DIY slimming: anti-retention lotion with essential oils
Buttocks, thighs, arms, stomach... Every year, it's the same: once summer returns, we swell all over. What if we bet on essential oils against water retention? Advice from Aude Maillard, Pharmacist - Aromatherapy Specialist.
To fight water retention, it's no secret to anyone: you have to massage, massage and massage again! A horsehair glove, on its own, is far from cute, however. And the legendary cream that Aunt Janine sells us has its advantages, we love it, but the "sticky thighs" effect, a little less.
What if the solution is essential oils? Very light, it penetrates deeply into the skin and some can act directly on edema and intractable areas. This is the case of lemongrass essential oil: used since ancient times, it has anti-inflammatory, cleansing and vasodilating properties. Obviously, it helps us "unload" more easily.
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In the same family (the lemon family), we also find the essential oil of palm. This "Indian geranium", well known to aromatherapists for its antibacterial and healing properties, also promotes lymphatic drainage. no escape!
To take advantage of its benefits, Aude Maillard, a pharmacist specializing in aromatherapy, offers us to produce our own anti-water retention massage oil. When used regularly on thighs, buttocks and calves, this delicately scented "dose" helps us restore a toned silhouette. Do we begin?