How to detox and get rid of cellulite with essential oils

Extra fat cells are often waterlogged with various waste matter and appear as cellulite. The reason for this is because the body decides that the elimination of this waste matter is complete, since the waste matter is no longer in circulation.

In order to shift the stagnant waterlogged fat layer and remove the cellulite one should follow a three-pronged approach:

1. Improve circulation

This can be done by exfoliating with a scrub or by body brushing. Gentle exercise like walking and swimming are excellent for awakening cellulite areas by increased blood supply.

2. Use detoxifying essential oils

By using detoxifying essential oils such as juniper, lemon, orange, mandarin, cypress, fennel, geranium or grapefruit you are assisting the body to rid itself of unnecessary toxins.

These oils can be added to your bath, but are best used diluted in a base oil and then massaged into the cellulite areas so that they penetrate deeply.

The value of massage is to stimulate circulation, and the actions of the essential oils are to ensure toxins are eliminated from waterlogged tissue and encouraged to enter the bloodstream.

The essential oils promote toxin and water removal from where they are accumulated in excess and act on each and every cell to improve metabolism and restore cell function. These toxins are then carried away by fresh blood (from the improved circulation mentioned above).

The essential oils also promote lymph drainage. Often ignored, the lymph system helps detoxify our bodies when it functions well, and the essential oils mentioned above improve lymph drainage and circulation.

3. Eat clean

It is no good removing toxins if a diet of processed junk food is going to replace toxins that have just been removed. It is best to eat healthy, clean food to cleanse the body.

Precautions

Essential oils should not be used undiluted during a massage. It is best if they are diluted in a carrier oil or natural base oil. Creams and gels can also be used to dilute oils. A few drops are all that is required to be effective.

Aromatic Apothecary has developed a host of ready-to-use aromatherapy products that assist with detox and cellulite removal. For more information, visit www.aromatic.co.za/cell-u-light

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