You may not know this, but stress and fatigue can make cellulite worse, ladies! That’s one more good reason to take some time for yourself, isn’t it? Today we’re sharing 3 homemade anti-cellulite treatment recipes: a body butter, a red vine balm and a whipped body cream. For each one, you’ll find the ingredients, step-by-step instructions, our tips on how to use it and how long it keeps. These treatments are the perfect complement to your massages with the Cellublue cupping cup. You’ll be hooked in no time!
Good to know: you’ll easily find all the ingredients needed for these treatments at your local health food store.
Homemade anti-cellulite cream or oil: which recipe should you choose?
Below you’ll find three different formulas to choose from, depending on what you fancy: a body butter, a balm and a whipped body cream. The body butter, made with shea butter, coconut oil and sweet almond oil, can be used every day and keeps for around 1 month. The red vine macerate balm is ideal when the weather turns cold and is applied in the evening, after your massage. The body whip, whisked up like egg whites, is also best used in the evening.
Looking for a homemade anti-cellulite oil instead? The body butter contains coconut oil and sweet almond oil, while the balm and the body whip include an oil macerate (red vine or ivy), all combined with essential oils. Just remember not to use the body butter before sun exposure.
Recipe #1: Anti-Cellulite Body Butter
Ingredients
For one small jar of anti-cellulite body butter
100ml shea butter, to deeply moisturise your skin
10ml coconut oil, to nourish your skin
5ml sweet almond oil, for beautifully soft skin
10 drops grapefruit essential oil, to help with the appearance of cellulite
How to make the anti-cellulite body butter
Place the shea butter and coconut oil in a bowl and melt them in the microwave (a few seconds is all it takes).
Leave the mixture to cool for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the sweet almond oil and grapefruit essential oil. Mix well.
Pour your anti-cellulite body butter into a jar with a lid.
Close the jar and place it in the freezer for about 1 hour.
Take the jar out of the freezer and let the butter finish setting at room temperature or in the fridge.
How do I use my anti-cellulite body butter?
You can use your anti-cellulite body butter every day to moisturise and soften your skin. Apply it to all areas affected by cellulite, massaging vigorously in circular motions from the bottom upwards. Avoid using this treatment before sun exposure.
Your anti-cellulite body butter can be storedfor approximately 1 month in an airtight jar.
Recipe #2: Red Vine Anti-Cellulite Balm
This homemade anti-cellulite balm contains red vine, an ingredient traditionally used in some grandmother’s remedies. Shea butter, meanwhile, is known for softening and smoothing the skin and keeping it moisturised. Finally, fennel, grapefruit and cypress essential oils round off the recipe. A lovely combination to add to your anti-cellulite routine!
Ingredients
60 ml red vine macerate
80 g shea butter
3 g beeswax
30 drops fennel essential oil
30 drops grapefruit essential oil
15 drops cypress essential oil
10 drops vitamin E
How to make the anti-cellulite balm
Melt the macerate, butter and wax together in a bowl in the microwave.
Add the remaining ingredients.
Mix well, then pour everything into a jar and leave to cool at room temperature. It’s that simple!
How do I use my anti-cellulite balm?
As well as being a useful addition to your anti-cellulite routine, this balm is ideal for caring for your skin when it’s cold outside. Apply it in circular massaging motions to clean, dry skin every evening, after your Cellublue cupping massage session. This treatment keeps for 3 weeks in an airtight container stored in the fridge.
Recipe #3: Anti-Cellulite Body Whip
Ingredients
65 g shea butter
35 g ivy oil macerate
30 drops cypress essential oil
20 drops rose geranium essential oil
8 drops vitamin E
How to make the anti-cellulite body whip
Take a large mixing bowl and mash the shea butter with a fork.
Whip the shea butter like egg whites using an electric hand mixer. Keep beating until you achieve a thick texture (about 5 minutes).
Add the ivy oil macerate. Mix again for a few seconds.
Finally, add the essential oils and vitamin E, then gently mix again until you have a smooth, uniform whip. It’s ready!
How do I use the anti-cellulite body whip?
This treatment is very moisturising, so it’s best used in the evening. Apply the whip generously to all areas with cellulite, massaging for a few minutes to help it sink in. Thanks to the shea butter, your skin will feel wonderfully soft! The cypress and rose geranium essential oils, combined with the ivy oil macerate, complete this treatment, which slots easily into your anti-cellulite routine.
Thanks to the vitamin E, this treatment can be stored in a small jar in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Used for just 3 minutes a day alongside the Massage Oil and the Orange Peel Skin Massager, the Cellublue cup recreates the palpate-roll massage technique on the areas where cellulite tends to settle.
Consistency is key: use the cup for a few minutes each day on the areas concerned.
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