No4 on the Summer Body list: Cellulite.

Don't Pack The Peel.

Ahh! The dreaded cellulite, the scourge for Women everywhere. 90% of us suffer from it and hate our bikini because of it.  Lets banish it and leave it at home.

Cellulite: The Facts.

• Doesn't matter what age you are, young women can get it too.
• Doesn't matter what size your are slim women get it too.
• Exercise and dieting alone will not shift it.
• Yes! Men do get it. They have thicker skins so their cellulite is less visible.
• Women have more fat than men 20%-25% so there is more to be trapped.
• It effects circulation and lymphatic drainage and prevents the body metabolizing  it.

So What is it?

Cellulite is formed when hard fat deposits get trapped in the mesh like fibrous connective tissue in the first Subcutaneous layer of the skin. It creates the dimpled lumpy effect we can see.

 Why do we get it?

Certain lifestyles encourage it. Smokers, those of us with a poor diet. A sedentary life style. Stress. Female hormones Oestrogen and Progesterone if unbalanced. Alcohol consumption.

How to leave it at Home!

All is not lost, there is still time to shift it before you have to get into "That Bikini".

• Body Brushing, it stimulates the blood flow and smooths out the skin by helping the lymphatic system drain away the toxins.
• Improve your diet and Lifestyle, avoid alcohol, cigarettes and unhealthy food.
• Body Wraps. See what your local Salon is offering regards Wraps. It usually involves bandages or plastic wrap binding the body and creating vasodilation encouraging Lymphatic Drainage. Wraps are using seaweed, mud, algae or clay are most effect. 
• TMT: Transcutaneous Mesodermic Thearpy is also available at salons. It's a treatment using electric pulses to allow the improvement of the  absorption of products by 400%. It firms skin and reduces cellulite. It's painless and non invasive.
• There are a lot of products available from Pharmacy's creams and gels.
• Increase your exercise, get moving.
• Detox, 
• Increase your fruit intake, vitamin rich foods, vitamin E and A.

Some products available.

• Soap and Glory have now introduced their Intense xs Sit Tight. Circa 360 massage rollerball/applicator. Stimulates circulation, promotes lymphatic drainage and promotes body contouring. Twist the head into on position and squeeze out product and massage. rrp €20.
• Nivea Q10plus goodbye cellulite gel cream. Have heard reports of amazing results with this product and it also wont break the bank. rrp €14. 

At Home Fixes:
Masks: Kitty liter mixed with water, spread on legs and bottom and wrap in cling film, 20 mins and wash off.
Warm coffee grinds rubbed onto legs and bottom and wrapped in cling film, 20mins and wash off.

Best Tip: Disguise it. If all else fails Disguise it with Spray Tan.

 Body brushing followed by a mask, followed by cream or gel treatment every night and you should be all packed and ready to go!

Nivea goodbye cellulite cream.

Sit tight intense xs.

Body Brush.

Now we have tackled the Cellulite check out No5 on our Summer Body List. That all important Pedicure and lastest trends for toes and feet.