Anti-cellulite creams: inform yourself to choose the best products

Cellulite is a problem that bothers many women, especially in the summer period, when they are expected to wear bikinis, bathing suits or, simply, shorter clothes. This is exactly why there is a great concern on their part to seek products and treatments that can alleviate these signs on the skin.

But is there really a way to fight cellulite? Are anti-cellulite creams really effective? Or rather, is it possible to prevent them from appearing? Below, professionals answer these and other questions on the subject.

Products and treatments

When we talk about fighting cellulite, we soon think of the various options of anti-cellulite creams on the market today. But are they really effective?

Elisabete Dobao, a doctor with a postgraduate degree in Dermatology, a member of the European Academy of Dermatology, explains that anti-cellulite creams are a good option to treat skin with mild cellulite and act as auxiliaries to the high-tech treatments available in dermatological offices. However, they do not work alone.

“That’s because cellulite has several factors that contribute to its formation: such as hormonal changes generating liquid retention; the presence of localized fat or poor circulation due to some pathology or even the use of tight clothes. Thus, the treatment does not have only one aspect, but several work fronts”, he says.

The dermatologist Isabel Martinez reinforces that the creams are supporting in the treatment of cellulite. “They cannot be unique and should be used with massagers, in circular movements, preferably after a warm bath – which increases vasodilation, which, with massage, helps to penetrate the product”, she says.

Dermatologist Elisabete Dobao highlights that there are good anti-cellulite products, with active substances capable of promoting fat breakdown, improving firmness and stimulating circulation. “In addition, they also seek to ensure that the active ingredient penetrates to the desired location to work perfectly, in addition to having an increasingly pleasant cosmetic effect and perfume. They are quickly absorbed and have the power of hydration and, in some cases, even a lift effect, improving the quality of the skin at the applied site”, she says.

The tip of dermatologist Isabel Martinez is to bet on creams that contain: cafeisilane C (caffeine linked to silicon), which acts on adipocytes; carnitine, which acts on fat; anti-slip agent; lotus rutin, which is anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, in addition to protecting microcirculation and decreasing edema. And yet, asiaticoside, which stimulates venous circulation and fibroblast production.

Below, you can see a gallery with good anti-cellulite products recommended by dermatologist Elisabete Dobao:

What are cellulite?

Before you even go out there in search of creams that can help fight cellulite, it is important to understand what they represent and how they can be avoided.

Isabel Martinez highlights that it is important for people to understand that gynoid lipodystrophy – popularly known as cellulite – affects more than 90% of women and is associated with several factors, such as hormonal issues, genetics, eating habits, postural habits, among others. “In this way, there is no miracle for your treatment, but a re-education of these various factors”, she says.

Also according to the dermatologist, the main characteristics of cellulite are:

• Hypertrophy (enlargement) of fatty tissue;
• Vascular changes;
• Edema (swelling);
• Changes in elastic fibers;
• Skin aging;
• Hyperpolymerization of glycosaminoglycans, which worsens sagging.

Isabel Martinez explains what the cellulite patient sees in her skin:

• “Orange peel” appearance;
• Nodules;
• Adiposity, sometimes;
• Ecchymosis (purple spots).

The symptoms that the patient may experience are:

• thigh pain;
• Local temperature reduction.

Prevention

And the question that doesn’t want to be silent is: is there a way to prevent the appearance of cellulite? Isabel Martinez explains that, against genetic factors, we have no way to act and, hardly, we can act in the hormonal part. But it is possible to work on the food issue, choosing foods that do not generate inflammatory processes in the cells and do not cause edema.

Below, dermatologist Isabel and Juliana Ramos, nutritionist of the Skyn ​​& Body Program at Clínica Martinez, give some tips:

• Bet on an anti-inflammatory diet: increase omega 3 through fish such as sardines, tuna and chia and linseed vegetable oils.
• Avoid processed foods rich in inflammatory fats with a high glycemic index and sodium content, such as: instant noodles, ready-made lasagna, nuggets, stuffed cookies, etc.
• Take antioxidant juices, which help in the improvement process.
• Improve lymphatic drainage through habits such as not sitting too long. But, if you need to stay, it is recommended to use seats with little trucker balls to massage; having devices under the table to move the legs; wear suitable clothes (today there are, for example, pieces with a drainage system).
• Use of technology: stimulate collagen through devices such as monolopar, bipolar or tripolar radiofrequency.

So, if cellulite is a problem that bothers you, be sure to look for a professional who can help you. He will be able to indicate the best products and treatments for your case, while a nutritionist will give you all the guidelines regarding proper nutrition. After all, betting on the right foods and drinks is a good step to avoid cellulite!