Get Body-Ready For The Festive Party Season

There are two main seasons when you always want to look your best – summer holidays when you’ll be wearing swimsuits and summer dresses, and the Christmas/New year period when you’ll be attending parties and events and wearing your favourite dresses.

Looking great means different things to different women, but something that everyone seems to want to achieve is cellulite removal or reduction. There are many ways you can tackle cellulite, and we all know that getting regular exercise, eating healthily, cutting down on alcohol and drinking lots of water is a great way to start your anti-cellulite routine. However, sometimes results can be slow to appear and you might want to add another weapon to your cellulite-busting arsenal – cellulite removal creams, gels or treatments.

There are lots of products on the marker that claim to aid cellulite removal, and the choice can be baffling. Some women choose to go to a salon for heat treatments and wraps, but these can be expensive, and if you have a busy home or work life you may be looking for a treatment that you can do in your own home. Cellulite removal creams and gels are popular, and there are several ways that you can maximise the effect of any at home treatments that you use.

1. Use a body brush
These can be found relatively cheaply in most high street beauty stores – look for a body brush with firm bristles, and use it before each application of cellulite removal cream or gel. Body brushing is best done on dry skin, and you should brush firmly in circular strokes working upwards. This helps to stimulate blood flow in your skin, and encourages the body to shift cellulite quicker. Cellulite removal is most commonly practiced on the upper legs and lower bottom, but you could also pay attention to your arms and waist if you have an uneven skin texture here that you would like to even out.

2. Massage the skin
When you apply any cellulite removal creams or gels, you need to work them in firmly with upwards strokes. Gels tend to absorb quicker than creams, so if you’re in a rush this would be a good option for you. Creams can take a bit more time to absorb, but you can use this as an opportunity to massage the problem areas. Massage will have a similar effect to dry body brushing – it stimulates the skin and helps the body to get rid of cellulite quicker. If you do go for a gel, you might still want to practice some massage on problem areas occasionally to help speed the results along. Applying products twice a day is a good start, and you need to keep up a regular routine to see effective results.

3. Look for active ingredients
Caffeine has been proven to burn and eliminate fat cells in the skin, and Indian forskolin activates microcirculation to allow the body to process and get rid of cellulite easily. Look for products which contain active ingredients – these will be absorbed by your skin and will get to work fighting cellulite quickly.