Let’s be honest, ladies: used on their own, body care products sadly won’t get rid of your cellulite… But paired with pinch-and-roll massage, they fit perfectly into your orange-peel skin routine! Natural, quick and easy to make, and a real pleasure to use, here are 3 homemade anti-cellulite cream recipes: a coffee one, an essential oil one and a moisturising one. You’ll also find out which one to choose depending on what you fancy. Time to lock yourself in the bathroom and take some time for yourself…
Anti-Cellulite Cream #1: The Coffee Recipe
This recipe combines caffeine-rich coffee grounds, green tea, olive oil and green clay. Together, they form a body mask: spread it out, leave it on, then rinse off.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of coffee grounds
- 1 cup of green tea
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of green clay (ventilated, preferably)
Method
- Mix the coffee grounds with the green tea. Then add the olive oil and clay, whisking well until you get a smooth, creamy texture.
- Apply the mixture to cellulite-prone areas using circular massage movements and leave on for about twenty minutes before rinsing off with cool water.
Use up the entire batch, as this cream does not keep!
The Essential Oil Anti-Cellulite Cream
Lemongrass oil, grapefruit, cypress, palmarosa and, finally, cedarwood: this recipe blends these essential oils into a good-quality neutral moisturising cream, which acts as a base, supports the blend and helps it spread over the skin. Cypress, like lemongrass, brings its own scent, and the overall result is a fragranced body treatment. Better still, it’s ready in just a few minutes. In short, an anti-cellulite combination that’s easy to whip up. Be careful not to apply this cream before sun exposure. If you’re pregnant or unsure, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Ingredients
- Lemongrass essential oil
- Grapefruit essential oil
- Cypress essential oil
- Palmarosa essential oil
- Cedarwood essential oil
- 50ml of neutral moisturising cream
Method
Nothing too complicated here… In the bottom of a small airtight jar, start by adding 20 drops of each essential oil. Then whisk the blend, gradually incorporating a spoonful of moisturising cream at a time. Once you have a smooth, even mixture, seal the jar and store it in a cool place for up to twenty days.
The cream that smooths the appearance of orange peel skin* and tones the skin
*Consumer test on 22 volunteers over 2 weeks, participants' self-assessment.
- Smooths the appearance of orange peel skin on the thighs, buttocks and stomach
- Caffeine & Green Coffee, the two benchmark active ingredients in body care
- Melting texture: absorbs in seconds and leaves the skin feeling comfortable
The Moisturising Anti-Cellulite Cream
Many of us find our skin dries out in autumn, thanks to the cold, the damp, clothes rubbing against it, or skincare that isn’t suited to the season. To pamper your skin, here’s an easy homemade moisturising cream recipe.
Ingredients
- 60ml water
- 25ml avocado oil (or another vegetable oil of your choice)
- 5 drops of grapefruit essential oil
- 3 tsp emulsifying wax (easily found in health food stores or online)
Method
- Heat water in a large saucepan
- Place a small bowl in the saucepan (double boiler method), add all the ingredients and stir until the wax has melted and the mixture is smooth
- Remove the bowl from the double boiler and continue stirring for a few seconds
- Place the bowl in cold water to help the mixture thicken further, stirring regularly
- That’s it — simply pour your cream into a jar and seal it tightly!
Caffeine, essential oil or moisturising cream: which one should you choose?
There’s no single best anti-cellulite cream for everyone: it all depends on what you like and how your routine works. The caffeine-rich coffee recipe is used as a rinse-off mask. Make it just before using it, as it doesn’t keep. The essential oil cream keeps in a cool place for around twenty days, but shouldn’t be applied before sun exposure. As for the moisturising cream, it’s designed for skin that tends to dry out in autumn.
Whichever recipe you go for, remember to pair it with pinch-and-roll massage, for example using an anti-cellulite cupping cup.
COACH’S TIP
To make the most of them, use these anti-cellulite creams several times a week. We recommend pairing them with CelluBlue cups, which you can build into your massage routine.
In just 5 minutes of use per day, combined with the massage oil, CelluBlue anti-cellulite cups are a massage accessory that slots easily into your routine.
In as little as 5 minutes a day, bring them into your body care routine regularly, alongside your homemade creams.
Frequently asked questions
What’s the best anti-cellulite cream you can buy?
This article doesn’t rank shop-bought creams: it shares homemade recipes you can make yourself. If you’d rather have a ready-to-use product, the choice mainly comes down to the texture and scent you prefer.
Can you make an anti-cellulite cream without essential oils?
Yes. The coffee recipe doesn’t contain any: it combines coffee grounds, green tea, olive oil and green clay. In the moisturising cream, you can also swap the avocado oil for another vegetable oil of your choice.
What’s the best anti-cellulite cream for thighs?
The recipes in this article aren’t limited to one specific area. The coffee recipe, for example, is applied with circular massage movements to cellulite-prone areas, thighs included. If you have any doubts about your skin, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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