Top 10 Tips For Cellulite Reduction & Homemade Recipes

The truth is nearly all women have cellulite. A staggering 90% of post-adolescent women have the dreaded ‘orange peel-skin’ or “cottage cheese” look. It is not related to obesity and is found on skinny and overweight women alike.

So the big question is How to get rid of cellulite and what are the best treatments? Even though there is no definite or magical cellulite cure at the moment, there are a variety of ways to reduce the appearance of cellulite. You must understand that the best cellulite treatment solution consists of more than just applying cellulite cream.

Below are some tips to achieve a more slender figure and smooth away unwanted cellulite:

1) Drink Water or Herbal Teas
Drink 8 8-8oz glasses of water a day. It will flush out any excess sodium that causes fluid retention. If you get bored of water, try herbal teas or adding a little pure fruit juice to it.

2) Eat Well! Don’t Crash Diet
Eat regularly but give up the fatty, junk foods and say hello to the greens. Cellulite is just plain old fat and a key to minimizing it is to drop pounds, according to a 2006 study published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. But how you lose weight matters: Crash dieting can actually make cellulite worse by reducing skin’s elasticity, making more of those little puckers noticeable.

3) Eat Foods With Essential Fatty Acids
Essential fatty acids can help strengthen the connective tissues around fat cells, thereby helping to reduce cellulite. A diet richer in essential fatty acids may stop the fat cells slackening and therefore could reduce the dimpling effect. Good sources of essential fatty acids are olive oil, flax seed oil, black current seed oil, walnut oil and fish oil. You can also add onions into your meal – onion is great to get rid of cellulite. It helps release water build-up from skin cells.

4) Eat Foods With Protein
Eat a diet high in healthy protein. Water retention can be part of the cellulite problem. Protein can help as it contains albumin, which helps absorb excess fluid. For the best effect, try eating three small portions of fish, nuts and beans, poultry or soy each day.

5) Body Brush, Glove or Loofah
A body brush, glove or loofah could be one of your best purchases! Increases of circulation will greatly benefits the lymphatic drainage of the body as well because it encourages the discharge of metabolic waste or toxins more efficiently. This in turn helps out the poor drainage in fat cells that causes cellulite. For the best results brush twice a day using long slow strokes towards your heart. (I recommend the Bodico Exfoliating Glove or the Golden Moor Scorpion Brush

6) Firming and Cellulite Creams
There are lots of cellulite creams and gels on the market, with all sorts of ambitious claims. The truth is, for great results you cannot rely on creams alone, they need to be combined with exercise and healthy eating/drinking. These creams are designed to boost your circulation in the troubled area and increase collagen production. For best results, the creams have to be used continually. Apply an anti-cellulite cream twice a day to affected areas. Research and development is invested in anti-cellulite active ingredients. These special formulas will have the optimal regenerating effect.

For best results, choose anti cellulite creams that contains antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and other ingredients that help to stimulate blood flow. I recommend Guinot Double Minceur Ciblee: Slimming Targeted Treatment or Golden Moor Svelte Cream PM

7) Relax – Don’t’ Stress Out
Stress causes hormonal changes that can affect the skin. Cortisol is a stress hormone that can cause thinning of the skin and increased fat storage. It can also slow the production of growth hormones that create healthy skin. It is so important to get relaxation into your day; try yoga, Pilate’s or walking, and make sure you get the magic eight hours sleep per night.

8.) Exercise
Although thin people are just as likely to get cellulite as overweight people, weight gain can worsen the appearance of cellulite. Walk at least 30 minutes per day. Alternatively, you can try an intense program. To maximize fat loss, combine resistance training on your leg and bum with 150+ minutes of cardio a week. You should see the slimming, smoothing results in 4 weeks!

9) Treat Yourself to Massages
Massage from trained practitioners has a host of benefits. It can help reduce stress, increase circulation and lymphatic drainage, and break down adhesions. Cellulite massage works by eliminating the dryness of skin and flushing out toxic, fatty deposits that causes cellulite. Some herbal ingredients used in the massage therapy are seaweed, horsetail and clematis. Alternatively for a home remedy, use a mechanized massage device for cellulite reduction in the areas for 10-15 minutes/day.

10) Treat Yourself to Body Wraps
In Spas, herbal cellulite body wraps sometimes use natural herbal remedies such as seaweed, algae, Aloe Vera and mud. The effect of each type of herbs used varies, from improvement in circulation to skin soothing. How cellulite body wraps work for cellulite reduction is by creating a condition that is similar to having fever, whereby our body eliminates toxin by perspiration. The skin is brushed and massaged evenly with one of these substances before it is wrapped with linens from neck to toe.

For a more convenient and less expensive cellulite reduction approach, you can make your own cellulite body wraps at home. Here’s two recipes for you:

• Homemade Cellulite Herbal Body Wrap – Mix a cup of corn oil with 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice and 2 teaspoons dried thyme. Massage into hip, thigh, and buttock areas. Cover with plastic wrap to lock in body heat. For Extra results lay a heating pad over each area for five minutes.
• Homemade Cellulite Coffee Body Wrap – Use warm coffee grounds and spread on cellulite areas and wrap with moist seaweed. Cover the area with cellophane or any types of plastic wraps and wait for about 20 to 30 minutes, then remove the wrap. Gently massage the area while rinsing with warm water.

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