Cellulite is a real scourge of women of the XXI century. Flabbiness and deep furrows on the skin of the legs, buttocks and abdomen deprive a woman of confidence in her own attractiveness. This makes it difficult to freely visit the beach and feel confident in bed with your loved one. Cellulite can and should be fought! And you can do it yourself, without extra financial costs. How to do anti-cellulite massage at home?
Basics of fighting cellulite
It is formed, first of all, due to malnutrition and lack of physical activity. Nutritionists advise to give up bread and bakery products (white bread is especially harmful), sweets, fast food. Meals should be fractional - 4-6 times a day, in small portions.
It is important to eat mainly vegetables, fruits and cereals. A week after the transition to this diet, the skin is transformed before our eyes, because it receives all the substances it needs. She becomes moretightened, elastic, the volume of fatty deposits decreases. Nutrition is also incredibly important in the fight against cellulite. If you stick to the basics of a proper diet, cellulite is guaranteed to decrease.
Drink plenty of clean water. It will force the 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 prevents the normal breakdown of food.
Separate proteins and carbohydrates. If you eat a salad, do not add meat products to it. And if you prefer meat, do not eat it with bread or a side dish.
Sports and cellulite
Don't forget to exercise. In 2016, New Mexico scientist Len Kravitz published an article in which he shared his findings. He is sure that it is sport that helps to get rid of cellulite. It has been noticed that in trained women, the muscular frame does not allow fat deposits to show through into the dermis. The most effective strength exercises, says Kravitz, are squats, lunges, and leg curls.
However, if the diet is wrong, hours in the gym will not save you from cellulite.
Signs of cellulite
1. At the first stage, cellulite is incredibly difficult to notice. Due to lymphatic congestion, the skin on the thighs and buttocks appears puffy, but is still smooth.
2. At the second stage, due to poor venous outflow, cell function is disrupted, and a layer is formeddense fatty layer. Adipose tissue develops in the form of a mesh resembling a honeycomb.
3. In the third stage, the area is still smooth, but if you fold it, you can see the "orange peel" in the form of deep dents in the skin.
4. At the fourth stage, the problem area is visible to the naked eye, the skin is flabby. The temperature here is noticeably lower than in other parts of the body. You can check the depth of cellulite with a pinch - if pain is felt from it, cellulite is advanced and requires long-term treatment.
Does massage help get rid of cellulite?
Definitely yes. Impact on problem areas increases blood circulation in them. This stimulates the work of cells that are "fat" from fat deposits. They start getting rid of them. Simultaneously with increased blood circulation, the skin receives more useful substances, access to which was blocked due to poor metabolism in the tissues.
How to prepare the skin for a massage?
In order to enhance the effect of massage, it is recommended to cleanse the skin of dead cells. A natural scrub will help with this.
Scrub is easy to prepare at home, but you can also use store bought. It is more convenient to use, but less beneficial for the skin.
To prepare it, you will need a powder with abrasive particles - soda, s alt, but coffee is the most effective. Mix it with any carrier oil. You can add a few drops of essential oil. The most effective in the fight against cellulite are citrus fruits and cinnamon oil.
It is recommended to use the scrub while taking a shower, when the skin is warmed up with hot water. Dispense a small amount into the palm of your hand and spread over the thighs and buttocks with gentle massaging movements. Thus, you will clean the skin not only on problem areas, but also on your hands. If you are afraid to ruin your manicure, use gloves.
It is recommended to do this scrub once a week. After it, immediately proceed to a manual or can massage. But one of the most simple and not time-consuming is a washcloth massage.
Shower massage
In the morning and in the evening, going to the shower, stock up on a washcloth made of hard material. Make a contrast shower (only possible on problem areas of the body) and massage them thoroughly with a washcloth. The skin after alternating hot and cold water is especially susceptible to such manipulations.
After getting out of the shower, apply anti-cellulite cream to problem areas.
Cup massage
Another effective method in the fight against cellulite is massage with vacuum cups. It is not done as often as described above with a washcloth. You need to repeat it 3-4 times a week. Remember that in the presence of varicose veins, vacuum jar manipulation is strictly contraindicated.
To carry out anti-cellulite massage with jars at home, you will need natural oil (you can also buy massage oil at the pharmacy, but it is perfumed, so it will quickly clog pores) and a vacuum jar. There are a lot of similar cans on the market.
Small silicone jars"Wonder Bank" is suitable for girls with sensitive skin and low weight. Chinese silicone jars are ideal for overweight women, but somewhat inconvenient to use. They are sold in a set and have different diameters.
A third type of jar, made from medical plastic, can be found on sale one at a time, but they need a pump. You can usually find them in shops with esoteric goods and Chinese medicine supplies.
Alpina Plast polymer-glass jars can also be found on sale. They are very easy to use.
Vacuum massagers are no less convenient. These are hand-held electrical appliances with one or two nozzles that are comfortable to use at home. Some models are equipped with narrow nozzles, allowing you to do a facial massage at home.
How to do vacuum massage?
Apply oil to the skin and spread with massage movements over the surface that you are going to get rid of cellulite. It is important that the jar slides easily over the body.
Warm up the skin with your hands, moving from the knees to the groin, along the lymph flow. Then proceed directly to the vacuum massage. Ideally, you need to move the jar along the massage lines shown in the figure.
Start by sucking a small area of skin, gradually increasing it. This will warm up the skin and painlessly work out problem areas more deeply. The treatment time for one area (for example, the back of the thighs and buttocks) is10-15 min. The areas of the inner thighs, with the exception of the area near the knees, and the groin cannot be processed with banks.
Bruises may appear, but they should not be afraid. They only say that the first exposure was too aggressive and after 3-4 days the procedure should be made more gentle. The second massage session, clients of masseurs notice, is more painful than the first. However, after the second procedure, the intensity of pain gradually decreases and after 6-7 sessions it often does not appear at all.
After the massage, it is recommended to apply an anti-cellulite cream and wrap the area of the thighs, buttocks and abdomen with a film. Choose a cream depending on the effect you need. If you need to reduce the appearance of cellulite, buy a cream with a warming effect. However, such drugs are contraindicated in diseases of the reproductive system.
To tone the skin, use a cooling cream. Reviews will help you choose a quality brand. Many massage therapists use creams from the Belarusian company Bielita Vitex. Women who do anti-cellulite massage at home, in the reviews, call it one of the best body care creams.
Manual massage against cellulite
Can I limit myself to manual massage at home? Doing a manual massage is not very convenient for yourself, since your hands simply cannot reach many areas. Therefore, manual massage is usually combined with mechanical massage - using a jar, washcloth or even a cling film reel.
The last option is convenient for girls who want tosave on buying vacuum cans. After warming the skin with your hands, tap the problem areas with a cling film reel until persistent redness appears. And, of course, complete the treatment with an anti-cellulite wrap.
How to do anti-cellulite massage at home with your hands?
Follow these guidelines.
1. Spread the oil over the entire area to be treated.
2. Start with soft, flowing movements. Gently massage the skin with stroking, wrapping motions from top to bottom.
3. Rubbing will prepare the skin for further manipulations. Rub the skin intensively with sawing movements.
4. Then move on to stretching. In this case, the "dough" technique (as if you are kneading the dough), rolling with fixing the skin roller with the other hand, shifting and stretching will do.
5. Tapping consists in applying blows of different intensity to problem areas. It is carried out using the back of the hand.
6. After each reception, stroking is carried out.
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 be gentle and not try to squeeze out all the cellulite in one session.
In closing
It is very difficult to make an anti-cellulite massage at home on your own, so women often prefer to turn to specialists. The most demanded vacuum massage, which is now widely used in salons. Manualanti-cellulite massage with a home visit or a visit to the salon is necessary for those women who are contraindicated in cupping.
