natural laxative. This means to use this product as intended I have to wipe it off before each nursing session. It is supposed to replace the old school Lanolin for sore or cracked nipples. I have had both sore and cracked nipples with each baby and I gotta say this stuff isn’t my cup of tea. It’s nice and its working but to remove it before nursing every two hours is a lot of work for an already tired new mom.
The Bobby Bloom Soothing Breast Balm is doing a nice job before baby though of softening my tissue area so that I have supple skin to latch onto. It is very soft and not nearly as sticky as lanolin, so if you’re in the market for a better option then try it. If you want the natural method, then just express breast milk, rub that in and air dry the area.
Overall, I was happy with the entire Boppy Bloom Skincare Collection and would recommend it to all my fellow pregnant mamas!
For more information, visit the Boppy Bloom Skincare Collection website at boppy.com/product-category/skincare-collection/
Facebook: facebook.com/TheBoppyCompany
Twitter: @BoppyCompany
Warmly,
Crystal
Disclosure: As a regular contributor, I received these products complimentary in order to facilitate a media review. All thoughts and opinions stated here are clearly my own.
I just saw these at Babies ‘R Us yesterday and was wondering if they worked. I LOVE the Boppy nursing pillows and have used them with all my kids. After reading your post, I will be trying out the Bloom products. Thanks for the info!
I have a friend expecting her first baby. I will let her know about these great products. Thanks for the hands-on review…
This product is amazing, and I wish I would have had it when I needed it. I want to get it and see if it will help me with my stretch marks.
This product looks most beneficial for skin. I recommend this as per your great review for a lot of the good reasoning that is listed in your nice review.
Stretch marks are really unavoidable during pregnancy. Good thing that this product was created to help moms to treat this skin problem. Being a mother is a beautiful thing and helping them remove stretch marks is a gift for them.