What are Cellulites?

For many women, the term cellulites conjures up a certain dread for this problem of fatty tissue tends to favour the stomach, outer thighs and bottom of a considerable percentage of females. Males can have cellulites too although they are commonly whiter or several tones lighter than their natural skin color. A person with good circulation will have an even and smooth layer of skin but in a person with cellulites, fats become stored, along with other toxins, under the skin when under normal circumstances they would be flushed out. These tissues harden and thicken, producing cellulites, bumpy lines in the skin often referred to as the ‘orange peel' appearance.

How these cellulites will look and form depends on the individual's genetic make-up, the type of life they lead and their weight. Oddly, there are different types of cellulites and being chubby is only one of the causes of cellulite as sporty and fit women can also suffer and it is found in the muscles of active women such as dancers and athletes. The hard cellulites attach themselves directly to the muscle tissue and are the hardest to remove. The fizzy cellulites on the other hand are more easily discovered because they are closer to the surface of the skin and considerably easier to get rid of.

For women, who are the most likely candidates for cellulites, their appearance can start from as early as fourteen years of age and will bit by bit worsen as they mature. The contraceptive pill has been linked with getting cellulites, as has delivering a baby and suffering from a trauma.

Exercise and diet are still almost uniformly believed to be the best way to eradicate cellulites because physical exercise is particularly effective at improving the blood circulation and commonly helps reduce the appearance of the cellulites. While exercise is good, it works better when working in conjunction with a detoxing diet which should include lots of of fruits and vegetables. Try to eat more wholegrain foods but avoid wherever practicable the likes of coffee and fizzy fizzy drinks.

It is believed by some that spicy foods may bestow much in the appearance of cellulites but so far this seems to be unproven and so not proved. Yet, the same cannot be said for smoking and alcohol which should be avoided as both help in the build-up of toxins in the body. While a low fat diet is always preferably for health, reducing the intake of fatty foods helps reduce the enlargement of the cellulites because fat is tougher to digest and more hard to remove from your body.

While cellulite ointments have some success at preventing the cellulites formation and growth, they cannot as yet, get rid of cellulites from the tissue completely. The emollients work by making the skin more elastic and contain alpha-hydroxyl acid which doesn't actually remove the cellulite but helps to obscure it. Water treatment therapy is also proving to be effective because it seems to make cellulites become less obvious as it withdraws toxins in the body as well as fat and also aids in proper digestion and blood blood circulation.