For years, I have made Pregnant Belly Oil, and I must have sold a thousand bottles by now, with not one report yet of stretch marks. To prevent stretch marks, use a massage oil specially designed for the expanding skin of your growing belly. I like to add lavender and cocoa butter , since both have reputations for preventing stretch marks. Almost all pregnant women, who tend to be fussy about smells, like the fragrance of lavender . Now I stick with lavender .
Lavender is most fitting in an oil for pregnancy.
A muscle relaxant, lavender flowers were traditionally heated and pounded into a poultice, then placed on the woman's lower back to ease tension and loosen tight muscles during childbirth. As one of the first things the baby smelled, lavender also became a bonding fragrance. European mothers made lavender pillows for their children to sleep with as a reminder that they would always be loved. It would be nice to see lavender return to the birthing room. Poultices are messy to make and use, however, especially during birth, when a pregnant woman is likely to be changing positions.