Dec 17 2008
Kick Cellulite With Caffeine
Photo courtesy of INeedCoffee @ Flickr
According to Natural Solutions magazine, one way to reap the benefits of caffeine, a natural skin firmer that stimulates fluid flow, simply fill your tub a couple of inches high with ground coffee, add warm water, put on some panty hose (to create a D-I-Y wrap) and soak away.
If that sounds like too much work (or mess), grab an anticellulite cream with caffeine in it, like one of these:
Lancome Body Sculptesse
Gingko and caffeine increase circulation, while a compound called Par-Elastyl claims to restore firmness to skin’s surface by preventing collagen breakdown.
Neutrogena Anti-Cellulite Treatment
Combines seaweed extracts and caffeine to reduce the appearance of cellulite, leaving skin looking smoother and less dimpled. Features a patented retinol formula that helps to improve skin elasticity and reduce the appearance of “orange-peel” skin.
L’oreal Sublime Slim Patches
Made from concentrated caffeine cx agent and body smoothing complex–great for targeted firming to fight cellulite. The patches contain concentrated caffeine cx which helps to eliminate the appearance of cellulite; and an ultra-cooling hydro-gel body smoothing complex to smooth skin.
Fat Girl Slim
Bliss’ formula delivers qusome encapsulated caffeine molecules beneath surface cell layers — stimulating lipolysis of unsightly adipose “padding” into free fatty acid chains.