Anti-cellulite oils
FROM cellulite many of the fairer sex are familiar, even those who are not overweight. This problem is most acutely felt in spring and summer, when it gets hot and you want to wear short skirts or bare your hands. However, it is not only possible to deal with it, but also necessary, and this is not always a very expensive business, as many salons advertise. It is enough, in addition to proper nutrition and regular exercise, to carry out some home procedures with anti-cellulite oils.
Essential anti-cellulite oils
If you have noticed the first signs of cellulite, do not immediately look for expensive products in specialized salons. Try oil treatments first. There are two types of oils: ethereal and basic. The former have long been used in the beauty industry. Massage with them significantly improves the blood circulation process, metabolism, which leads to regeneration and cleansing of the skin at the cellular level. As a result, the skin becomes smoother and more even, the signs of cellulite disappear.
Oils of rosemary, juniper, grapefruit, lemon, orange have a more vivid anti-cellulite and drainage effect, as well as a pronounced fat-burning effect. Removing excess liquid and toxins from the skin, they make it elastic, smooth and velvety.
In the fight against cellulite, cinnamon oil is a good helper, which has an excellent fat-breaking effect and removes excess fluid from the body.
Basic anti-cellulite oils
In the fight against cellulite, not only essential oils are used, but also basic oils, many of which are no less effective. The best known fat-burning base oil is grape seed oil. The drug can be bought at a pharmacy at an affordable price or prepared at home on your own. Moreover, such oil can be used not only for cosmetic purposes, but also added to food. This will greatly enhance its effect on problem areas of the skin. For this:
- Squeeze out a serving of grapes and dry the pomace.
- Then pass it through a meat grinder and cover with vegetable oil.
- For 24 hours, keep the mixture in a water bath, gently heating it.
- Collect the top aromatic layer - this will be the grape oil.
Another equally well-known oil - rose, also helps in the fight against the hated orange peel.
How to use anti-cellulite oils
It is important to use essential oils correctly, otherwise, as a result, instead of beautiful and even skin, you can get burns and other troubles on the body. Therefore, it is impossible to apply undiluted essential oils to the body; they must be diluted in base oils or combined with other ingredients. For these purposes, olive, peach, sea buckthorn oils are well suited. For a massage, the following proportions are considered an ideal combination: essential oil 11-18 drops per 35-40 ml of base oil.
For bathing with oil, dissolve the oil in foam or mix with sea salt before adding it to water. These manipulations will help it spread more evenly over the entire surface of the water.
As practice shows, the most effective procedure with oil is considered massage, which to achieve the desired result must be carried out regularly, twice a day. For work, you can use any essential oil that has an anti-cellulite effect, after diluting it with any base oil. You can combine several essential oils, in compliance with the required proportions, or add honey to the composition. The duration of the procedure is about 8 minutes.
After the massage, be sure to take a hot shower and rub your body with a hard towel.
The following procedure is also effective if done regularly and correctly. it wraps... For work, you can use any essential oils that have an anti-cellulite effect in combination with base oils. Other components can be added to speed up the effect. For example, apple cider vinegar, honey, seaweed, clay. Here is the recipe for the most effective combination of ingredients to combat unevenness in the body.
- Combine 1: 1 apple cider vinegar and warm water, add a few drops of lemon, juniper and rosemary oil.
Apply the composition to problem areas of the skin, wrap yourself in a film and a warm blanket. The duration of the procedure is 40-45 minutes.
The use of not one, but several types of essential oils for wrapping will bring faster results, because working in combination, they enhance the effect of each other. After the procedure, be sure to rub the body with a hard washcloth, and after the shower, do not wipe the skin dry and apply body milk with diluted grapefruit oil on it.
Essential oils can be added to sea salt and used as a body scrub... During scrubbing, the skin is cleansed, the pores are torn off, and the oil getting on the skin destroys the fatty tissue.
Another option for using oils in the fight against cellulite is baths... This is a simple and effective method. The main thing to remember is that before adding oil to water, it must be combined with sea salt or with bath foam. The duration of the procedure is about 25 minutes. To obtain a visible effect, you need to take at least 1-2 baths within a week.
Use a composition of several oils for water procedures, this will greatly enhance the effectiveness of the procedure.
Please note that during pregnancy, you must consult with a specialist before using anti-cellulite products, and also be careful when choosing a drug if you have an individual intolerance to any component.
