Beauty Tips

Pre-Emptive Strike
Add simple weight-training exercises like squats and lunges to your cardio routine three or four times a week to tone up and blast fat, says Dr Wayne Westcott, co-author of No More Cellulite.
Stop yo-yo dieting. Gaining and losing weight stretches the tissue that connects skin to muscle. When that tissue is stretched, it can have a tough time effectively holding in fat pockets. A low-GI diet of healthy food over the long term is an excellent solution for sustained weight loss, says Louw.

Turn Back Time
“There’s no clinically proven treatment for cellulite, but weight loss makes a difference for some people,” says Louw. To increase the apparent effectiveness of cellulite creams, Shamban suggests using them in conjunction with over-the-counter retinoid creams like Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Plump Perfect Ultra Lift and Firm Moisture Cream SPF 30 (R525 for 50ml) available at Edgars, Red Square, Truworths and Stuttafords stores and pharmacies. “Retinoids have been shown to stimulate collagen production,” she says.

Some experts believe that in-office or in-spa treatments for cellulite may offer temporary relief. New devices like the VelaShape at Body Renewal (R900 per treatment) – a combination of infrared and conducted energies that heat the dermal and hypodermal tissue within the target treatment area – can be moderately effective.