Well this is where it all started! This is the oil made for Sîan when she was pregnant with Charlie who is now 17 and 6 foot tall (at least)!
So now you know why we feel so much affection for Tummy Rub Oil. It is a gorgeous blend of only four premium oils, rich in Omega 3, 6 and 9, which we discovered are absolutely key to protecting your skin throughout the nine month s-t-r-e-t-c-h. You will notice that it sinks in quick... it is a completely un-oily oil! This has taken 15 years to perfect; in the first few batches it was orange and stained everything. But it is absolutely perfect now; colour-free, it won't stain your clothes (or your sheets or your husband!), soaks in immediately and is exactly what your skin craves.
You will love the fragrance. Gravida is a blend of ten safe and comforting essential oils that somehow smells just right. We get more feedback on our beautiful fragrance than almost anything else because fragrance is just so important to all of us.
Tummy Rub is available as an oil and a butter because some mama's like an oil and some like a cream. They are both equally amazing. It is your choice. We have lots of mamas who use the butter in the morning and the oil in the evening, which works really well if you just can't decide!
If you, like us, still love it long after pregnancy, don't feel you have to give it up. We all use it every morning after a shower on slightly damp skin; on legs, arms, tum and bum as it gives skin the same glow and softness enjoyed throughout pregnancy. Also the fragrance becomes a bit of an addiction; it is just exactly what we want our skin to smell like – clean and fresh and slightly fruity. It is brilliant at banishing winter lizard legs.
In fact, we loved Tummy Rub so much that we have created Mama Mio OMega Body Oil, a sort-of lite version Tummy Rub Oil; everything you adore about Tummy Rub in a big pump bottle for every inch of you.
Every ingredient in Mama Mio Tummy Rub Stretch Mark Oil has a distinct moisturising purpose and is laden with Omega 3, 6 and 9 – superfood for the skin. Our Tummy Rub Stretch Mark Oil is a perfectly balanced blend of four oils:
Sweet Almond Oil is rich in all important omegas and very nourishing. It is highly moisturising and quickly absorbed, leaving a soft sheen on the skin with no residue.
Borage Oil is an ancient oil used in the Far East for thousands of years, it’s one of the richest sources of Essential Fatty Acids omegas, specifically gamma-linolenic acid (rich in omega 6) is very effective in healing damaged skin. Borage Oil is wonderfully moisturising and very active as it is quickly recognised and utilised by the skin.
Wheatgerm Oil is rich in Vitamin E and is amazingly healing and nourishing to the skin. In addition Vitamin E is useful for its role as a powerful anti-oxidant, soaking up free radicals (so that’s anti-aging) and helping those superfoods get on with their vital work.
Rosehip Seed Oil is very rich in Omega 3 and 6, which are beneficial for the treatment of damaged and distressed skin by providing intense moisturisation. This oil has the added benefit of naturally occurring trans-retinoic acid (think benefits of retin–A but without side effects) which is very helpful in preventing stretch marks.
Gravida is our amazing essential oil fragrance; a blend of 10 pregnancy-safe, pregnancy-specific natural oils which smells gorgeous to even the most sensitive of noses.
Rub on twice daily - from above your boobs to below your bum and all the way round.
In the beginning, you are rubbing it on for yourself ('stop stretch marks, stop stretch marks') but as the weeks go by and your tummy grows, it becomes a magic ritual of massaging your baby and a time to dream, thinking of names and what wonders await.
You will want to use it for at least four months after baby has arrived in your world. This is because it helps keep your skin toned and tight as you shrink back down to normal. It is totally safe to use whilst breastfeeding.
As with all Mama Mio skincare, just avoid the nipple area as your baby does not need a mouthful of Tummy Rub!
FAQs
I already have stretch marks – can I use Tummy Rub with Mama Mio Goodbye Stretch Marks? Good question. Tummy Rub is created to help skin cope with an enormous stretch – so it is about PREVENTION of stretch marks. Goodbye Stretch Marks is our very powerful, peptide packed REPAIR formula. If you are using both at the same time, apply Goodbye Stretch Marks first by finger painting it directly onto the stretch mark. Really massage it in so that you can feel that the product has almost disappeared. Then apply Tummy Rub all over to help prevent any more stretch marks occurring.
