SLIMMING & BODY CONTOURING
Post-pandemic cellulite solutions
While every aspect of a woman’s body should be celebrated, it’s understandable that concerns like cellulite are something that women want to address. Thankfully, manufacturers of ingredients, like Chemyunion, have created solutions for beauty brands to develop effective skin care products that meet consumers’ needs.
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s more and more countries are coming out of lockdown and consumers are facing a postpandemic life, there have been some interesting and possibly unexpected consequences of being forced to stay indoors and to communicate using digital technology. One of these is the impact on the condition and health of people’s skin. According to Chemyunion, represented locally by Chemgrit Cosmetics, during lockdown people’s habits changed. Generally, they became less active, did not go outdoors, ate more or differently and spent more time online. As a result, weight gain has been identified as a major issue of the lockdown, along with concerns around loss of skin firmness and an increase in cellulite. Although not considered harmful to one’s health, cellulite can affect the self-esteem and confidence of many women, especially those still in their teens or living in climates where more skin is exposed due to warmer temperatures. Most women over the age of 20 Did you know? and of all ethnicities will experience Did you know that up to 98% of women this change in their skin at some have cellulite, and that a plethora stage, especially in the areas of the of factors contribute to this global body where there is excess adipose body concern. There are quite a few tissue, such as the thighs, flanks, ingredients that can contribute to helping skin look tighter and firmer. One of these belly and buttocks. It is therefore ingredients highlighted by experts is no coincidence that cellulite is caffeine, which creates a tightening the leading reason for aesthetic effect by dehydrating the skin. Source: www.bestproducts.com treatments by women who want to soften the appearance of their skin.
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OCTOBER 2020 // WWW.PHARMACOS.CO.ZA
"A total of 94% of the volunteers showed noticeably smoother skin after 30 days of treatment” WHAT CAUSES CELLULITE? Cellulite is a normal physiological state in post-adolescent women which presents as greater accumulation of fat to ensure appropriate calorie availability in preparation for future pregnancy or lactation. However, this fat deposit can cause a series of changes in the structure and physiology of the dermis, the microcirculation in the area and on the adipose tissue, which result in aesthetic changes visible on the surface of the skin. Genetics, circulatory problems, effects and changes of daily habits (such as reduced physical activities and poor nutrition – as has been the case during lockdown), hormonal factors and fluid retention all contribute to the formation of cellulite. These factors mean that even thinner women can get cellulite as it is not always directly related to being overweight. Studies show that the main changes in the physiology of the skin that culminate in the appearance of cellulite include the balance between lipogenesis (fat synthesis) and
