Cellulite is totally misunderstood from factual information to actually smoothing the dimples.  Some think that only exercise and diet will cure cellulite, but as many skinny “exercise toting” workout maniacs will tell you, almost nothing works for cellulite (“almost”).  Beauty magazines and workout guides still talk about trapped fat modules, toxins, lack of exercise, and a bad diet as the precursor to cellulite.  Current treatments produce some visual improvement, and the newer FDA approved VelashapeTM  has a huge affect on the cellulite, but is even more effective when combined with the It Works Ultimate Body Applicator.

What Causes Cellulite?

Cellulite results from a hormonal disease driven by estrogen and the destruction of collagen.  It is a very complex disease that includes hormones, the menstrual cycle, and enzymes.  The fatty tissue in men and women is exactly the same, except the woman has a receptor that signals the body to reserve the fat for a potential baby.  This monthly buildup of the enzymes and then the menstrual cycle accounts for cellulite in women.    Studies are ongoing in Asian women to discover why they do not have cellulite. 

It is no wonder that women experience the highs and lows of the month, as the body undergoes some 400 “periods” in a lifetime.  This up and down of hormones including estrogen, progesterone and the stimulation of the enzymes is very critical to the connective tissue which holds the collagen and fatty tissue.  One thing to remember, toxins do not cause cellulite nor does a bad diet or lack of exercise.  Cellulite results from a hormonal roller coaster and is really a disease.

Can Cellulite be Cured?

There is no single miracle cure for cellulite, but there are treatments that produce results for smoothing, toning, and firming the skin.  Laser therapy, high frequency energy, and micro-current can all have an effect on treating cellulite long term.    VelashapeTM, one of the newest FDA approved treatments for cellulite has produced fabulous results as it delivers heat into the fatty tissues.  At the completion of a VelashapeTM treatment, often a wrap is added to make the treatment have even better results.  One of the wraps recommended by the VelashapeTM treatment provider is the It Works Ultimate Body Applicator.  When applied after the treatment, the wrap continues the treatment and results in possibly more inch loss and smoother skin.

Applying the It Works Body Wrap after a VelashapeTM  treatment includes applying the wrap, covering with saran wrap, and drinking one-half your body weight in water.  The water is extremely important for moving the fatty tissue out of the body and eliminating the toxins.  The wrap alone is an excellent wrap for toning, tightening and firming the skin, but when it is combined with the powerful energy of the fat busting technology, the results are very successful.

The Wrap Cellulite Recommendation

If you choose the VelashapeTM route be sure to take along a wrap and a large, large bottle of water.  When your choice of wraps is in question, choose the one that clearly will give you the best results with your treatment.

If your budget does not include VelashapeTM, just check out the body wraps from It Works! Marketing or if you would like more information on body wraps click here.  You will see, they work!

Body wraps have been around since ancient times.  It is believed that former civilizations used clay and mud on the skin, not only to exfoliate the skin, but to utilize the rich minerals in the mud for healing, detox and weight loss.  The detoxification actually occurs due to a physiological effect in the brain. Once the detoxification process begins with a body wrap, it creates almost a circular affect with the body losing waste.  The body is eliminating the bad toxins while the skin is absorbing the “good” ingredients applied under the wrap.

Benefits of Weight Loss Body Wraps

Depending on the ingredients used in the body wrap, the benefits to the body wrap treatment can be numerous.  No matter what type of ingredients that are used, the wrap will always detoxify the body.  Other affects to the body can be hydration, healing, weight loss, fat loss, and exfoliation.

Let’s focus on the weight loss aspect of body wraps.  While historically most wraps have touted weight loss as the number one reason to wrap, the real truth is that most of these so-called weight loss wraps actually dehydrate the body causing the weight loss to be a temporary loss of water.  The loss of water is the result of covering up the body with a wrap that signals to the brain to send down excess serums.  This perspiration process is what most body wraps produce as a weight loss.  The results are temporary and can actually harm the body through dehydration.

Weight loss wraps need to reduce the fat cells to be a permanent “result” wrap.  The wrap needs to contain ingredients that absorb into the skin.  If it is really going to work for weight loss, it has to reduce the fat cells and it must absorb into the lower layers of the skin (the subcutaneous skin layer).  

1. First, the molecules in the lotion must be small enough to be absorbed into the skin and move to the lower layers of the skin where the fat cells reside.
2. The wrap must increase the circulation of the cells so that toxins can be eliminated.  The faster the cell cycle, the cell’s toxins will be thrown off, but need to be eliminated.
3. Water must be used to eliminate the toxins through the body’s own “waste” system.  The body is very brilliant in that all of the “waste” systems work very hard to eliminate toxins.  The kidneys and the liver are just two great examples of the body’s smart elimination system.  This system requires water and a lot of it.
4. Fat didn’t appear overnight, but fat cells can be shrunk with correct, synergistic ingredients and the correct method of wrapping.  The more occlusive the wrap will produce the best results with weight loss.

Body wraps are a targeted method to jump-start the weight loss process.  Fat loss can be achieved with some body wraps.  Use these body wraps as a tool to weight loss. It is not a quick snap your fingers fat loss, but an ongoing tool to permanent fat and weight loss.  Put it into your arsenal of fat loss tools, just like a better diet, eating right, exercise, and supplements.  All of these tools lead to weight loss and thus a healthier you.