Cellulite cream

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Miss America contestants have a secret that they’re not telling you. Backstage at the pageant, right before the swimsuit competition, they’re smearing a top secret firming cream on their thighs. What is it, you ask? Well, it’s hemorrhoid cream and it works by temporarily firming the skin around their inner and outer thighs. One thing that hemorrhoid cream doesn’t do is get rid of cellulite. Apparently, that’s what cellulite cream is for.

Cellulite is notoriously difficult to combat, and it can be seen on overweight people as well as underweight people. Gossip magazines love nothing as much as printing pictures of pint-sized actresses and models with cellulite- and there is no shortage of these pictures. Exercise does little to reduce it and weight loss has minimal effect. Cellulite cream has been advertised heavily over the past ten years as a quick fix to our most stubborn problem. The “miracle cure” of beauty aides, it is supposed to reduce or remove unsightly cellulite from the buttocks, thighs and stomachs of men and women everywhere. But, how does it work? And why, if there is such an easy and affordable cure out there, are beaches everywhere still afflicted with cellulite wielding visitors?

There are many different types and brands of cellulite cream available and each has its own curative ingredients and methods. Some of the most popular cellulite creams today use green tea and algae. These popular creams promise that the combination of caffeine (in the green tea) and the healing properties of the algae speed up the user’s metabolism once it is applied. This is supposed to help burn the fat pockets of cellulite away, creating a smoother area with reduced cellulite. Since caffeine does restrict blood vessels, it is possible that cellulite creams with caffeine will give users a smoother area with diminished appearance of cellulite when applied- but that isn’t really getting rid of cellulite.

Some cellulite creams use another popular skin product- Retinol. Retinol is popular in wrinkle creams because it is said to plump up the skin, creating a smoother appearance. This works well for wrinkles because it plumps up the lines engraved on users foreheads so that they are no longer as noticeable. On cellulite stricken areas, retinol may increase circulation which then thickens the skin to hide the cellulite bumps.

Many cellulite creams utilize citric, lactic and glycolic acid to safely slough off dead skin in the areas where they are applied. This, again, does not actually get rid of cellulite. It can help to create a smoother more toned area once the dead skin is removed. But then, isn’t that basically the same result as all the other cellulite cream ingredients gave?

Though clinical trials seem to be lacking, many individuals and magazines have tried various cellulite creams to test their effectiveness. In general, the consensus is that they do minimize the appearance of cellulite on the areas to which they are applied. These creams have positive results in smoothing out the skin and decreasing the size of the area, if only temporarily. The key word here is “appearance.” Cellulite creams do not seem to be actually curing or removing cellulite. None of them are able to attack the actual problem, but instead work with the skin around the problem to minimize the appearance of cellulite.

In the end, we might just have to be happy with a reduced appearance and not expect a complete cure. With a longer lasting result than hemorrhoid cream, and certainly a more pleasant smell, cellulite cream may soon be found in the make up kit of every pageant contestant. And as we watch them saunter and sashay across the stage, can we blame them?

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