Cellulite is a real scourge of women of the XXI century. Flabbiness and deep grooves on the skin of the legs, buttocks and abdomen deprive a woman of confidence in her own attractiveness. This prevents you from freely visiting the beach and feeling confident in bed with your loved one. Cellulite can and must be fought! And you can do it yourself, without unnecessary financial costs. How to do anti-cellulite massage at home?
The basics of the fight against cellulite
It is formed, first of all, due to malnutrition and lack of exercise. Nutritionists advise giving up bread and bakery products (white bread is especially harmful), sweets, fast food. Food should be fractional - 4-6 times a day, in small portions.
It is important to eat mainly vegetables, fruits and cereals. The skin is already transformed before our eyes a week after switching to this diet, because it receives all the substances it needs. It becomes more toned, elastic, reduced body fat. In the fight against cellulite, nutrition is also incredibly important. If you adhere to the basics of a proper diet, cellulite is guaranteed to decrease.
Drink plenty of clean water. It will cause cells, "swollen" from adipose tissue, to begin to actively get rid of it. For good digestion, it is recommended to drink a glass of water before each meal. But after eating, you can not drink any liquids (including juice and tea) for an hour, as this interferes with the normal breakdown of food.
Separate proteins and carbohydrates. If you eat salad, do not add meat products to it. And if you prefer meat, do not eat it with bread or a side dish.
Sport and cellulite
Do not forget to play sports. In 2016, a scientist from New Mexico, Len Kravitz, published an article in which he shared the results of the study. He is sure that it is sport that helps to get rid of cellulite. It is noted that in trained women, the muscular skeleton does not allow fat deposits to appear in the dermis. The most effective, says Kravitz, strength exercises - squatting, lunges, bending the legs on the simulator.
However, if the food is wrong, the clock in the room will not save you from cellulite.
Signs of cellulite
1. At the first stage, cellulite is incredibly difficult to notice. Due to lymphatic stasis, the skin on the hips and buttocks seems swollen, but still remains smooth.
2. In the second stage, due to poor venous outflow, the cell function is disrupted, and a layer of dense fat is formed. Adipose tissue develops in the form of a mesh resembling a honeycomb.
3. In the third stage, the zone still remains smooth, but if you fold it, you can see the "orange peel" in the form of deep dents on the skin.
4. At the fourth stage, the problem area is visible to the naked eye, the skin is loose. The temperature here is noticeably lower than in other parts of the body. You can check the depth of cellulite with a pinch - if you feel pain from it, the cellulite is started and requires long-term treatment.
Does massage help get rid of cellulite?
Definitely yes. Impact on problem areas enhances blood circulation in them. This stimulates the work of cells that are “fattened” from fat deposits. They begin to get rid of them. Simultaneously with increased blood circulation, the skin receives more beneficial substances, access to which was blocked due to poor metabolism in the tissues.
How to prepare skin for massage?
In order to enhance the effect of massage, it is recommended to cleanse the skin of dead cells. This will help a natural scrub.
It’s easy to make a scrub at home, but you can also use purchased one. It is more convenient to use, but less beneficial for the skin.
To prepare it, you will need a powder with abrasive particles - soda, salt, but the most effective is coffee. Mix it with any base oil. You can add a few drops of ethereal. The most effective in the fight against cellulite are citrus fruits and cinnamon oil.
It is recommended to use a scrub while taking a shower, when the skin is warmed up with hot water. Apply a little on the palm of your hand and spread it over the hips and buttocks with gentle massage movements. Thus, you cleanse the skin not only in problem areas, but also on the hands. If you are afraid to spoil a manicure, use gloves.
Making such a scrub is recommended once a week. After it, immediately proceed to manual or can massage. But one of the simplest and not time-consuming is a washcloth massage.
Massage in the shower
In the morning and evening, going to the shower, stock up with a washcloth made of hard material. Make a contrast shower (you can only on problem areas of the body) and carefully massage them with a washcloth. The skin after alternating hot and cold water is particularly susceptible to such manipulations.
After you leave the shower, apply anti-cellulite cream to the problem areas.
Can massage
Another effective method in the fight against cellulite is vacuum jar massage. It is not done as often as the above with a washcloth. Repeat it 3-4 times a week. Remember that in the presence of varicose veins, manipulations with a vacuum jar are categorically contraindicated.
To carry out anti-cellulite massage with cans at home, you will need natural oil (you can buy massage oil in a pharmacy, but it is with fragrances, so it will quickly clog your pores) and a vacuum can. There are a lot of such cans on the market.
Small silicone cans of “Miracle Bank” are suitable for girls with sensitive skin and low weight. Chinese silicone cans are ideal for overweight women, but somewhat inconvenient to use. They are sold in sets and have different diameters.
The third type of jar made from medical plastic can be found on sale one at a time, but they need a pump. Usually they can be found in stores with esoteric goods and equipment for Chinese medicine.
Also on sale you can find polymer-glass cans "Alpina Plast". They are very easy to use.
No less convenient are vacuum massagers. These are manual electrical appliances with one or two nozzles that are comfortable to use at home. Some specimens are equipped with narrow nozzles that allow you to do facial massage at home.
How to do vacuum massage?
Apply oil to the skin and distribute with massage movements on the surface that you are going to rid of cellulite. It is important that the jar glides easily over the body.
Warm the skin with your hands, moving from the knees to the groin, along the current of lymph. Then proceed directly to the vacuum massage. Ideally, the jar should be moved along the massage lines shown in the figure.
Start the massage by absorbing a small area of the skin, gradually increasing it. This will warm up the skin and painlessly work out problem areas more deeply. The processing time of one zone (for example, the back of the hips and buttocks) is 10-15 minutes. The areas of the inner thighs, with the exception of the site near the knees, and groin can not be processed with banks.
Bruises may appear, but they should not be afraid. They only say that the first effect was too aggressive and after 3-4 days the procedure should be made more sparing. The second massage session, clients of massage therapists notice, is more painful than the first. However, after the second procedure, the intensity of pain gradually decreases and after 6-7 sessions often does not appear at all.
After the massage, it is recommended to apply anti-cellulite cream and wrap the area of the hips, buttocks and abdomen with a film. Choose a cream depending on the effect that you need. If you want to reduce the appearance of cellulite, buy a cream with a warming effect. However, such funds are contraindicated in diseases of the reproductive system.
To give the skin a tone, a cream with a cooling effect is suitable. Reviews will help you choose a quality brand. Many massage therapists use creams of the Belarusian company Bielita Vitex. Women who do anti-cellulite massage at home, in the reviews call it one of the best body creams.
Hand massage in the fight against cellulite
Can I limit myself to a manual massage at home? Doing a manual massage is not very convenient for yourself, since hands simply do not reach many areas. Therefore, manual massage is usually combined with mechanical massage - using cans, washcloths or even reels for cling film.
The latter option is convenient for girls who want to save on buying vacuum cans. After warming the skin with your hands, tap the problem area with a reel of plastic wrap around the problem areas until persistent redness appears. And, of course, complete the procedure with anti-cellulite wrap.
How to do anti-cellulite massage at home with your hands?
Follow these guidelines.
1. Spread the oil over the entire surface of the treated area.
2. Start with soft, smooth movements. Gently massage the skin with stroking, sweeping movements from top to bottom.
3. Rubbing will prepare the skin for further manipulations. Rub the skin intensively with sawing movements.
4. Then proceed to kneading. In this case, the “dough” technique is suitable (as if you are kneading the dough), rolling with fixing the skin roller with the other hand, shifting and stretching.
5. Basting consists in delivering strikes of different intensities to problem areas. It is carried out using the back of the hand.
6. After each reception, stroking is performed.
On the Internet you can find many videos on how to do anti-cellulite massage at home. Soon you will develop your own technique. However, it is important to act smoothly, and not try to squeeze out all the cellulite in one session.
Finally
It is very difficult to make an anti-cellulite massage at home on your own, so often women prefer to turn to specialists. The most popular vacuum massage, which is now widely distributed in salons. Manual anti-cellulite massage with home visits or a salon visit is necessary for those women who are contraindicated in cans.