The stretch mark is a skin lesion resulting from the breakdown of elastic fibers under the surface of the skin,especially following pregnancy.Living in Tahiti at that time my friend who was Tahitian,advised me to practice daily massage with Monoi de Tahiti on my belly.This ancient practice explained the almost non-existence of this problem in Tahitians.My husband massaged my belly every night with Monoi.This evening ritual,created a real complicity between the two of us and our future baby.This was our first pregnancy and is the most beautiful memory of my life,and the skin of my stomach today is still as it was before my pregnancy,and reflects the natural qualities in moisturizing of Monoi de Tahiti.For you expectant mother's out there,take a daily massage with Monoi oil regularly before stretch marks appear.Monoi is a unique natural 2000 year old product.Traditionally Monoi oil is massaged from head to toe into young children and babies from birth.This simple ritual protected the new born's from dehydration from the exterior and also acted as a natural antiseptic from mosquito bites.Monoi from birth shapes the babies identity through daily massage.