Wrapping is a spa procedure performed in a beauty salon according to a specific weight loss program. For this procedure, compositions are used, the action of which is aimed at tightening the skin or splitting fat. Sometimes 10 sessions are enough to get rid of the problem. That is why body wraps for weight loss at home are so popular on the way to achieving ideal proportions. The doctors' statements are based on the extreme dangers of conducting your own sessions at home. So, in addition to efficiency, body wrap for weight loss can be harmful to health.
Heat treatment of the body often causes an increase in blood pressure, and the use of the wrong cling film and mixtures often leads to burns. But wraps are useful for losing weight, getting rid of cellulite, getting rid of excess fat in problem areas, tightening the skin after a lot of weight loss. Further in the article, principles and recipes will be considered on how to carry out the procedure yourself at home without harm to health.
The principle of wrapping 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 increase, toxins and excess fluid come out of them. In combination with increased blood circulation, fat burning occurs.
Wrapping is the same effect, but in certain areas that are problematic for a person. Usually the abdomen, thighs, buttocks are involved, rarely the arms.
This effective body wrap helps improve the figure by removing excess fat in "hard to reach" places. The removal of excess fluids, toxins and fats has a positive effect on tightening the skin, improving its tone. This happens due to increased blood circulation, which helps to saturate the epidermal cells with useful vitamins and trace elements.
Benefits of body wrap for weight loss
This procedure is easy to do at home, the main thing is to hold the wrapping used to achieve maximum efficiency and long-lasting effect.
The main advantages include:
- painless - even self-wrapping does not cause pain and discomfort;
- the ability to perform procedures for weight loss at home at any time;
- it is not an expensive way to lose weight, because simple ingredients are used for its manufacture in the form of food ingredients and chemical additives;
- it is allowed to use ordinary cling film, which eliminates the need to spend time and money on the purchase of special expensive thermal films;
- during exposure to the composition, you can relax.
For the most favorable results, it is important to perform the weight loss wrap procedure correctly. Here, a suitable composition is selected to treat problem areas (often the abdomen and thighs), the correct winding is studied, and the specified exposure time to the constituent components is maintained.
A little about the contraindications of body wrap
Wraps are used not only for weight loss. Yes, the main indication is excess body fat. But the procedure is also applied in the presence of:
- postpartum stretch marks;
- flabby skin;
- cellulite;
- age lines and wrinkles.
Despite the wide impact, heat treatment has contraindications:
- The presence of cardiovascular disease - make sure that you can visit the baths and saunas in principle. Often, even very effective leg slimming packs provoke the development of varicose veins, if at first there are problems with the veins in the form of thinning walls.
- Varicose veins - even spider veins should be prohibited from the procedure, as this is the initial stage of the presented disease.
- Tumors in the body - damage to internal organs, muscles, bones becomes a prohibition to envelop even "safe" areas. Increased blood circulation can cause tumor growth and pain.
- Recovering or chronic gynecological diseases - thermal exposure for weight loss provokes exacerbations.
- 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 a worsening of the existing condition.
- Hypertension - as already mentioned, thermal exposure leads to an increase in blood circulation and an increase in blood pressure.
Before using the wrap at home, you should consult your doctor if you have identified a disease or underwent a full examination.
Wrap order
By now you should know how to make wraps for weight loss with cling film, because this often used material helps to save money and achieve positive results in a short time. Here the following actions are performed:
- First you need to take a bath to relax, first open the pores on the stomach and thighs, clean. Here it is enough to take a shower using a homemade or ready-made scrub that suits your skin type. Gently wipe with a towel, soaking all wet places - do not rub.
- The prepared composition is applied to the surface of the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, thighs - treat only problem areas.
- The treated abdomen and thighs are wrapped with a film from the bottom up to prevent leakage of the composition.
- They wear warm clothes - cover their hips and tummy, and go under a thermal blanket (you can under a regular blanket).
- The exposure time of the composition depends on its constituent components - usually the recipe or finished product indicates the maximum permissible exposure time.
- At the end of the specified wrapping time, the mixture is washed off in the shower, and the treated area is smeared with a moisturizing cream with an anti-cellulite effect.
Before applying the finished product, it is necessary to carefully study the composition in order to exclude the effect of the allergenic components. You should also refuse recipes that use ingredients you are allergic to.
Fat burning recipe for the procedure
The most popular are compounds that have a fat burning effect. You can use it to treat problem areas - stomach and thighs. In addition to removing fluids and toxins, burning fat, the mixture can help moisturize the treated area, as well as increase skin elasticity.
Clay
Clay or mud wraps are most effective in reducing the volume of problem areas in the image. It is useful to do it whenever there is a feeling of being overweight - your favorite jeans have become small, the skirt is not as easily fastened as it was a week ago. To prepare a mixture for weight loss, you need to buy cosmetic clay or mud from the Dead Sea. They are sold in pharmacies, and in specialized stores you can buy ready-made compositions for body wraps.
The creation of a means for thermal wrapping of one problem area occurs in the following sequence:
- In a dry composition 2 tbsp. l. you should add a little warm water so that the mixture becomes like regular toothpaste.
- To enhance the effect or to further get rid of cellulite, it is recommended to add 3-4 drops of essential oil of citrus fruits - orange, grapefruit or anise, rosemary.
- The finished ingredients are applied to the skin of problem areas - stomach, thighs, buttocks, and covered with a film in several layers.
A mixture of clay or mud for weight loss can last no more than 60 minutes. At the end of the allotted time for wrapping, the area is washed with warm water.
Cocoa beans
Using cocoa for baking, which can be found in every home, will help to get rid of fat in problem areas for 8-10 sessions, which can be repeated no more than 2-3 times a week. The production of the mixture for weight loss occurs in the following order:
- 2 tbsp. l. the main ingredients are mixed with 1 tbsp. l. olive 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 cling film, keep under a blanket for 40-60 minutes.
The treated area should be treated with an anti-cellulite agent after the wrapping procedure - thus, the weight loss process will be faster.
Vinegar
Reviews of those who lose weight claim that the most effective pack for losing weight on the stomach and sides is the use of vinegar. The effect helps to "rejuvenate" the skin due to its regenerating effect - the removal of rough old cells.
To cook, you need to do:
- Use apple cider vinegar or table vinegar for this procedure.
- Dilute the main ingredients in warm boiled water in a ratio of 1/2.
- Take a piece of cotton cloth and soak it in the resulting slimming composition.
- Wrap the problem area with a damp cloth and cover it with a film in 3-4 rolls.
- 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 is already noticeable after 4-5 procedures - the volume of the treated area is markedly reduced. Vinegar wrappers should be handled with care, as they can cause a burning and burning taste. Often, vinegar causes a rash or other allergic reaction. Therefore, if discomfort occurs, you should immediately clean the remnants of the mixture.
The recipe for a firming and moisturizing body wrap
The presented way to reduce the volume is not the only one. There are some wrap recipes that focus more on tightening the skin and moisturizing it.
Honey for firming
An effective mixture for tightening the skin and providing elasticity is the composition of honey, it also promotes weight loss. Here, 2 tbsp is enough for the procedure. l. bring the main and sole ingredients of the sweet to a liquid state using a water bath. In such a warm state, the wrapping 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 orange essential oil to the honey - this will help with weight loss. More effective fat burning results are achieved by adding a few drops of freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice.
Moisturizing chocolate
If the skin is dry, wrinkles begin to form on it (yes, this also happens), there are stretch marks, you should use a toning and moisturizing mixture for wrapping. The preparation of the composition does not take much time - a bar of chocolate with a high content of cocoa beans should be melted in a water bath and applied to problem areas. Wrapped in cling film, they hide under the covers for 40 minutes. The recommended frequency of wrapping is no more than 2-3 times a week (preferably every 2 days).
Wraps are effective in eliminating excess weight only in combination with proper nutrition and physical activity - this is if you use them specifically for weight loss. Otherwise, constant thermal procedures will allow you to maintain an ideal shape, prevent the formation of cellulite, wrinkles, stretch marks.
It is also important to distinguish between cold and hot wrapping, which is accompanied by heating the mixture in a water bath. Cold procedures help to shrink pores and strengthen the walls of blood vessels, which has a positive effect on preventing the development of varicose veins and general 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 "did not do" either diet or sports exercises. As for serious weight loss in the form of general weight loss in large quantities, in combination with a diet, wraps will help to keep the skin in good shape - this is often necessary with rapid weight loss.