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Slimming: how to choose the right slimming treatment (and how to apply it)?

If it is clear that they are not losing weight, slimming and firming treatments help reduce the orange peel and encourage us to pamper our bodies. How do we choose the right type that will help us to firm and slim the skin from below?

With age, the skin of the body, like the skin of the face, loses its firmness. However, the areas that store cellulite are also those that are overcome by relaxation: the thighs, buttocks, and abdomen. With active collagen boosters, and sometimes elastin, slimming treatments deliver global slimming and firming action.

We often hear that the effectiveness of these slimming treatments has not been convincing ... This is undoubtedly related to the fact that we expect too much from our cream. Today, we know that its use should be associated with daily physical activity, a balanced diet, and proper and regular massage. In addition, "for a slimming cream to be effective, it must act on the three levels involved in the appearance of cellulite," specifies Dr. Rossi. On the lipids with caffeine, on the circulatory system with a vasoactive ingredient (rustic, horse chestnut), and on the skin. and subcutaneous tissue with ingredients such as Centella Asiatica, retinol ...

 The idea of fun also becomes very important. The brands understood this and emphasized luxury, "sensual" slimming care. And so, the formulas are looking more and more like classic beauty treatments. The texture becomes a serum, hence the liquid and concentrated genes, as is the case for the face. Others take the form of a thin cream, which meets the needs of the 30% of us who shower at night.

 

Slimming care should promote drainage

There are several types of cellulite, including aqueous cellulite, which causes water retention. Drying and circulation-enhancing active ingredients, such as escin, ivy, ginkgo biloba, young vine, or red grape, helping to eliminate water and secrete sebum.

Slimming care should not dry out

Slimming treatments are often gels, or now foams, and often contain alcohol which allows the active ingredients to penetrate better and more quickly. It is therefore important to compensate for the drying effect caused by ingredients such as glycerin, shea butter, or vegetable oils (coconut, safflower, jojoba).

Slimming care must be rid

To activate lipolysis, i.e. the breakdown of lipids contained in adipocytes (fat tissue cells), the reference active ingredient remains caffeine. Eliminates and prevents waste

Restocking by preventing lipogenesis (creation of new fat). It is found in almost all anti-cellulite remedies. Its action can be supplemented with green tea, algae (Laminaria Digitata), guarana, theobromine, coleus, rosehip extracts, and essential oils of grapefruit or lemon ...

Slimming care should improve skin quality

The orange peel effect is the unsightly result of cellulite. To reduce the appearance of these unsightly dimples, which are difficult to dislodge, the active ingredients will prevent the collagen fibers from hardening: thus, horsetail (a field plant) slows down the irregularities of the dermis, asiatica (tiger grass) or procollagen peptides restore skin elasticity.