If there is an area where the false claims are going rampant in the skin care product market is
the one concerning the treatment of cellulite.
 

Many marketers are making false claims trying to sell cellulite products which clearly contained
no cellulite fighting ingredients. In some marketers mind if the ingredients have enough
publicity on their own as wrinkle cream ingredients, why can we put few of those ingredients
together and sell them as cellulite cream?
It probably makes very good sense in a marketing stand point, but very few in a scientific one.
(It’s like swallowing suppositories). You wouldn’t do that; would you? Cellulite is not wrinkle, so
don’t put your expensive face cream on your butt! Collagen, Retinol, AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acids)
such as Lactic acid, Glycolic acid and Salicylic acid do not work in decreasing the appearance
of cellulite. But if the product is greasy enough, and it takes a long time to penetrate you might
have the collateral benefit of the massage, but certainly none from the cream! To remove dead
skin cell from your Cellulite affected area use a brush or a loofah sponge!
 

It has been the bane of every woman's existence. Many women have it in varying degrees, and
unfortunately it appears to get worse with age. Cellulite is not just a problem affecting obese or
overweight women. Average size and even thin women suffer from cellulite as well. It has been
surveyed that 90% of all women have cellulite somewhere on their bodies.
 

This leaves only a small percentage of women who are actually cellulite free. (They are either
lucky or blessed). How can you become part of that elite cellulite-free 10%?
 

What causes cellulite and why does it seem to get worse once it appears?

Occurrence of cellulite is created by a genetic disposition coupled with hormonal imbalances.
Cellulite is hereditary, so much so that the indications of who will get it, and to what degree, are
present almost from birth, In fact, skin biopsies taken from infants are highly predictive of
whether cellulite will develop later in life, based on the number of septa bands found in the
skin.
The thighs, buttocks and the abdomen are the most common areas for a woman to develop
cellulite. Although it is often mistaken for obesity, cellulite is not actually obesity related
because it can also take place in thin lean women.
 

Underneath the dermis and epidermis are three specific layers of fat. Cellulite tends to develop
in the subcutaneous fat layers. This layer of fat is unique in its structure compared to the other
layers because its fatty parts are structured into specific chambers by strands of linked tissue
around it. In men, these chambers are organized into small slanting units. These store smaller
fat quantities and are not likely to form cellulite.
 

The areas which are affected by cellulite are usually dry and damaged therefore needing
additional moisture, increased blood supply and protection. The appearance of cellulite can be
reduced temporarily by increasing moisture to the affected area. It needs to be remembered
cellulite needs to be treated from the inside as well as the outside. High quality cellulite product
with a delivery system that facilitates the product to enter the cells is very important to achieve a
penetration. Cellulite creams work by pulling pull fluids out of the spaces between cells and
induce lipolysis: Fat burning in the layer just below the skin's surface. A good cellulite creams
reduces fat cells in skin with visible results in a few weeks.
To sum it up: Anti Cellulite products should reduce the appearance of cellulite; have the proper
delivery of actives material, contain high quality ingredients; that have skin tightening properties;
Anti Cellulite creams should be targeted to a specific area and are best applied after a hot
bath/shower or vigorous exercise, when the skin is still warm.
 

Now about the ingredients you should look for in a superior Anti Cellulite product:
 

The cream or carrier should be in a fat free base: not any butter cocoa or Shea, no oil of any
can.

And the active ingredients been encapsulated into liposomes.

Creams which contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory are more effective when treating
cellulite as they stimulate blood flow.

It should have enough active ingredients to be effective. High price do not equate to high quality,
but cheap is cheap! Make sure you can return the stuff for a full refund if it does not work within
a few weeks!
 

 Unfortunately you will never know how many and how much active ingredients there is in a
product! I will talk about that in a future article that is coming soon. Keep watching!
 

Now back to the list:

L-Carnitine: an amino-acid that increase the cells respiratory process.

Caffeine: a lipolysis promoting agent

Coenzyme A (CoA) is another lipolysis promoting agent witch is usually from biotechnology
 

Other botanicals who promote lipolysis includes: Bladderwack, Spearmint Oil, Peppermint Oil,
Eucalyptus Oil, Horse Chestnut, Green Tea, Horsetail, Fucus Vesicolosus, Hedera Helix and
Menthol.
 

 

Mike A. Hegi, PhD.