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Cellulite: Excess fat deposits
What is cellulite?
Cellulite is a condition essentially affecting women. It is excess fat that is stored in the skin cells giving the skin a deformed, dimpled appearance like that of an orange peel. Starting at adolescence, it haunts women, who hunt it down, and try all sorts of methods to get free of it forever. Far from being dangerous, it’s none-the-less unsightly, and highly undesirable.. it also does not correspond to our current beauty standards.
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Factors responsible:
  • Genetic
  • Hormonal Changes: (Puberty, Pregnancy, Menopause)
  • Eating Habits: (Over Consumption Of Carbohydrates)
  • Unhealthy Lifestyle (Lack Of Sleep, Smoking, Excess Alcohol)
  • Stress
How to identify cellulite?
It is easily identified by its characteristic dimpling, or it can be spotted by doing a light pinch test: it is usually quite easy to locate. It can take one of two forms you will recognise: one being the increase in hypodermic adipose volume, on the hips, buttocks, and thighs, the other being the mattresss-like aspect, padding the skin. with a dimpling effect, in these places, Often both types occur together, and slender or not, nearly all women have this problem.

Increase in adipose volume is an increase in adipocytes which are reserve cells programmed to store unused excess nutrients in the form of fat. Adipocytes measure on average 80 mircron and can grow up to 60 times larger than normal.

Did you know ?
  • Cellulite can occur in any woman irrespective of her weight, whether slim or overweight
  • Dieting can limit cellulite formation, but will not erase it completely. It also needs special treatment
  • A woman’s body fat is typically 20 to 25% fat, while that of a man is usually 10 to 15%.
  • The human body contains 50 to 60 billion adipose cells. Women have twice as many of these cells as men.
  • Fats represent 60 to 80% of an adipocyte’s total weight, water 5 to 30% and proteins only 2 to 3%.
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Stretch Marks:
What are stretch marks?
Significant stretching of the skin, due to an increase in size and/or weight, predisposes to the formation of stretch marks. They are often also linked to a hormonal change.

They can appear during puberty, pregnancy and in certain instances of significant and rapid weight change. They may appear on the breasts, hips, thighs, stomach and buttocks.

Scientific research on skin tissue has shown that the development of stretch marks is a consequence of weakness in the collagen and elastin fibres, when stretching can result in them tearing, The skin loses its elasticity and its resistance to stretching.
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Dry feet, cracked heels, calluses
Feet are naturally the driest area of the body- they have 10 times less lipids than the rest of the body
Symptoms
Dryness
  1. Dry, dehydrated with itching – around the soles
  2. Becomes rough
  3. Discomfort due to pressure and constant rubbing Calluses formation
Calluses formation
  1. Skin in certain areas becomes thickened
  2. It hardens and turns whitish in colour
  3. can hurt and get painful Cracked Skin
Cracked Skin
  1. Cuts or fissures on the soles and heels
  2. Skin splits and can get painful
  3. Discomfort due to pressure and constant rubbing
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