Wrapping is a spa procedure performed in beauty salons according to a specific weight loss program. For the procedure, a composition is used, the action of which is aimed at tightening the skin or splitting fats. Sometimes 10 sessions are enough to get rid of the problem. That's why the body wrap for weight loss at home is so popular on the way to achieving ideal proportions. Doctors' observations are based on the extreme danger of doing the session alone at home. So along with efficiency, body wraps for weight loss can be hazardous to health.
Heat treatment of the body often leads to an increase in blood pressure, and the use of plastic wrap and the wrong mixture often causes burns. And yet the wraps are useful for losing weight, getting rid of cellulite, eliminating excess fat in problem areas, tightening the skin after a lot of weight loss. Later in the article, principles and recipes on how to do the procedures at home without harming health will be considered.
The principle of packaging for weight loss
The procedure itself is reduced to the principle of exposure to steam that occurs in a bath or sauna. It is known that under the influence of heat, the pores of all parts of the human body enlarge, toxins and excess fluid come out of them. In combination with improved blood circulation, fat burning occurs.
Wraps have the same effect, but in a specific problem area for a person. Usually the abdomen, thighs, buttocks are involved, rarely the arms.
This effective involvement of the body helps to correct the figure by eliminating excess fat in the "hard to reach" place. Removing excess fluids, toxins and fat has a positive effect on tightening the skin, increasing its tone. This is due to improved blood circulation, which helps to saturate the cells of the epidermis with useful vitamins and trace elements.
Benefits of body wraps for weight loss
It is easy to do the procedure at home, the main thing is to withstand the course of the wrap used for maximum efficiency and a lasting effect.
The main advantages include:
- painless - even self-wrapping does not cause pain and discomfort;
- the ability to do weight loss procedures at home at any convenient time;
- it is not an expensive means of losing weight as simple ingredients are used for manufacturing in the form of food ingredients and chemical additives;
- the use of ordinary plastic film is allowed, which eliminates the need to spend time and money to buy expensive special thermal film;
- during exposure to the composition, you can relax.
For the most beneficial result, it is important to carry out the weight loss wrap procedure correctly. Here, a suitable composition is selected to treat problem areas (usually the abdomen and thighs), correct curling is studied, and the prescribed time of exposure to the constituent components is maintained.
A little about the contraindications of body wraps
Wraps are not only used to lose weight. Yes, the main indications are excess body fat. But the procedures are also applied in the presence of:
- postpartum stretch marks;
- sagging skin;
- cellulitis;
- age lines and wrinkles.
Despite the wide impact, heat treatment has contraindications:
- The presence of cardiovascular diseases - make sure that you can visit baths and saunas in principle. Often, even a very effective leg slimming wrap causes the development of varicose veins, if there are initially problems with the vessels in the form of thin walls.
- Varicose veins - even spider veins should be a ban on the procedure, as this is the initial stage of the disease presented.
- Tumors in the body - damage to internal organs, muscles, bones becomes a ban on involving even a "safe" area. Increased blood circulation can lead to tumor growth and pain.
- A chronic or recently cured gynecological disease - thermal exposure for weight loss causes an exacerbation.
- The presence of skin diseases in the form of eczema or rashes - the composition used can cause an increase in the affected area or lead to the deterioration of an existing condition.
- Hypertension - as already mentioned, thermal exposure leads to an increase in blood circulation and an increase in blood pressure.
Before using wraps at home, you should consult your doctor if you identify any illnesses or undergo a thorough examination.
break sequence
Now you should figure out how to make a weight loss wrap from cling film as this often used material helps you save money and get a positive result in no time. Here the following actions are performed:
- First you need to take a shower to relax, first open the pores of the abdomen and thighs, cleaning them. Here, just take a shower with a homemade exfoliator or one ready for your skin type. Gently wipe with a towel, soaking all wet places - rubbing is prohibited.
- The prepared composition is applied to the surface of the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, thighs - it treats only problem areas.
- The treated stomach and thighs are wrapped with a film from the bottom up to prevent leakage of the composition.
- They wear warm clothes - they cover their hips and stomach and stay under a thermal blanket (you can under an ordinary blanket).
- The exposure time of the composition depends on the constituent components - usually in recipes or finished products they indicate the maximum exposure time allowed.
- At the end of the defined wrapping time, the mixture is washed off in the shower and the treated areas are smeared with a moisturizing cream with an anti-cellulite effect.
Before applying the finished product, it is necessary to carefully study the composition to exclude the effects of components to which there is an allergy. You should also decline recipes that use an ingredient that is allergenic to you.
Fat burning recipes for procedures
Particularly popular are compounds that have a fat-burning effect. You can use them to treat problem areas - the abdomen and thighs. In addition to removing fluids and toxins, burning fat, the mixture can help to hydrate the treated areas, as well as increase the elasticity of the skin.
Clay
Clay or mud wraps are the most effective for reducing the volume of problem areas on the figure. It's useful to do them whenever there's a feeling of weight gain - your favorite jeans have gotten too small, the skirt doesn't cling on as easily as it did a week ago. To prepare a weight loss mixture, you will need to buy clay or cosmetic mud from the Dead Sea. They are sold in pharmacies, and in specialized stores you can buy a ready-made composition for body wraps.
The fabrication of a medium for thermal wrapping a problem area occurs in the following sequence:
- In a dry composition of 2 tbsp. I. you should add some warm water so that the mixture is similar to regular toothpaste.
- To improve the effect or get rid of cellulite even more, it is recommended to add 3-4 drops of essential oil of citrus fruits - orange, grapefruit or anise, rosemary.
- Ready ingredients are applied to the skin of problem areas - abdomen, thighs, buttocks and covered with a film in several layers.
A clay or mud mixture for weight loss cannot last longer than 60 minutes. At the end of the allotted conditioning time, the areas are washed with warm water.
Cocoa
Using cocoa for baking, which can be found in every home, will help to deal with fat in problem areas for 8-10 sessions, which can be repeated no more than 2-3 times a week. The production of a weight loss mixture takes place in the following sequence:
- 2 tbsp. I. the main ingredient is mixed with 1 tbsp. I. oil and rub until smooth.
- The finished mass must be heated in a water bath, preventing the composition from boiling.
- Wait until it cools down to body temperature.
- Apply to problem areas - stomach, thighs, buttocks, thighs, wrap with plastic wrap, keep under covers for 40-60 minutes.
The treated areas should be treated with an anti-cellulite agent after the wrapping procedure - thus, the weight loss process will be faster.
Vinegar
Reviews from weight losers claim that the most effective wrap to lose weight on the abdomen and sides is the use of vinegar. Its effect helps to "rejuvenate" the skin due to the regenerating effect - the removal of old and coarse cells.
To cook, you need to do:
- Use table or apple cider vinegar for the procedure.
- Dilute the main ingredient in warm boiled water in the proportion of 1/2.
- Take a piece of cotton fabric and dip it into the resulting slimming composition.
- Wrap problem areas with a damp cloth and cover them with film in 3-4 windings.
- Stay under the covers for at least 30 minutes.
The vinegar mixture speeds up the fat burning process by quickly removing excess water from the body. Due to the effect of the wrapping mixture, the effect can be noticed already after 4-5 procedures - the volume of the treated areas is visibly reduced. Vinegar wraps should be handled with care as this ingredient can cause burns and burns. Vinegar often causes a rash or other allergic reaction. Therefore, if discomfort occurs, you should quickly wash off the remains of the mixture.
Firming and moisturizing body wrap recipes
The presented ways of reducing volumes are not the only ones. There are several wrap recipes that are more focused on tightening the skin and hydrating it.
honey to squeeze
An effective mixture to tighten the skin and give it elasticity is the composition of honey, it also promotes weight loss. Here, 2 tablespoons are enough for the procedure. I. bring the main and only sweet ingredient to a liquid state using a water bath. In such a hot state, the packaging mixture is applied in a thin layer to the problem areas. The composition is kept under a blanket for 40-50 minutes.
To enhance the wrapping effect, you can add a few drops of citrus essential oil to honey - this will help with weight loss. A more effective fat burning result is achieved by adding a few drops of freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice.
moisturizing chocolate
If the skin is dry, wrinkles have started to form on it (yes, this happens too), there are stretch marks, you should use a tightening and moisturizing mixture to wrap. The preparation of the composition does not take much time - a chocolate bar with a high content of cocoa beans must be melted in a water bath and applied to problem areas. Wrapped in cling film, they stay under the covers for 40 minutes. The recommended frequency of wraps is no more than 2-3 times a week (preferably every 2 days).
Wraps are effective in getting rid of excess weight only in combination with proper nutrition and physical activity - that's if you use them specifically for weight loss. Otherwise, constant thermal procedures will allow you to maintain ideal shapes, prevent the formation of cellulite, wrinkles, stretch marks.
It is also necessary to distinguish between cold and hot packaging, which is accompanied by heating the mixture in a water bath. Cold procedures help to shrink pores and strengthen blood vessel walls, which has a positive effect on preventing the development of varicose veins and overall tightening of the skin. Hot procedures also stimulate the opening of pores and the removal of toxins, excess fluid, which is effective for weight loss.
Proper use of wraps promotes weight loss, will allow you to quickly and effectively get rid of excess weight in problem areas that "do not" diet or sports exercise. As for serious weight loss in the form of a general loss of a large amount of weight, in combination with a diet, wraps will help keep the skin in good shape - this is often necessary with rapid weight loss.