Fighting Cellulite

As you may know cellulite or 'orange peel skin' is quite often  a disheartening sight to most of us when we look at our thighs and bottoms!  According to wikipedia Cellulite is a topographic skin change that occurs in most postpubertal females.^[1] It presents as a modification of skin topography evident by skin dimpling and nodularity that occurs mainly in women on the pelvic region, lower limbs, and abdomen, and is caused by the herniation of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue, leading to a padded or orange peel–like appearance
There are numerous creams and preparations available for cellulite with a price tag to suit most pockets.*


Here are some home remedies said to improve the appearance of cellulite.


Dry Skin Brushing 

 The Benefits Of Dry Skin Brushing

• Dry skin brushing helps to shed dead skin cells, which can help improve skin texture and cell renewal.

• Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes, which greatly aids the lymphatic drainage of the entire body. When the body rids itself of toxins, it is able to run more efficiently in all areas.

• Dry skin brushing also helps to tighten the skin because it increases the flow of blood. Increasing the circulation to the skin can also help lessen the appearance of cellulite.

• Dry skin brushing stimulates the lymph canals to drain toxic mucoid matter into the colon, thereby purifying the entire system. This enables the lymph to perform its house-cleaning duties by keeping the blood and other vital tissues detoxified. After several days of dry brushing, you may notice the gelatinous mucoid material in your stools.

• Dry skin brushing helps with muscle tone and more even distribution of fat deposits.

• Dry skin brushing also rejuvenates the nervous system by stimulating nerve endings in the skin.

• Dry skin brushing helps your skin to absorb nutrients by eliminating clogged pores. Healthy, breathing skin contributes to overall body health.

How To Do Skin Brushing:

1. Buy a NATURAL, NOT synthetic, bristle brush, since it does NOT SCRATCH the surface of your skin.
2. Buy a brush with a LONG handle, so that you're ABLE to get to the areas of your body, that are NOT EASY to reach, when doing your own Skin Brushing.
3. Skin Brush, before showering or bathing, at least ONCE per day, and TWICE, if possible.
4. Do NOT wet your skin, since it will NOT have the SAME Effect, because this stretches your skin.
5. Do LIGHTER Strokes over and around your breasts, but do NOT brush the nipples.
6. Brush each part of your Body several times VIGOROUSLY, COMPLETELY brushing your WHOLE body.
7. Brush the soles of your feet FIRST, because the nerve endings there affect your WHOLE body, next Brush your ankles, calves, and thighs, then brush across your stomach and your buttocks and lastly brush your hands to your arms.
8. ALWAYS skin brush towards the heart.
9. Do circular counter-clockwise strokes on your abdomen.
10. Take a WARM bath or shower, which should always be followed by a COOL rinse at the end to INVIGORATE blood circulation and STIMULATE surface warmth.
11. Wash your brush every few weeks in water and allow it DRY.

There has been a lot of research to suggest that caffeine can help in the fight against cellulite. According to Dr Ava Shamban 'Dermatologist to the stars' says in an interview with CBS news "The theory behind caffeine is that it actually can reduce fat. It can enhance fat metabolism and also reduce some of the edema, or swelling that we get around the fat, so the skin appears smoother."  

Here is the link for the interview http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500169_162-3439563.html

Here are a few home recipes for anti-cellulite creams and scrubs containing coffee.

I will be testing some of them out and posting my results.  If you try them do let me know how you get on!

I will be trying this recipe from Ferndama of Youtube first as the recipe uses instant coffee granules. I am not a coffee drinker and so don't have the coffee maker which uses freshly ground coffee.  I have heard that you can get spent coffee grinds from coffee shops for a nominal price if not free if you ask nicely :) the grinds are supposedly good for your plants too!