- How to Choose?
- Creams and Gels
- Scrubs
- Oils
- Wraps
- Pharmacy Products
- Folk Remedies
Once you find the bumpy, cottage cheese-like texture of cellulite on your hips and buttocks, you naturally start looking for effective methods to combat this scourge. We spend a fortune on various procedures and cosmetics for cellulite, which has recently been in high demand in the beauty industry.
However, not all of them live up to expectations. Here are a few valuable tips and a review of the best, most effective products that will help you make the right choice and avoid disappointment.
How to Choose?
We all want to find the best cellulite treatment that will help us get rid of this nuisance as soon as possible, and preferably without compromising our health. Unfortunately, today’s market is oversaturated with such products. On the one hand, such variety is encouraging. On the other hand, it complicates our search, but some landmarks still exist.
Cellulite has four stages, each requiring specific anti-cellulite measures.
- Stage 1
Loss of skin elasticity is present, and the cottage cheese-like texture is visible only when you squeeze the affected area. Slight increase in body volume is noted. At this stage, all you need are external cosmetic anti-cellulite products, such as creams, gels, scrubs, and body wraps.
- Stage 2
Fat deposits start forming clearly visible bumps on the skin. At this stage, it is worth considering additional procedures, such as massage. You can also try folk remedies for cellulite.
- Stage 3
The cottage cheese-like texture is already visible on its own. Growing subcutaneous fat nodules constrict the nerves, leading to loss of skin sensitivity. In addition, muscle tissue becomes loose and coarse. At this stage, you should consider professional anti-cellulite treatments, dieting, and exercise. You can also start taking supplements.
- Stage 4
Severe cellulite can only be treated with pharmacy products. To start therapeutic processes from within, you need more potent medications. External cosmetics are ineffective at this stage. The skin becomes like a spongy, very cold to the touch, and acquires a bluish hue. Circulatory disorders become pathological, nerve endings suffer, and muscle tissue atrophies.
It is best to consult with a specialist when choosing a cellulite treatment. If you have to make a choice on your own, here is a small rating of the best anti-cellulite products that can help in this difficult matter:
- GUAM is an entire product line from Italian company Lacote. The line features various creams and gels for day and night use, body wrap pastes, sticks, masks, scrubs—one kit for the abdomen and another for the thighs and buttocks.
- Seaweed body wraps with kelp have long been considered the best treatment for cellulite. Body wrap pastes can be made at home using kelp powder from the pharmacy. However, salons use ready-made products with improved formulas.
- Floresan Fitness Body is another cosmetic line for combating the cottage cheese-like texture. This Russian brand offers a wide range of warming and cooling gels and creams.
- Citrus essential oils (grapefruit, orange, bitter orange, mandarin, and lemon) are added to all body wrap anti-cellulite pastes, as well as homemade creams and baths.
- Euphyllin is a pharmacy ointment that dilates blood vessels. Many use it to improve subcutaneous circulation.
- Propolis is a natural remedy that can be used to combat cellulite both externally (in creams and pastes) and internally (it can be taken orally for some time to improve overall health, which in turn will have a beneficial effect).
- Honey is another beekeeping product used externally to combat cellulite. It is the main component of massage and body wraps.
- Inneov Cellulite by L’oreal and Nestle laboratories is a supplement in the form of capsules that can be used to combat cellulite.
- Thyroidine is a very popular and effective hormonal drug prescribed exclusively by a doctor.
- Thermogenic body wraps with mustard or pepper—despite the unpleasant sensations they cause, such pastes can work wonders on the deep layers of the skin.
Here are the best, carefully selected, anti-cellulite products. Try these novelties in cosmetics and improve your figure!
Creams and Gels
Cosmetics for external use are the best remedies for cellulite at the early stages of its development. Various creams help eliminate the external manifestations of this affliction. It is better to choose professional product lines that are actively used by specialists in beauty salons.
How to use: Apply to problem areas of the body daily, morning and evening, and massage in. The cream can be applied before and after anti-cellulite procedures (massage, baths, body wraps).
Types:
- Massage
- Warming
- Cooling
- Lymphatic drainage
- Anti-aging
- With anti-capiton effect (prophylactic)
- Fat-burning
- Sculpting/corrective, etc.
The Best:
- Anti-cellulite cream with sculpting effect. Pharmacy brand Cora (Russia).
- Healthy. Cream-wax with bee venom and cedar resin — a very popular and effective modern product.
- Innovative product with anti-capiton effect — with ginkgo biloba and caffeine. Biotherm (France).
- Active cream. Floresan Fitness Body (Russia).
- Anti-cellulite gel-cream for the abdomen from the professional GUAM line. Lacote (Italy).
- Mandarin Cream. Ahava (Israel).
- Massage cream with pepper and caffeine. Belita-Vitex (Belarus).
- Sculpting silhouette — active cream with essential oils. Pure Line (Russia).
- Cooling cream with menthol and caffeine. Clarins (France).
- Thermoactive 3D cream-gel for sculpting the abdomen and buttocks. Eveline (Poland).
Professional anti-cellulite cosmetics are expensive but effective. You can always choose more affordable options, but don’t expect miracles.
Scrubs
Anti-cellulite scrubs are cosmetics, just like creams and gels. However, they can no longer be classified as superficial, because they are able to penetrate into the deeper layers of the epidermis. Therefore, the effect of scrubs is more significant and noticeable. They remove dead cells from the surface of the skin, which has a positive effect on the condition of problem areas.
How to use: Massage the scrub into the problem areas of the body twice a week after taking a hot bath or shower. Leave on for 5–7 minutes. Then wash the scrub off. This is a great way to prepare your skin for a massage or body wrap.
The Best:
- Goodbye cellulite — oily scrub. ECO hysteria (Russia).
- Hot burning — scrub by Missha (South Korea).
- Anti-cellulite scrub from the Fat Girl series. Bliss (China).
- Coffee-chocolate. Bath stuff (Russia).
- Lime and orange — sea salt scrub. Home recipes (Russia).
- Spicy cumin, tropical bamboo, oriental ginger—this brand offers various anti-cellulite scrubs for every taste. Organic Shop (Russia).
- Slender babies — massage. ECO hysteria (Russia).
