- Anticellulite suction pad
At home This is the latest slimming accessory in vogue. By lightly sucking the skin, this silicone tool would reproduce the expert movements of palpate-rolling to take off the dimpling, eliminate fats and boost blood circulation. The flat of Dominique Rist? "Not only must we be patient, but above all, by pulling the skin, this detachment can also stretch it. For neophytes, the use of the roller that is slid on the thighs while pressing is the safest and most effective solution. »Anti-cellulite slimming box with suction cup from Puressentiel, 39 €. Big Bubble-in sucker from Indemne, 24,95 €.
- In institute
To avoid breakage of fabrics, it is better to rely on professionals. The Lanqi spa has made it his specialty with his Tuina massage. Pressure, friction, palpate-rolling, draining patches ... the whole protocol is reinforced by the use of the suction pad. The goal is to revive a blood flow and break up fat which is better eliminated by the lymphatic circulation. A key, legs smoothed and lightened. Tuina massage: 76 € per hour, 408 € for six sessions. Lanqi Spa, 48, avenue de Saxe, Paris 7th, lanqi-spa.com.
- The alternative
The hot stone, centerpiece of the new Kha Bao slimming massage at Nails Paris (85 € per hour). After detoxifying the body with acupressure points, the practitioner brushes the calf and thigh with a hot stone that acts as a lymphatic pump to drain the toxins. The ideal gesture to start the slimming process. nailsparis.fr.
- Deinfiltrating creams
The major problem? Store at the thighs, buttocks and legs. Seven out of ten women suffer from heavy legs. Involved, a venous and lymphatic insufficiency that causes the ankles to swell. Some traffic control agents such as camphor, menthol or peppermint have been proven to be effective in overcoming this phenomenon. To regulate congested traffic morning and evening, we apply this care that relaunch the circulation and drain.
Our selection: Slimming Draining Leg Effect Icic Somatoline Cosmetic, 31,90 €. Isomarine Isoform Light Legs Gel, 25 €. Glacial Spray Light Legs Slim'Minute Body Minute, 12,75 €. Freshness Gel D-Tox 430 Maria Galland, 49 €. A 92 Escine Pure State Aqueous Cellulite, 30,50 €. The Hydra-Tonic Body Wrap by Qiriness, 31,90 €.
- Draining massage
To multiply their effect, the self-massage has no equal. Dominique Rist's expert gestures are imitated: "After having applied the product from the calves to the hips, you tighten your leg with both hands exerting slight pressure to pump. We press four to five seconds, release, slide up the length of the thigh. The ideal is to complete this lymphatic drainage with an anti-cellulite massage. With the fists, one exerts a continuous pressure in ascending movements. Lined winner.
- Planting plants
To eliminate, you have to drink. According to Nathalie Bouchon Poiroux, creator of care Cinq Mondes, "hydration promotes the elimination of toxins causing cellulite. Drinking 1.5 to 2 liters of water a day promotes this process of detoxification. To enhance this action, the ideal is to swallow 1 to 3 cups of green tea or detox infusion made from thyme, fennel or artichoke. "The extracts of red vine, hibiscus and artichoke have the same virtues, with a special mention for birch extract, the drainer that detoxifies the body without demineralizing or tiring it.
Our selection: Water Detox Drainant from Biocyte Beauty Food, 17 €. Organic Draining herbal teas from Caudalie, 8,90 €. Naturactive Slimming, € 10.50. Slimming detoxifying Artichoke Floressence of Lea Nature, 6,60 €. Anti-water Marc Grape Laboratories Juvamine, 5,90 €.
- Coach's advice to dry up
Triple Thai boxing world champion and founder of the 50 Foch club, Abdoulaye Fadiga is also the coach of Leila Bekhti and Rosie Huntington tops or Naomi Campbell. "Water retention is often hormonal, and some women are stuffed with draining agents and diuretics. Result: they lose potassium, dehydrate, but do not lose weight. It would be enough for them to change their diet so that things get back to normal. His nutrition recommendation to better dry out in case of water retention: "Take inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine by avoiding foods that fill the body with water such as raw vegetables, steam or salt, and by focusing on those who dry it: a handful of basmati or complete rice with each meal drinks some of the water contained in our tissues. And we do not drink anyhow. The body has the capacity to absorb up to 400 ml of water per hour, after which it stores it. The ideal is to swallow 15 to 20 cl per hour, without exceeding 2.5 liters per day. 50 Foch, 50 avenue Foch, Paris 16th, www.50foch.com.
- Safe values in institute
They are not necessarily new, but these treatments have proven that they can deflate us.
It plays on all fronts: dermo-apiration way palpate-roll , ionization and diffusion of heat. TechniSpa anti-cellulite slimming treatment from Guinot 60 € / 45 min, www.guinot.com.
It combines caffeine fat-burning, palpate-rolling and detoxifying wrap. Slimming Brazilian anti-cellulite and firmness of Cinq Mondes, 100 € 50 min, www.cinqmondes.com.
It adapts to the morphology of those who suffer from localized fat on the lower body. Endermologie slimming and firmness care silhouette gynoïde developed by LPG, 65 € 40 min, www.endermologie.com.
- Immersion in cold room
Cryotherapy, the extreme practice of immersing for 3 min in rooms at -110 ° C to revive the circulation and oxygenate the blood, is undoubtedly the happiness of heavy legs. This thermal shock modifies the blood flow, accelerates the drainage of the tissues and allows a better elimination of the toxins. www.cryotep.com.
There are much softer variants. "One can also mimic the effects of cryotherapy at home, by freezing a mixture of heavy leg milk and water that is applied along the calf. We finish her shower with a jet of cold water on the lower body to stimulate blood circulation, "says Dominique Rist.
- Rolling massage
Olfa Perbal has made it her specialty and promises real results. "When you want to melt great V speed, there is no better, recognizes the expert. But we must not expect a miracle. For quick results, it takes about ten sessions at a rate of two to three per week. Alternating deep pinching maneuvers to loosen fat and draining smoothing allows you to play on both fat and water. "
The key to efficiency? Pressures that can make your teeth clench for the first three sessions. "We do not remove fat deposits installed for years with papouilles. But the results are at the rendezvous, especially on the saddlebags, where we managed to do the work of a liposuction, "she admits.
At home too, you can flatten his riding pants by massaging every night for 5 minutes on each side. "The bead is pinched between the fingers and the thumb, and we go down with the thumb on the zone. Then the hand goes up with pressure. In a simplified version, a spiked brush is rolled from the bottom to the top of the critical zone, 5 min on each side. »750 € the 11 sessions. 8, rue Jean-Richepin, Paris 16th, 07 83 57 24 14.
