Does coconut oil reduce cellulite?

We've all read articles about the many benefits of coconut oil for our health and appearance. It's one of those “superfoods” that are pretty much good at everything.

It's true that coconut oil does have some amazing benefits like helping with weight loss, staving off infection, moisturizing your skin, lowering cholesterol, boosting brain power and reducing seizures.

Does coconut oil actually reduce cellulite?

The many benefits of coconut oil have even reached the area of cellulite. Using coconut oil when you have a cellulite massage treatment helps in a various ways. The coconut oil massage exfoliates the skin, stimulates blood flow and lymph circulation, and encourages the growth of new skin. Each of these factors contributes to reducing the appearance of cellulite.

Coconut oil cellulite massage

The coconut oil cellulite massage involves a few steps, the usual steps you do when taking an anti cellulite massage.

For the coconut oil massage, you will need a soft, dry shower brush. You can buy one from a natural foods shop or even shop for them online. Once you get your brush and oil, follow the next steps to reduce cellulite:

First and foremost you need to drink a lot of water - drink at least 8-16 ounces of water prior to giving yourself a coconut oil cellulite massage.  This will help eliminate toxins from your system before the treatment.

• Take a hot shower — opening your pores will help prepare the skin for the coconut oil massage treatment.
• Dry your body with a towel
• Add coconut oil to the dry skin brushing brush
• Brush the areas with cellulite — vigorously brush the area in a circular motion, moving upwards toward your heart. This will increase circulation and remove any dead skin that is preventing the body from absorbing the coconut oil.
• Wait for ten minutes and take another hot shower
• Spray a mixture of coconut oil and olive oil on brushed areas — this will smooth and soften the skin
• Clean your brush weekly — you can use soap and warm water to clean your massage brush and then hang it to dry. Make sure it is completely dry before the next massage.

The coconut oil cellulite reduction massage can be done daily and should take about 10–20 minutes. If your skin becomes irritated or rough, leave more time in-between massages.