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Causes of Cellulite: Taking A Closer Look At Its Causes
The causes of cellulite remain obscure to this day. Mostly it is associated to hormones, poor circulation, fat build up, sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy food choices. However, its exact and specific cause is still unknown.
The exact causes of cellulite may be mysterious but the ways to reduce its appearance are not as mysterious. The market is saturated with anti cellulite products promising to get rid of cellulite and giving you baby smooth skin. However, not all of these products are effective against cellulite; most of them in fact are nothing creams hoping for the placebo effect.
How Cellulite are Formed
One of the causes of cellulite is fat build up. Fat in the subcutaneous layer is stored in upright chamber cells. When fat builds up in the subcutaneous layer, it is not distributed evenly. Rather, the chamber-like storage cells of fat are pushed to grow in perpendicular direction until such time that it is pushing against the connective tissues and the skin causing the ugly dimples, bumps and lumps in irregular patches.
Since cellulite is primarily fat pushing against the skin, the most likely body areas that cellulite can be found are in the buttocks, thighs, stomach and arms.
Unfortunately, fat build up is not the only factor that causes cellulite. Otherwise, it can easily be shed off by sheer exercise and healthy food choices. Fat build up in the areas affected by cellulite block blood circulation. Poor blood circulation brings about a number of problems that contribute to cellulite formation.
First, poor blood circulation prevents the body from metabolizing the fat in the subcutaneous layer. Since the body has difficulty converting fat in these areas to energy, fat builds up more and more. Also, poor blood circulation deprives the cells and tissues the much needed nutrients and oxygen that are being carried by blood.
As such, these cells and tissues are easily damaged and are difficult to repair. Collagen is a crucial factor in the repair of these damaged tissues. However, the body does not produce as much collagen sufficient to facilitate the repair.
Lastly, poor circulation facilitates toxin and free radical build up because the body’s cleansing mechanism is hampered as a result.
Taking all these into consideration, in order to get rid of cellulite or at least to reduce its appearance, the problems of fat build up, poor circulation, poor collagen production and toxin build up.
Remedies
There are hundreds of remedies available for the reduction of cellulite and for the improvement of the appearance of the cellulite affected skin. There is of course cosmetic procedures that deliver immediate results. However, you need thousands of dollars for these procedures, the cost that most of us cannot afford.
Fortunately there are over the counter products that you can buy for cellulite control and reduction. However, you need to be careful in choosing because most of these products do not work.
As we have now known, the causes of cellulite include fat build up, poor circulation, poor collagen production and toxin build up. Thus, your anti-cellulite products must contain properties that will effectively resolve these problems.
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