NoThere is no better time of year: certainly, there spring it is ideal for stimulate the physiological renewal of the body. Why the skin you come back to breathe deeply and regenerate yourself, ready for one season under the sun.
Body, 4 moves to get ready for spring
1. Exfoliate with scrubs and peels
The natural turnover of skin cells alone is not enough: a cosmetic booster is needed. «The scrub releases toxins and oxygenates the tissues. It is all the more effective the more it manages to balance this action with the soothing one, to avoid irritation, especially in case of skin sensitivity. Ours also perform this function by ensuring hydration due to the presence of soothing essential oils» he underlines Alexander PalmitanoR&D manager of Collistar.
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As an alternative to the specialty in jarsor there’s the bar of soap with smoothing seeds of flowers and fruit and organic sugar, ideal for packing. Or, only in the case of intact skin, the dry brushing, to be done on a dry surface with a soft bristle brushperforming circular movements starting from the feet.
Also the enzymatic exfoliating body cream, which acts without rubbing, is suitable for the purpose. To be massaged, leaving it to act for a minute and rinsing abundantly. Two minutes. Many are enough for the scrub to take action. To be halved in case of skin prone to redness, contacting your doctor if you suffer from capillaries, dermatitis or other.
in the shower, run warm water to open the pores, massage with your hands or with a slightly rough glove insisting on elbows, knees and soles of the feet. Rinse again, pat dry and switch to your usual moisturizing, slimming or draining cream. If you use one al retinol, which already accelerates turnover, repeat the operation once a week instead of twice.
The mechanical and enzymatic formulas they stimulate the lymphatic system, which collects the body’s waste materials, also helping the absorption of the treatments that will follow and enhancing their effects. And they make the epidermis compact, smooth and luminous.
DIY scrubs
For DIY lovers, two revitalizing recipes. Mix half cup of sea salt or brown sugar at half of olive oiladding a spoonful of fresh ginger with a few drops of orange oil or a handful of dried lavender flowers.
Are you planning a hair removal? Better exfoliate a few hours before to open the pores and facilitate the removal of the hair, waiting at least four or five days before repeating the operation.
2. Start with supplements
Then remember to act from the inside as well. “The complement of each of our specialties is Supplement Detoxwith purifying plant extracts which stimulate the elimination of accumulated waste through the liver, kidneys, intestines and skin» he underlines Alexander Palmitano. The recommended dose? Every day 35 drops equal to three pipettes diluted in 200 ml of water. Cycles of at least 2 months are recommended, to be repeated throughout the year». As a rule, drink lots of water.
3. Book a tech body treatment
The benefits are doubled if professional care is combined with home care. «The requests of the patients who, with the first heat, ask are increasing revitalizing solutions, to be associated with more specific slimming and draining sessions, no recovery time. I suggest an approach that acts on the venous, arterial and lymphatic microcirculation» emphasizes the aesthetic doctor Laura Licitra
Which he adds: «We use Wave by Deka, a device that crossesor selective microwaves works at different depths purifying and treating specific blemishes. With visible results from the first session».
4. And a draining massage
For a sprint on skin renewal, there’s also the protocol that combines exfoliation, lymphatic drainage, radiofrequency and thermal blanket. “Stimulating diuresis and sweating, helps to eliminate the accumulated waste. The session can last from 40 to 60 minutes and can be performed up to three times a week, according to the patient’s needs» he underlines Gislaine Cristina Garcia, Italian-Brazilian masseuse who founded in Milan the Massage & Life center.
Manual intervention is essential. “With specific touches we manage to increase the lymphatic flow, accelerating its filtration and reducing the possibility of edema and retention, also eliminating localized fat» concludes the expert. For a complete detoxification.
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