Body Wrapping....Does it Really Work?

Many spas and salons offer a process called “body wrapping.” So what is it exactly, and can you buy a do it yourself kit or do you need to seek the assistance of the professional spa or salon owners? First lets talk about the wrap itself; Does body wrapping really work? This procedure claims to remove inches from the waist, thighs, hips or other parts of the body. Some say it works, while others saw very little improvement. I say to each his own with their opinions. What works well for one person may not at all work well for others. 

Let's talk about these wraps;The process includes the use of special wraps or clothing and can sometimes be used with special lotions or creams that are applied to the skin. They have been said to act as popular weight loss technique, which when added to a diet and exercise plan, can trim a few inches from your body. 

 Body wraps are great ways to help reduce the appearance of cellulite, trim the stomach, buttocks and thighs and conditions and tones the skin.

 Do-it-yourself body wraps that you can make at home are just as effective as the expensive body wraps that you pay for at a salon, using natural ingredients that you can easily find. Learn how to do a weight loss body wrap at home and save hundreds of dollars.

 Make a body wrap with a variety of ingredients found in nature, and in your pantry. You can make an herbal body wrap with essential oils like lavender, lemongrass, sage or sandalwood, or herbs such as rose petals, chamomile flower powder or clay (green clay stimulates circulation and detoxifies the skin). Buy these ingredients at a natural health food store or order them over the Internet. 

For example; a clay body wrap recipe includes 1 cup of green clay, 1/4 cup of sea salt, 2 tbsp. of olive oil and 2 cups of water. Boil the water and sea salt together until the sea salt dissolves and then turn off the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Allow to cool and then rub the mixture all over your body.      

Next: Wrap your body in a sheet or thin towels, or use plastic cling wrap. Start at your feet, rolling or wrapping your legs separately, as if you're applying a bandage. Then, wrap your hips and torso, then your arms. This can be a little tricky if you do it yourself, but if you feel comfortable, have a friend do the wrapping part for faster, neater application, until you get the hang of it. If you wrap yourself in a sheet, pull and gather it as tightly to your body as you can.

 Lie down for about 45 minutes. Because the process is a messy, you can lay down in the bathtub to keep your house clean. Line the bathtub with towels and use a towel as a cushion to make it more comfortable. If you lie on your floor or bed, place an old blanket or sheet down first so you don't stain furniture or carpeting with the wrap ingredients. Now, gently pat your skin dry. Put on loose clothing to encourage ventilation to skin pores and take it easy for a few hours. The body wrap encourages drainage of the lymph nodes, which offer immune and infection-fighting properties to the bloodstream. Following a detox or weight loss wrap, excess fluids will build up in the lymph system, so drink one or two glasses of water following the wrap to hasten urination and drainage of excess lymph and wastes from the body.

Customers are usually told that they can lose “inches” as opposed to pounds and that fat will melt away bringing about a loss of inches in about an hour. One of the claims is that wrapping will work because cellulite is “water logged fatty tissue.” 

What overweight person wouldn’t love to find a product that will render them slim and trim while they sleep? I'd do it in a heart beat! Unfortunately, many people think that body wrapping is a relatively “new” procedure and jump on the bandwagon quickly. The truth is that the body wrapping craze has been around for some time. They just called it different things and they marketed it differently as well. Honestly, who can resist ads for body wraps that promise ‘to burn away fat even while you sleep,’ to ‘lose 4-6 inches the first day?

What do these wraps consist of?

There are a variety of wraps. Some are plastic or rubber garments worn around the waist, some cover the waist, hips and thighs, and others cover nearly the entire body. Some are to be worn while carrying out routine activities, others while exercising, and some while sleeping. One is inflated with air from a vacuum cleaner. Another uses an electric hair dryer to blow in warm air. Some are used after a cream, gel or lotion is applied or after the wrap is soaked in a solution, some seaweed or mud wraps.

The garments and wraps, with or without lotions and creams, say that they reduce body dimensions by removing fluids. Most medical experts agree that such treatment will cause a loss of inches and perhaps pounds due to profuse perspiration. But the reductions are temporary. The fluid is soon replaced by drinking or eating.

Remember, rapid and excessive fluid loss is potentially dangerous because it can bring on severe dehydration and can upset the balance of important electrolytes in the body. Reputable spas are aware of any potential hazards such as this, so do your homework and select a spa with a good reputation.Some people have tried using “plastic wrap” as body wrap material. In fact, that was a very popular practice several decades ago. Remember whenever you are trying to lose inches or pounds to drink a lot of fluids.

Body wrapping has evolved since those days, becoming much more sophisticated. Prices for a body wrap range anywhere from $40 an hour up to as much as several thousand dollars at some of the upscale spas. My favorite? The seaweed wrap! This detoxifying seaweed body wrap exfoliates, invigorates the skin, rids the body of toxins and excess fluids, moisturizes, and leaves your skin glowing and rejuvenated! With sea kelp for metabolic stimulation and nutrient-rich blue-green algae to hydrate and detoxify, this body wrap is also ideal before a big event like a wedding or vacation.

Some advertising claims that body wrapping will eliminate, or at the least reduce, cellulite but we’ll leave that up to you to determine. I can tell you that I personally know people besides myself who actually enjoy getting body wraps. What I can tell you is that visiting a spa or salon for body wrapping may be a wonderfully rejuvenating experience, leaving you rested, relaxed and refreshed so that you can go out and take on the world!

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