get rid of my stretch marks

I’ve always been embarrassed about my stretch marks. I used to love going to the beach, but ever since I got stretch marks, I feel very uncomfortable in a bathing suit and I never end up going to the beach anymore. So here is what I’ve been trying, and I think I have seen some results. Every three nights, I take a hot shower before bed, where I use a washcloth and some exfoliating cream designed for your face to rub onto my stretch marks. The whole area gets a little pinkish-red, which is good. Then, right before bed, I have been putting on a thin layer of Retin-A. The Retin-A has irritated my skin, and it’s made my skin very itchy and peeling like a sunburn, but I feel like the stretch marks are fading quite a bit. They are really old, so they’re like silvery/white, but I have noticed that my skin is much firmer than it was, and the skin itself, like the texture, is more consistent with that of my regular skin. In the morning, as well, I put a thin layer of Vitamin E oil on my stretch marks. I’ve also been eating more lean protein, and taking extra supplements of Biotin and Vitamin E. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, or maybe I am seeing an improvement. I’m not suggesting anyone else try it, I’m not a doctor, but I really feel like it’s working. I also just got a bottle of Trilastin-SR, maybe I will try that on one section of my stretch marks and the Retin-A on the other, and see what happens.