How to Natural Home Treatment For Cellulite

CELLULITE

"Cellulite" is a skin condition that gives the appearance of small bumps and ripples under the skin. The bumps caused by the underlying fat cells grow enormous and extend the natural fiber components that hold the skin in the lower extremities.

"Cellulite" is a common oil, but regular oils affect the appearance of the skin. Fibers of fibrous collagen tissue bind to the skin in subcutaneous layers and separate the components containing fat cells. As the fat cells increase in size, these cells break down and cause the skin to shrink.

Women tend to have cellulite more often than men because they have a direct pattern of collagen in the lower layer that holds fat cells, and when fat cells become too large, they leave the cells and look like cellulite.

In men, the collagen pattern is stronger, with a diagonal pattern, and they have thicker skin, so there is less wrinkling of individual fat cells. Another factor in cellulite is high estrogen levels, as this hormone has a direct effect on fat cell adhesion through the rise of alpha-adrenoreceptors, chemical compounds that tell your fat cells to adhere to their content. Poor diet, poor blood circulation, and lymphatic dysfunction can all contribute to the appearance of cellulite.

CELLULITE SKIN TREATMENT SKIN

There are a few additional steps you can take to treat cellulite. Consider your skin type, and tailor it to meet the needs of skin with a tendency to inflammation, fat retention and blood loss.

Nutrition: Although cellulite is a skin condition, it is closely related to the storage of excess fat. If you are overweight, you should definitely change your diet. The dietary bromelain enzyme can improve the overall circulation of your skin and adipose tissue by removing the accumulation of fibrin in the walls of blood vessels. Treatment for cellulite requires a two-pronged approach - one is to reduce fat cells themselves, secondly to regenerate collagen and strengthen the skin without swollen fat cells.

Cleansing: When cleaning your skin, use a washcloth or loufah to massage the area where the cellulite appears. Initially, use a circular motion and move it upwards to the bowels. This will improve circulation and edema, and help remove toxins and metabolic waste without the tissues and interstitial spaces surrounding collagen and fat cells.

Alternative Therapies:

- Brushing Dry Skin: Learn to dry your skin at least twice daily - when you wake up and before bed. Brushing the skin offers many benefits in treating cellulite. First, it "exercises" your skin, and strengthens the lower dermis and collagen pattern in the lower layer. It promotes tissue growth and repair by increasing blood flow to the area. It also helps to remove toxins and metabolic waste from the interstitial fluid around the tissues for disposal. Dry brushing is good for your whole skin, but if you suffer from spider or varicose veins, brushing these areas vigorously several times daily, first with a circular motion and then up to the colon, can improve the appearance of cellulite.

- Hormones: Cellulite is often associated with the use of HRT and birth control pills. High levels of estrogen from these drugs can cause fatty tissue growth and cause it to break down, irritate the skin and cause cellulite. If you are using birth control pills to prevent infertility, you may want to ask your doctor to give you a lower dose of estrogen or a non-hormonal form, such as an IUD. If you are on HRT, you may want to consider switching to a lower dose, adding progesterone cream, or using a weaker formula, such as estrone cream.

- Exercises: Get rid of the habit of crossing the legs, knees and ankles. This slows down blood circulation and increases inflammation. Try to keep moving, not sitting or standing for long periods of time.

- Exercise: Regular exercise is necessary to improve cellulite. It not only helps to reduce the appearance of cellulite by burning fatty acids that cause cellulite. It also improves blood circulation and helps remove toxic wastes away from the skin. Take a walk program, or skip a set of toilet exercises during a break.

- Body wrap: Body wraps, both functional and home-made can enhance the appearance of cellulite. Body wraps use a combination of minerals and herbs that stimulate fat cells to release their contents, absorb toxins, and reduce inflammation. You will usually find stimulants such as kelp or algae that rejuvenate the fat burning process in the cells. You will find cosmetic clay that will remove toxins and impurities from the skin, as well as horsetail and horse chestnut that reduce edema (inflammation) and provide skin-strengthening minerals. These formulas are applied to the skin with the use of compress wraps. For recipes for making wraps at home, visit the Botanical Beauty Lab website.

Massage: Massage, especially the type that improves lymph flow, is very effective in reducing the appearance of cellulite. It improves the release of metabolic waste and toxins from the interstitial tissues surrounding the adipose tissue, and makes the skin look smoother. There are many professionals who specialize in cellulite massage, including lymphatic massage and endermology, but if that is beyond your budget, you may want to try a home massage device. Many are available, ranging from a simple circular hand tool to a powerful massage machine that provides heat, massage and absorbing similar to professional endermology machines.