What is Cellulite?

You may have been led to believe that “cellulite” is a medical term, but that is not correct.

So, what is it? It is whatever you believe it to be. Or, rather, what skin care companies and plastic surgeons want you to think it is.

We all know what cellulite looks like, but let me assure you that it is NOT a disease. Despite the lack of recognition of cellulite in the medical field, this “condition” managed to gather a few medical-sounding names, such as: gynoid lipodystrophy, nodular liposclerosis, oedemato-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy and panniculosis. It has also been called “mattress skin,” “orange peel” and less flattering things to describe the rising and falling texture of the skin.

Cellulite will happen to most women, so it is not an abnormal condition. As we age, our skin is no longer able to stretch smoothly over subcutaneous fat deposits, and that is NOT a disease. But just as we don’t like wrinkles, we don’t like cellulite. Is there anything that can be done? Cosmetic surgery can alleviate the problem by either injecting fat in the “valleys” or doing liposuction in the “hills”. Surgery may help, or not, but any effect is likely to be temporary.

There is something else that can be done without the risk and expense of cosmetic surgery. You can try to get that dormant, subcutaneous fat back into your body’s metabolism. You can also increase the elasticity of your skin so that it will be able to cope with the increased fat volume.

How to Get Rid of Cellulite

Can you help your skin? Yes. Many creams on the market will help reduce the appearance of cellulite, but they need to have the right active ingredients to increase the collagen, elasticity and overall skin health to help with cellulite. We don’t have a cellulite cream at Skin Actives but our Capillary Health Cream is great because it contains Rosehip Seed Oil, Seakelp Bioferment, Horse Chestnut Seed Extract, Butcher’s Broom Root Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Soy Isoflavones, Licorice Extract, and Hyaluronic Acid. All of these ingredients work together to improve the overall health of our skin which in turn will reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Make Your Own DIY Cellulite Remedy

Take your favorite body lotion or use Skin Actives Body Lotion and add in one or more of the following active ingredients. Mix well and apply daily to your skin to rejuvenate your skin:

• Sea Kelp Coral - full of minerals and nutrients to help rekindle skin elasticity
• Caffeine - get rid of some water and wake up sleepy cells, acts directly on fat cells, interacting with receptors and breaking down fats for local respiration or to be exported for use by the muscles
• Retinyl Acetate (vitamin A) - accelerate skin renewal
• Acetyl Carnitine - mobilize the fat by increasing its use by mitochondria

We hope that this moment of DIY has empowered you to take the fight against cellulite into your own hands!

Pick up some of our recommended ready-made products and active ingredients today on our webstore. Remember, shipping on all standard orders in the United States is 100% free!

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