I just wrote a response & then forgot to submit it #-o

Basically I agree with what Fi said... I think that lotions help the stretch marks fade quicker as well...

On the red, I'm not entirely sure, but what I was thinking during PG that when you get a burn or a scar from an injury to your skin it always goes red and skin turns red when it is actually "healthy" and regenerating from an injury, so maybe that's why stretch marks turn red? I mean if they went black it would be a bit scary...