What oils are best for cellulite?

“TL;DR: No oil applied on your skin can help with cellulite (contrary to marketing hype on tiktok and instagram) but consuming fish oil and flax oil can be helpful both with cellulite and overall, whole-body anti-aging.”

Cellulite oils: the facts

• What oils are best for cellulite, to consume internally?

• What oils are best for cellulite, to apply externally?

• In summary: have fish oil and flaxseed oil and forget anything else

• Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

• Advanced, infrared / blue / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

• The Cellulite School™: Get advanced training in cellulite reduction and skin tightening

What oils are best for cellulite, to consume internally?

Internally the best oils for cellulite are the omega-3s:

• The highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs) DHA and EPA, contained in fish oil or vegan DHA / vegan EPA oil, are known for their anti-inflammatory, slimming, circulation-boosting and overall anti-ageing action. So fish oil (or its vegan equivalents) is the bestt oil for cellulite. EPA and DHA are also contained in oily fish, such as fresh sardines and anchovies (never buy canned), salmon, halibut and mackerel - but contrary to marketing hype, not in fish such as tuna or sea bass.

• The poly-unsaturated fatty acid LNA (alpha-linolenic acid), contained in cold-pressed flaxseed oil is the second best oil for cellulite. As it has to first be converted to DHA and EPA is not as potent as DHA and EPA but comes quite close. LNA is also found in flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts.

What oils are best for cellulite, to apply externally?

None. No oil apply externally do not help cellulite in any shape or form. Coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, shea butter etc etc can leave your skin soft and hydrated but do not help with cellulite whatsoever. Do not fall for the marketing hype on instagram and tiktok.

Some essential oils (e.g. citrus, conifer, eucalyptus, peppermint etc essential oils), diluted in vegetable oils at high concentrations, can temporarily help with cellulite, due to their circulation enhancing effects. However, used long-term, those oils will result in irritation.

On the other hand, low concentrations of the same oils are ineffective.

The problem with essential oils is that to really work they have to be borderline irritating, and that’s never a good idea.

In summary: have fish oil and flaxseed oil and forget anything else

So, all in all, have fish oil and flax oil (always in moderation, nothing is good for you in crazy amounts), to help with whole body and skin anti-aging and cellulite prevention. And do not fall for marketing claims of applying any oil on your skin - they are not helpful.

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At LipoTherapeia we are passionate about phototherapy (also known as photobiomodulation/PBM, red light therapy, infrared light therapy, blue light therapy, LED light therapy etc) and we use the most powerful equipment available today (up to 240mW/cm2), for best results and treatment of large body areas.

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