We all know the benefits of water: thalassotherapy, balneotherapy, hydrotherapy are all beneficial therapeutic treatments for our health. Water has been used for thousands of years for its healing properties – the Romans and their baths understood this already! Is it possible then that water could be used to improve the appearance of cellulite? It would seem so, thanks to hydromassage!
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What is hydromassage?
As its name suggests, it is a massage using water, providing well-being and care. The water used can be soft and mineralized (thermal spa) or seawater (thalassotherapy). The main advantage of hydromassage is its dual benefit:
- The benefits of massage, through its various actions (restorative, relaxing, toning, draining)
- The benefits of water thanks to its therapeutic properties
Hydromassage can be practiced globally, on the entire body, or in a more localized way, on specific areas (thighs, buttocks, belly, back, legs).
A closer look at different hydromassage techniques
There are different types of hydromassage.
1- Jet hydromassage
This type of water massage can be practiced in various ways:
- Water projection by a jet onto a specific area of the body
- Jet shower, a kind of cabin equipped with jets of varying intensity and pressure (what we commonly call a “balneo shower”)
- Immersion in a bathtub fitted with nozzles, which will propel water under pressure
2- Bubble hydromassage
Spa, whirlpool bath, jacuzzi… No need to explain the principle, you know it well! And for those who haven’t had the chance to experience a whirlpool bath, it’s very simple. The tub, basin or bathtub is equipped with nozzles propelling air and generating beneficial bubbles and swirls.
3- Rain hydromassage
It’s not rainwater, but an affusion shower that projects fine water droplets, similar to rain. This type of hydromassage is practiced standing or lying down.
Why are hydromassage sessions effective against cellulite?
1- Healing benefits of hydromassage
Hydromassage is beneficial in many ways:
- It is excellent for combating joint and rheumatic pain
- It helps relieve tension, relax and prepare for restorative sleep
- It treats skin conditions, thanks in part to the healing properties of water
- It helps eliminate body waste
- It reduces cellulite
2- Anti-cellulite benefits of hydromassage
How can we explain the anti-cellulite benefits of hydromassage? Depending on the type of hydromassage chosen, the actions are somewhat different, but all have a positive effect on cellulite.
- Water jets, propelled onto specific areas, will act as a revitalizing massage. The water jet will stimulate the venous-lymphatic system through a vasodilatory effect and reduce water retention – directly responsible for aqueous cellulite. But jet hydromassage will also have a firming effect, acting positively on skin quality.
- Air bubbles will have a relaxing and soothing effect, gently massaging muscles and stimulating peripheral microcirculation. Muscle oxygenation will allow gentle drainage and thus, the elimination of toxins involved in cellulite.
- The affusion shower, for its part, will allow whole-body micro-massage, for 20 to 30 minutes, stimulating the body as a whole and allowing you to fully benefit from the healing properties of water.
3- Effects of water temperature
Another strength of hydromassage as an anti-cellulite weapon: water temperature. It is indeed possible to benefit from a massage with:
- Hot water, which will promote vasodilation, that is, the widening of the diameter of blood vessels, thus promoting good oxygenation of the body, conducive to cellulite elimination.
- Cold water, which will boost venous-lymphatic circulation and thus detoxify the body – lymph ridding the body of waste and toxins.
- Contrast therapy: alternating a hot water bath and a cold shower, to enjoy the double effect!
Where to practice anti-cellulite hydromassage?
You have several options: thermal spa, thalassotherapy center, specialized institute, spa, or even gym. The advantages are numerous: professional supervision, possibility of varying treatments and benefiting from quality water – rich in minerals.
However, you can also enjoy the benefits of hydromassage at home! If you have a balneo bathtub or a multi-jet shower, you’re lucky! Otherwise, we recommend our anti-cellulite routine which could well rival the best hydromassage treatment!
- An invigorating shower, using our Cellulite shower oil and finishing with a cold water jet, from feet to waist!
- An anti-cellulite scrub on damp skin, for a skin-renewal effect!
- A toning or regenerating massage, with a toning, stimulating or regenerating oil
- The precious help of a suction cup, to shake up dimples, or a massager, to boost venous-lymphatic circulation and reduce orange peel skin
Our Anti-Cellulite Method Pack guarantees you, within 21 days, a significant reduction in your cellulite and visible skin firming! So don’t wait any longer to say goodbye to cellulite!
