Yesterday I revealed some interesting information
that I found online that men can get cellulite too!
Today I’ve decided to conduct a little bit of research to determine if those
overpriced cellulite creams actually do work.
Many magazine articles and
advertisements are devoted to finding a way to combat cellulite. Allure
magazine recently produced a book called Confessions of a Beauty Editor
, when
asked what she thought of anti-cellulite creams, Linda Wells, the editor of
Allure said:
"This is one of the products
that women put so much hope in.
The results are really minor. A lot
of the products contain caffeine
and seaweed that reduce the water
in the skin and make it look slightly
firmer. I think that anybody would
be disappointed if they expect the
cellulite to go away."
Quackwatch.com,
which is a nonprofit corporation led by a team of doctors and health care
professionals is a great resource to help uncover some of the myths and frauds
in the nutrition and health industry. They provided some great insight to many
of the anti-cellulite solutions on the market, which I’ve briefly summarized
below:
- Body Wraps - body
wraps are marketed in salons in spas as a means to ‘melt away fat’ and
remove toxins. According to Quakwatch, body wraps may temporarily remove
excess water from the body, once the client eats or drinks they will
replace any lost fluid.
- Electrical Muscle
Stimulators (EMS) - muscle stimulators have been approved to work to
help to relax the muscles, increase blood circulations muscle
spasms, increase blood circulation, and be used for medical rehabilitation,
but according to Quakwatch, they have not been approved by the FDA to help
remove cellulite or wrinkles
- Cellasene - Cellasene is one of
the overpriced creams that is commonly sold in helath food stores and drug
stores that claims to help combat cellulite from ‘within’. Quackwatch
reports a study that was conducted on Cellasene and states that the product
does not have enough active ingredients to actually reduce the amount of cellulite.
- Liposuction - may help to
eliminate the appearance of cellulite temporarily, but as it can’t
completely transform the structure of the skin there is no guarantee that cellulite
will not return.
Sadly it appears that if you have cellulite
you’re stuck with it, but here are some ways to improve the texture of your
skin:
- Drink lots of water
- Reduce your caffeine intake
- Stop smoking
- Get active and perform exercises that target your lower
body such as squats, lunges, and running
- Take a high quality multi-vitamin
- Eat a balanced diet that’s high in fiber and rich in
fruits and vegetables
- Use a self tanner to help camouflage skin and reduce the
appearance of cellulite