Wrapping is a spa procedure performed in beauty salons according to a specific weight loss program. For the procedure, a composition is used whose action is aimed at tightening the skin or cleaving fats. Sometimes 10 sessions are enough to get rid of the problem. That is why body wrapping for weight loss at home is so popular on the road to achieving ideal proportions. The doctors' remarks are based on the extreme danger of performing the session on their own at home. So along with efficiency, body wraps for weight loss can be dangerous to health.
Heat treatment of the body often leads to an increase in blood pressure, and the use of household films and the wrong mixture often causes burns. And yet, wraps are useful for losing weight, getting rid of cellulite, removing 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 perform the procedures yourself at home without harming health.
The principle of wrapping for weight loss
The procedure itself is reduced to the principle of vapor exposure that occurs in a bath or sauna. It is known that under the influence of heat the pores in all parts of the human body increase, toxins and excess fluid come out of them. In combination with improved blood circulation, fat burning occurs.
Wraps are the same effect, but in a specific area that is problematic for a person. Usually the abdomen, thighs, buttocks are involved, rarely the arms.
This effective wrapping of the body helps to straighten the figure by removing excess fat in the "hard to reach" place. Removal of excess fluid, toxins and fat has a positive effect on tightening the skin, which increases its tone. This is due to improved blood circulation, which helps to saturate the cells in the epidermis with useful vitamins and trace elements.
Benefits of body wraps for weight loss
It is easy to perform the procedure at home, the most important thing is to resist the course of the packaging used to achieve maximum efficiency and a long-lasting effect.
The main benefits include:
- pain relief - even wrapping does not cause pain and discomfort;
- the ability to perform procedures to lose weight at home at any appropriate time;
- it is not an expensive means of losing weight, as simple ingredients are used in the manufacture of food ingredients and chemical additives;
- it is allowed to use ordinary household film, eliminating the need to spend time and money on buying special expensive thermal film;
- during exposure to the composition, you can relax.
For the most beneficial result, it is important to perform the weight loss wrapping procedure correctly. Here, an appropriate composition is selected for the treatment of problem areas (often the abdomen and thighs), the correct winding is studied, and the prescribed exposure time for the constituents consisting of 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 procedures are also used in the presence of:
- postpartum stretch marks;
- Loose skin;
- cellulite;
- age lines and wrinkles.
Despite the broad effect, heat treatment has contraindications:
- The presence of cardiovascular disease - make sure you can, in principle, visit baths and saunas. Often, even a very effective bone slimming wrap induces the development of varicose veins if there were initially problems with the vessels in the form of thin walls.
- Varicose veins - even spiders should be banned 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 ban on packing even a "safe" area. Increased blood circulation can lead to tumor growth and pain.
- A newly cured or chronic gynecological disease - thermal exposure to weight loss causes an exacerbation.
- The presence of skin diseases in the form of eczema or rash - the composition used can cause an increase in the affected area or lead to a 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 have identified diseases or are undergoing a complete examination.
Wrapping sequence
Now you need to figure out how to make a weight loss wrap with household film as this frequently used material helps to save money and achieve a positive result in a short time. The following actions are performed here:
- First, take a bath to relax, first open the pores of the abdomen and thighs and cleanse them. Here it is enough to take a shower using a homemade or ready-made scrub that suits your skin type. Wipe gently with a towel, soaked in all wet places - rubbing is prohibited.
- 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 put on warm clothes - cover their hips and stomach, and go under a thermal blanket (you can under a regular blanket).
- The exposure time of the composition depends on the constituent components - usually the maximum permitted exposure time is stated in recipes or finished products.
- At the end of the set wrapping time, the mixture is washed off in the shower and the treated areas are lubricated with a moisturizer with anti-cellulite effect.
Before applying the finished product, it is necessary to carefully study the composition to rule out the effects of components to which there are allergies. You should also reject 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 fluid and toxins, burning fat, the mixture can help moisturize the treated areas, as well as increase skin elasticity.
Clay
Clay or mud wraps are the most effective at reducing the amount of problem areas in the figure. It is useful to do them every time when there is a feeling of gaining weight - your favorite jeans have become small, the skirt does not get stuck as easily as a week ago. To prepare a mixture for weight loss, buy cosmetic clay or mud from the Dead Sea. They are sold in pharmacies, and in specialty stores you can buy a ready-made composition for body wraps.
The preparation of a means for thermal wrapping of a problem area takes place in the following order:
- In a dry composition of 2 tbsp. l. you should add a little warm water so that the mixture becomes similar to regular toothpaste.
- To improve 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.
- Ready-made ingredients are applied to the skin on problem areas - the abdomen, thighs, buttocks and covered with a film in several layers.
A mixture of clay or mud for weight loss can not withstand more than 60 minutes. At the end of the allotted time for wrapping, wash the areas with warm water.
Cocoa
Using cocoa for baking, which can be found in any home, will help clear fat in problem areas for 8-10 sessions, which can not be repeated more than 2-3 times a week. The production of a mixture for weight loss takes place in the following order:
- 2 tbsp. l. the main ingredient is mixed with 1 tbsp. l. olive oil and rub until smooth.
- The finished mass must be heated in a water bath, which prevents the composition from boiling.
- Wait until it has cooled to body temperature.
- Apply to problem areas - abdomen, thighs, buttocks, thighs, pack with cling film, hold under the duvet for 40-60 minutes.
The treated areas should be treated with an anti-cellulite agent after the wrapping procedure - so the process of losing weight will be faster.
Vinegar
Reviews of those who lose weight claim that the most effective wrap to lose weight on the stomach and sides is the use of vinegar. Its effect helps to "rejuvenate" the skin due to the regenerating effect - removal of old overgrown cells.
For cooking, do:
- Use table or apple cider vinegar for the procedure.
- Dilute the main ingredient in hot boiled water in the ratio 1/2.
- Take a piece of cotton cloth and soak it in the resulting slimming composition.
- Wrap the problem areas with a wet cloth and cover them with a film in 3-4 turns.
- Stay under the duvet 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 noticeably reduced. Vinegar wraps should be handled with care as this ingredient may cause burns and burns. Often, vinegar causes a rash or other allergic reaction. Therefore, if discomfort occurs, you should quickly wash off the remnants of the mixture.
Firming and moisturizing body wrapping recipes
The presented ways to reduce quantities are not the only ones. There are several wrap recipes that are more focused on tightening the skin and moisturizing it.
Honey for tightening
An effective blend to tighten the skin and give elasticity is the honey composition, it also promotes weight loss. Here, 2 tablespoons is enough for the procedure. l. bring the main and only sweet ingredient to a liquid state using a water bath. In such a hot state, the wrapping mixture is applied in a thin layer on problem areas. The composition is kept under a blanket for 40-50 minutes.
To improve the wrapping effect, you can add a few drops of essential citrus oil to honey - this will help lose weight. A more efficient 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 began to form on it (yes, it happens too), there are stretch marks, you need a firming and moisturizing mixture for wrapping. 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 go under the duvet for 40 minutes. The recommended frequency of wraps is no more than 2-3 times a week (preferably every 2 days).
Wraps are only effective in getting rid of excess weight 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 ideal shapes, prevent the formation of cellulite, wrinkles, stretch marks.
It is also necessary to distinguish between cold and hot wrapping, which is accompanied by heating the mixture in a water bath. Cold procedures help reduce pores and strengthen the walls of blood vessels, which has a positive effect on preventing the development of varicose veins and the general tightening of the skin. Warm procedures also stimulate the opening of pores and 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 take" either diet or sports exercises. With regard to severe 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.