Very often, girls are concerned about the problems of excess body fat and cellulite, not only at the waist, but also on the hips.
In solving this problem, body wraps for weight loss, which are carried out in beauty salons, will perfectly help.
And for those who do not have time to go there, there are recipes that make it possible to do this procedure at home.
Leg Slimming Wrap: To Do or Not to Do
Indications for the use of leg weight wraps are: any degree of cellulite, loose skin, the presence of postpartum stretch marks and age folds on the thigh area.
Such a procedure has a lot of contraindications, the probability of which should be eliminated immediately before its implementation:
• allergic reactions;
• pregnancy and lactation;
• cardiovascular diseases;
• gynecological diseases;
• tumor development;
• hypertension;
• skin problems - eczema, rash, ulcers;
• phlebeurysm.
Leg Slimming Wrap: Preparation
Preparing to wrap for losing weight needs to start in advance, so for an hour or a half, you need to exclude food consumption and drink plenty of water, best with lemon. Enough three glasses of liquid for an hour.
A hot shower is taken right before the procedure so that the skin was steaming, and the pores opened. Also, problem areas are treated with a scrub to remove dead cells, which in the future will prevent the penetration of active substances.
At the same stage, the mixture for wrapping is prepared. It consists of several ingredients, which in combination with each other give a positive result.
Foot Slimming Wrap: Recipes
Dead Sea Clay or Mud Wraps
These components are the most popular when carrying out body wraps for weight loss, because in addition to the corrective action, they also perfectly cope with cellulite in various stages and make the skin supple and smooth. For such wraps, blue or white clay or Dead Sea mud is used. All these components can be easily found in any pharmacy. Clay and mud wraps improve blood circulation in tissues, improve metabolic processes and promote the removal of toxins and other harmful substances. In return, they nourish the skin with important minerals and vitamins.
The composition is prepared as follows:
• Clay or mud - 2 tablespoons
• Water - as much as necessary to make the mixture look like thick sour cream.
The ingredients are mixed together and applied to the skin. Problem areas are wrapped and wrapped for better impact. If desired, you can add essential oilsthat will only improve its quality: lemon, orange, anise, rosemary, grapefruit.
Seaweed wrap
Especially popular is kelp. Wraps with its use are indicated for those who suffer from sagging skin and stretch marks. This alga is saturated with alginic and hyaluronic acids, due to which the skin becomes smooth and supple, and excess fluid comes out. It is not difficult to purchase it at a pharmacy or in a specialized cosmetics store. Kelp is sold in sheets or in powder form.
Before use, the leaves are soaked in warm water, left for a few minutes to swell and wrap problem areas around them, then cover it all with cling film and wrap it. The exposure time of such a wrap is 40-60 minutes.
When using kelp in powder, it can be combined with other ingredients:
With clay
• Laminaria - 300 grams.
• Clay - 5 - 7 tablespoons.
• Water or a decoction of nettles - the amount needed to dilute the mixture.
Algae is pre-filled with warm water (not higher than 55 degrees), allowed to swell. After they are squeezed, mixed with clay and diluted to the consistency of the paste.
With honey
• Laminaria dry - 4.5 tablespoons.
• Egg yolk - 2 pieces.
• Liquid honey - 35 tablespoons
• Glycerin - ½ teaspoon.
• Essential oil (grapefruit, orange, lime or other) - 18 drops.
In the swollen algae, introduce all other ingredients and mix thoroughly.
With pepper and cocoa
• Laminaria dry - 400 grams.
• Water - 1 liter.
• Cocoa - 3 tablespoons.
• Red pepper - 3 teaspoons.
• Olive oil - 2-3 tablespoons.
Boil cocoa in 1 liter of water, cool to 60 degrees and pour kelp powder, allow to swell and introduce the remaining ingredients. The exposure time is 10-15 minutes.
Cinnamon
• Dry kelp - 50 grams.
• Milk - 40-50 ml.
• Cinnamon - 1/3 teaspoon.
Pour algae with warm milk and let it swell, add cinnamon and infuse the mixture for 10 minutes. This wrap is kept on the body for only 10-12 minutes and washed off with warm water.
With sea salt
• Dry kelp - 200 grams.
• Sea salt - 100 grams.
• Avocado oil - 3 tablespoons.
• Vitamin E - 1 ampoule.
Mix all ingredients with ready-made kelp and apply on the hips. The mixture is washed off when a slight tingling sensation occurs.
Wrap with Vegetable and Essential Oils
Often, olive oil mixed with essential oils is used in a weight loss wrap. This the composition moisturizes and regenerates the skin.
• Olive oil - 2 tablespoons.
• Citrus essential oil - 8-10 drops
Mix the oils and apply to the skin in a circular motion, wrap with a film and wrap.
There is also another recipe:
• Olive oil - 6 tablespoons.
• Cinnamon - 3 tablespoons.
• Red pepper - 3 tablespoons.
The ingredients are mixed and applied to the skin, wrapped with a film, wrapped.
Wrap with Capsicam ointment
Since the ointment is warming up, it is great for holding wraps for weight loss. Its ingredients, such as camphor, turpentine, nonivamide, improve blood circulation and metabolism in problem areas of the skin.
“Capsicum” is mixed with baby cream or olive oil in a 1: 5 ratio, applied to the skin, wrapped with a film, insulated and left for 25 minutes. If the burning sensation becomes too strong, the mixture must be washed off to avoid burns.
Chocolate wrap
Chocolate wrapping is an incredibly pleasant, but at the same time very useful procedure. Making it at home is not so difficult:
1-2 hot chocolate bars with a cocoa content of at least 80% should be heated in a water bath and applied warmly on the affected areas, wrapped in plastic wrap, wrapped and left for 40 minutes.
Honey Wrap
Honey effectively removes the appearance of cellulite and makes the skin smooth. It is used mainly in combination with citrus essential oils (lemon, orange, grapefruit). Take 10 drops of oil in 2 tablespoons of liquid honey.
Also very popular honey mustard wrap for weight loss legs:
• Liquid honey - 100 ml.
• Mustard powder - 1 teaspoon.
Mix the ingredients and apply on the hips and buttocks, wrap with a film, wrap and leave for 30 minutes. With a strong burning sensation, it is worth stopping the procedure.
Mustard is a warming agent that helps to remove excess fluid and harmful substances with sweat. In order for the mustard-honey composition not to be so burning, you can add a tablespoon of cream or olive oil.
Vinegar wrap
This is a very effective and popular method of dealing with excess centimeters and cellulite, as well as - ideal for the prevention and treatment of varicose veins. It is necessary to use natural varieties of vinegar - apple or wine.
Vinegar is diluted with water in a ratio of 2: 1 or 1: 1, a piece of cotton cloth or tights made of natural material is wetted in the solution. Wet cloth is applied to problem areas and wrapped with foil, put on warm trousers or just wrap a blanket. The exposure time of the active substances is 40 minutes.
Such a wrap will reduce the appearance of stretch marks, tighten the skin and make it smoother, effectively remove excess centimeters and smooth the “orange peel”.
Important! Acetic wrap can and should even be carried out with varicose veins, it stabilizes the outflow of blood from the lower extremities and reduces the visible manifestations of the disease. However, it is strictly contraindicated in case of skin lesions - wounds, cracks, burns.
Coffee wrap
To use for such a wrapping you need only natural coffee grounds, since it is in it that all active substances are concentrated. The simplest recipe is to mix coffee grounds with water to a paste and apply it to the skin. In the same way, the treated places are wrapped with film and wrapped up. Keep this mixture for no more than 1 hour. For greater effect, essential oils, clay, honey are added to the coffee grounds, and warm milk is often used instead of water.
Green Tea Wraps
The content of caffeine in green tea makes it very effective for leg weight wraps.
• Green tea - 2 tablespoons.
• Water
Mix tea with water to make pulp. Apply the mixture to the hips and buttocks, wrap with a film, followed by warming. Stand for 40 minutes.
Leg Slimming Wrap
After the skin and body are prepared for the wrapping procedure, as well as a suitable mixture is prepared, do the following:
1. The finished composition is applied to the hips and buttocks.
2. Wrap the treated area with cling film from bottom to top tightly, but without pulling. You need to try to make a few turns - so the effect will be even better.
3. Top wear warm clothes or wrap themselves in a blanket. Withstand the time of wrapping, it ranges from 15 to 60 minutes, depending on the type of composition.
4. The composition is washed off with warm water, and the skin is treated with a nourishing cream.
Leg Slimming Wrap: Professional Tips
To obtain a positive effect in a shorter time, you should adhere to several rules:
• Carrying out wraps in combination with proper nutrition and physical activity on the muscles of the abdomen, legs and hips.
• Use of anti-cellulite cream.
• Regularity of body wrap procedures for weight loss.
• Conducting a full course lasting 14-21 days.
• The exception to eating at least 1.5 hours before the procedure.
• Refusal to eat at least 1 hour before wrapping. Reception of a sufficient amount of water to exclude dehydration.
• Finding the mixture on the body should be exactly as written in the wrap recipe. Reducing the exposure time will lead to insufficient activation of the processes, and an increase - to burn or irritation.
Wrapping for losing weight is a simple and cheap procedure that can easily be done at home. The most important thing is compliance with the application technique and the exposure time of the composition. Correct and regular wraps in combination with physical activity can remove 1-3 extra centimeters from the hips and relieve the effect of the "orange peel".
