Make A Body Wrap – Here’s How!

September 30, 2009 By Ella 24 Comments

If you are interested in learning how to make a body wrap that will help shed inches, tighten loose skin, and detoxify your body, then read on! I don’t like to “toot my own horn” but I like to think of myself as sort of a body wrap guru

But first…

Before you begin making a body wrap, there are some things you will need. Some of the things can be found around your house, while others will have to be purchased either online or at a local health store.

What You’ll Need to Make a Body Wrap:

You will need a number of things before you get started making your own body wrap.

Here is a list of exactly what you need:

Ingredients

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In order to make an effective home body wrap you will need a body wrap solution to apply to your skin before you wrap yourself. These ingredients are becoming easier and easier to find online and at local health food stores.

The best ingredients to start with are:

Body wrap clay – Clay is a little messy, but if your goal is to lose inches then it is a must. There are different types of body wrap clay including dry mineral clay, sea clay, and seaweed mud clay.
Herbal liquid – Herbal liquid formula is fantastic on it’s own to help improve the skin and detoxify the body. It can also be added to your clay to maximize the benefits of your body wrap.
Liquid Aloe Vera – Pure Aloe Vera is a great for body detoxification, and is know for being extremely good for the skin. Aloe Vera liquid can be used alone, or added to your clay.

Important! Although you can combine all of these ingredient together to make a “super solution”, using only clay, herbal liquid or Aloe Vera alone will work fine for your body wraps.

Optionally, you can add some essential oils to your body wrap solution but that is optional. The body wrap ingredients that I sell have essential oils in them already, and you will find this quite common depending on where you shop.

Next, you will need some accessories to allow you to perform your wrap.

Accessories

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In addition to the ingredients, you will need some body wrap accessories in order to make your body wraps. Nothing too crazy here so don’t worry…

Large pot to fill with boiling water
Dry skin brush
Robe and/or large blanket
Body wrap bandages
Access to a shower / bath

Optional Accessories:

Once you have your desired body wrap ingredients along with the accessories, you are ready to start your wrap!

Making Your Body Wrap: Step-By-Step Instructions

Now that you have everything you need to make your home body wrap, you can finally begin!

Step 1: Prepare your skin for the body wrap. The best way to do this is to use a dry skin brush to exfoliate. This will help open the pores in your skin allowing the body wrap ingredients to penetrate deeply.

Step 2: Fill a large pot with water and heat it. If you are using an herbal liquid body wrap solution or Aloe Very as opposed to clay, then you will actually use this pot to head the solution. If using a clay, then fill this pot with water.

Step 2 (if using clay based formula): Begin to apply the body wrap solution to your skin starting from your legs and working your way upwards.

Step 2 (if using liquid based formula): Dip your body wrapping bandages in your heated liquid solution allowing the formula to absorb into them.

Step 3: Begin to apply the wraps to your body, starting from the ankles upwards. Wrap slowly, making sure that the body wraps are tight, but not so tight that they hinder circulation.

Step 4: Find a warm relaxing place to sit for 45-60 minutes. The bathtub is a great place. Apply a robe, blanket, or wear a sauna suit and lie down and relax! Peaceful music and aroma therapy will help calm you.

Step 5: After 54-60 min, slowly remove the body wrap bandages. Be sure to move slowly as you might feel light headed at this point. Once the wrapping bandages are removed, you can take a warm shower or bath to remove the body wrap solution from your skin.

Step 6: Apply a post body wrap moisturizer to your skin after your shower or bath. This will make your skin feel silky smooth!

Let’s Wrap This Up…

Well there you have it… a step-by-step guide that explains how to make your own body wrap. I hope I’ve made things as clear as possible in this article. I am currently working on videos and pictures that will make things easier to understand, so stay tuned!

If you need any body wrap ingredients or supplies for your body wraps, CLICK HERE to visit the Body Wrap Shop!

Please post a comment below if you have any questions or need any clarifications.

I’d also really like to hear about your body wrap experiences, whether they were at the spa, or in your own home!

Body Wrap Before and After – Pictures

July 3, 2009 By Ella 16 Comments

The awesome thing about body wraps is that they are fun to apply, and really work. You can realistically lose 10 or more inches after only one weight loss body wrap, and virtually eliminate cellulite after a cellulite wrap.

Of course I could go on all day telling you about how amazing body wraps are, but I realized that people don’t want to take my word, they want to see body wrap before and after pictures to see real results!

No matter what your goals are, there really isn’t anything more motivating than a good set of before and after pictures demonstrating outstanding results. I’ve compiled a number of pictures below from customers the used my body wrap recipes to achieve great results.

Check these out!:

Cellulite Body Wrap Before & After

: A “cellulite body wrap” contains herbal ingredients that help smooth out the skin and eliminating the appearance of cellulite.

Inch Loss Body Wrap Before & After

: An “inch loss body wrap” contains minerals that remove fluid and excess fats that build up in the body over the years. Some of my customers have lost as much as 70 inches throughout their entire body after only a few wraps.

Skin Toning Body Wrap Before & After

: Skin toning body wraps contain herbal ingredients like Aloe Vera that help tighten and condition the skin.

With the exception of a infrared body wrap, a each different type of body werap is applied the same way. The main difference is the ingredients that are used in the mud formula that is applied to your skin. Those herbal ingredients will depend on the results you wish to achieve.

Please Click Here to download my ebook “Wrap Yourself Slim: Body Wraps Exposed”. In my book I reveal my effective body wrap recipes that I have discovered over the years.

I wrote the book because I wanted to help people save money, and share the awesome body wrap secrets I had discovered over the years.

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Body Mud Wraps – Time to Get Muddy!

February 10, 2009 By Ella 1 Comment

Have you ever tried a body mud wrap? They have been becoming a very popular treatment as of late, not only in the spa but at home. Although they are a rather “messy” treatment, body mud wraps are a fun treatment that have many benefits some of which include:

Relaxation
Pain relief
Improved skin tone
Body slimming
Detoxification

Now don’t get a body mud wrap confused with a mud bath, because they are two completely different spa treatments. The body mud wrap is a treatment where a sea mud or body wrap clay is applied to the entire body and you are wrapped in hot bandages or cloths.

A body mud bath on the other hand is a bath of hot mud that you are submerged in for a period of time. There are also a similar benefits to mud baths, but that is something to discuss in another article!

Spa Body Mud Wrap Tips

Here are a few tips if you have decided to have a body mud wrap at the spa…

Before your mud wrap, sit in the steam room or sauna to help open up the pores of your skin. This will ensure that your body sucks up as many nutrients out of the mud as possible.
Drink plenty of water the day of your mud wrap. Since you will sweat quite a bit during the procedure it is important that you are well hydrated.
Make sure that you apply skin cream after the mud wrap. Most spa’s will apply this for you. This will leave your skin looking and feeling softer than ever!

Home Body Mud Wrap Tips

If you’ve decided to perform a body mud wrap at home, here are some helpful tips:

Exfoliate your skin, and take a warm shower before the wrap to open the pores.
Depending on your goals (inch loss, cellulite reduction, weigh loss etc.) consider adding essential oils to significantly enhance the results of your wrap.
Perform your wrap in your bathtub to avoid a mess!
Apply a post body wrap formula to hydrate the skin after your mud wrap.

If you are looking for more information about a home body mud wrap, please Click Here to download my ebook “Wrap Yourselfs slim”. I’ll teach you all of the body wrapping techniques you need to know, and reveal some fabulous recipes that you will adore!

I sincerely hope you enjoy your next body mud wrap, I know I will!

Please let us know how your mud wrap experience went. Did you like it?

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Formostar Wrap – What To Expect

January 25, 2009 By Ella 4 Comments

Today I’d like to share some information with you about Formostar body wraps. Quit a few people are searching for information about Formostar wraps, because they are not sure exactly what they are.

In this article I will explain exactly what the Formostar body wrap is, how it works, and if it is worth the cost.

What is a Formostar Wrap?

The formostar wrap is a type of Infrared body wrap that uses “deep heat” treatment to warm the skin and body. Unlike traditional body wraps, there is no mud or liquid based formula applied to the skin, and in some cases you do not have to remove your clothes in order to have one.

During the Formostar wrap procedure, silicone wraps that contain heat filaments will be applied to the following areas of your body:

Chest
Stomach
Hips
Thighs
Targeted area of your choice (shoulders, arms or calves normally)

Once the wraps are applied the control unit does the rest, and begins heating the wraps. You will be asked to lie down on a massage table during the procedure and can read a book or watch TV while your body heats up.

Each Formostar wrap session takes about an hour long and costs around $100-$120.

Here is a little more information about Formostar wraps directly off of their official website:

‘”The Formostar Far Infrared Body Wrap System is a deep heat treatment that utilises the body’s natural cooling process to stimulate the metabolism. When heat is absorbed by the body on a continuous basis, the blood circulation is used to transport the excess heat as close as possible to the skin’s surface, inducing sweat, to help dissipate it into the cooler atmosphere. Formostar utilises Far Infrared energy to produce this heat as it can be very efficiently abosrbed by the body when generated around the 9.5 micron waveband.”

Foromostar claims that their wraps help aid in weight loss and provide pain relief. Infrared body wraps certainly do work well to help with pain relief, because they heat the muscles and improve circulation.

When if comes to weight loss however, a traditional body wrap is a much better way to go.

The Benefits of Formostar Wraps

I personally prefer traditional homemade body wraps, but there are a couple of benefits to Formostar wraps compared to traditional wraps.

The main benefit is that they are less messy since there is no formula applied to your body. Of course there is also a down side to this since the formula used in a traditional body wraps has many benefits for the body.

One other advantage of Formostar wraps over traditional body wraps is that they can be performed with your clothes on, making them more convenient.

Are Formostar Wraps Worth the Money?

At over $100 per session, formostar wraps are not cheap. If your main goal pain relief, then they may be worth a try.

If you are trying to achieve any of the following goals, then I would recommend a homemade body wrap since they are more effective and much less expensive:

If you would like to learn more about homemade body wraps, please Click Here to download my ebook “Wrap Yourselfs Slim: Body Wraps Exposed”. I’ll teach you how to make your own body wrap recipes so you can make your own body wraps at home!

Thanks for reading my post. I hope you enjoy your next body wrap, I know I sure will!

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Body Wrap Prices – The Cost of Body Wraps

January 5, 2009 By Ella 2 Comments

There’s nothing better than getting pampered at the spa with a professional body wrap. It’s a relaxing experience that can lead to great result-even after only a few wrapping sessions.

Unfortunately, body wrap prices can be quite expensive. With that being said, they will vary depending on the spa or salon that you choose and the number of wrapping sessions you purchase.

Some salons also offer different types of wraps. For example, one of the spas I researched offered the following types of wraps, which ranged from $145 – $185 per session:

Lipase wrap
Anti-aging wrap
Power wrap
Body lift wrap
Dream wrap

The price depended on the ingredients used, the length of the session, and the steps involved in the wrapping process. So as you can see, there are many different factors in determining the price of a body wrap.

Price Ranges of Body Wraps

Here are some of the price ranges I’ve found in a few of the most popular salons & spa’s:

Salon #1: $145-$185 / wrap

This was one of the more expensive spa’s. They offered five different body wrap variations, each costing a different amount of money.

Discounts offered: 5% for 3 wraps, 10% for 5 wraps, 15% for 10 wraps.

Salon #2: $49 -$175 / wrap

This particular salon offered many different options. The least expensive traditional body wrap was $120, and the “deluxe” traditional body wrap was $175. A package of 6 “body melts” for just under $300 was also available, however these were infrared body wraps which are different from traditional body wraps.

Salon #3: $100 / wrap

This spa offered either a mud wrap or an herbal wrap at $100. There was no pricing discount for multiple wrapping sessions like most salons offer.

Home body wraps are an inexpensive alternative to spa wraps, and can cost as little as $3-$5 per wrap. More on this at the end of this article, or Click Here to visit my homepage to learn more now…

The Bottom Line

You can see that the cost of body wraps varies widely. It depends not only on where the wrap is being performed, but what exactly you are getting during each wrap. Be sure to thoroughly research the spa or salon that you choose before you purchase any body wrapping sessions so you know exactly what you will be getting!

How Many Body Wrap Sessions Do I Need?

Please keep in mind that although you may experience great results after your first wrap, I recommend that you purchase at least 10 wrapping sessions if you have any of the following goals:

Weight & inch loss
Body detoxification & cleansing
Cellulite reduction

If you simply want to improve the look and feel of your skin and tighten up certain areas, then you are probably fine with one or two wraps. By performing multiple wraps you give yourself the change of seeing the best possible results, and will also receive a considerable cost savings at most spas or salons.

Get a Body Wrap for $5 Per Wrap!

If you are looking to get the most out of a body wrap for the least amount of money then the best route to take is performing your own home body wraps which can cost as little as $3-$5 per wrap. It’s probably much easier than you think, and although it may not be as relaxing as the spa experience, you results that you achieve can be exceptional.

Have you never tried a home body wrap? If not, then please Click Here to download my ebook Wrap Yourselfs Slim: Body Wraps Exposed” where I reveal my secret body wrap recipes and teach you everything you need to know to perform body wraps at home.

Thanks for reading my post, and I hope your first body wrap is as enjoyable as mine was!

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Cellulite Body Wrap – What is it?

January 1, 2009 By Ella 1 Comment

If you are having trouble reducing the appearance of your cellulite, then you may want to consider trying a homemade cellulite body wrap kit. If you’ve read other posts on my blog you already know that body wraps containing the right ingredients have many benefits, and improving the appearance of cellulite is one of them.

Although cellulite cannot be “removed”, with the right treatment you can make it appear as if it is no longer exists. Although you will technically always have cellulite, you will not be able to see it.

Here is an example of before and after pictures of a cellulite body wrap using one of the recipes in my ebook: “Wrap Yourself Slim: Body Wraps Exposed”

After your cellulite body wrap you will notice that the skin not only feels tigher, but it will also appear much smoother as demonstrated in the above picture.

*Note that the above results were achieve after multiple treatments. It may take up to 5 wraps before you begin to see results.

How to Perform a Cellulite Body Wrap at Home

A cellulite body wrap is like any other type of home body wrap, and involves the following steps:

Lightly brush your skin to exfoliate it
A liquid or mud based formula is applied to the skin (usually on the thighs or upper arms)
Apply heated ace bandages by wrapping them around your skin
Leave bandages on for at least 45 – 60 minutes
Remove bandages and take a warm shower to remove formula and open the skin pores
Apply post body wrap lotion & anti-cellulite cream

Many people do not exfoliate their skin before applying the cellulite wrap formula to their skin, and this is a big mistake. Exfoliating the skin is what prepares it for the wrap and enables it to absorb the most nutrients from the formula.

What Makes an Effective Cellulite Wrap?

The key to a really effective cellulite body wrap is the ingredients. One of the more particularly powerful ingredients to help reduce the appearance of cellulite is Bladderwack which really helps improve the circulation in trouble areas. for this reason I always recommend that this be added to your cellulite body wrap formula.

Want to try a cellulite body wrap? You can get body wraps at the spa and request special ingredients, however, I recommend that you try your own cellulite wrap at home. It’s simple to perform, and only takes a little initial preparation. The best part is the cost saving can be huge ($5 per wrap compared to $50 at the spa).

Click Here to learn more about my ebook “Wrap Yourself Slim: Body Wraps Exposed” where I share all of my highly effective cellulite body wrap recipes & demonstrate exactly how you can perform your own home wraps to get rid of your cellulite once and for all!

What are your thoughts on cellulite body wraps? Are you ready to give one a try? Have you found any other effective methods to help reduce the appearance of your cellulite?

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DIY Body Wrap – The Benefits

December 25, 2008 By Ella 1 Comment

As the economy continues to weaken, people are becoming more frugal. Unfortunately a weekly spa body wrap may no longer fit into the budget. Let’s be honest… $50-$100 per session isn’t cheap, and in order to really take advantage of the benefits of a body wrap, you need at least two wrapping sessions weekly.

If you’re like me though, you aren’t willing to give up that easily. If you love body wraps, then there is only one answer:

DIY body wraps!

A DIY body wrap (AKA Do-it-yourself body wrap) is great way to enjoy the benefits of a spa body wrap, without paying the high price. And cost aside, there are a number of other benefits of a DIY body wrap, which I will outline below:

Benefits of a DIY Body Wrap

There are a number of advantages of DIY body wraps when compared to spa body wraps.

Cost – This is the most obvious advantage. Home body wraps cost between $5-$10 per wrap compared to $50-$100 at the spa. This means that you can perform up to 10 body wraps for the cost of one spa body wrap-plenty more bang for your buck!
Ingredients – When it comes to body wrap ingredients, the big benefit in a DIY body wrap is that you know exactly what ingredients are in your wrap formula, and can add specific ingredients that will improve results. I always recommend using organic all natural ingredients.
Convenience & time – Although wrapping your own body may not be as convenient as having someone at the spa apply it, the fact that you can perform the wrap at any time in the comfort of your home is a huge bonus. This will also save you lots of time since you will not have to commute to and from the spa.

Don’t get overwhelmed by the whole DIY body wrapping process. It’s really quite simple…

How do I Perform a DIY Body Wrap?

A DIY body wrap is easy. You can perform your own DIY wrap by following the following these steps:

Prepare your skin by exfoliating with a dry brush and applying a pre-wrap formula.
Mix your body wrap formula and apply to skin.
Apply your pre soaked wrapping cloths to your body.
Sit for at least an hour after the wrapping cloths have been applied
Remove wrapping cloth, shower, and apply a post-wrap formula to your skin.

And that’s really it! As you can see a DIY body wrap is simple, and I promise you that it works.

Are you interested in trying a DIY wrap? I’ve written an ebook all about DIY body wraps, and will teach you the techniques & recipes that will help you achieve outstanding permanent results.

Click Here for more information about my book Wrap Yourself Slim: Body Wraps Exposed…

Why do you want to try a DIY wrap? What are the goals you are trying to achieve?

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Clay Body Wrap – How Does it Work?

December 23, 2008 By Ella 1 Comment

As you are probably aware by now, there are many different types of body wraps. A clay body wrap (also know as a mineral wrap) is a very popular type of body wrap because it is very effective when it comes to inch loss.

Now the clay body wrap precess really isn’t any different than an herbal wrap, seaweed wrap, or aloe-vera wrap. The main difference is simply that the core ingredient in the clay wrap is clay!

There actually a number of different types of clay used in body wraps.

Here is more information about clay used in body wraps.

The Clay Body Wrap Procedure

A clay body wrap is a two step process, like all other body wraps except those that are liquid based. this two step process (absorption and compaction) are what make clay wraps far superior to liquid wraps when it comes to inch loss.

Step #1

Exfoliate your skin and apply a pre-body wrap solution.

Step #2

First, apply the sea clay to your entire body, or the areas that you are treating. Apply the mud generously, but make sure it is not clumpy or thick in areas.

Step #3

Apply the wrapping cloths to your body. Make sure the cloths are very warm. This will help open the pores allowing your skin to absorb the clay.

Step #4

Leave the wraps on your body for about an hour. Remove in the shower or bath and rinse. Once clean, apply a post body wrap solution to your skin.

How Do Clay Body Wraps Work?

So you are probably wondering how a clay body wrap works. Simply put, the clay helps absorb fluid based toxins that are held between the cells. Once these fluids are removed, the pressure from the wrapping bandages helps squeeze the tissue and compact the pockets where the excess fluid once was. The body then starts to reconnect these pockets so that they no loger exist.

Clay body wraps are the best types of wraps because they have the highest absorption properties of the different types of body wrap formulas.

If you have never tried a clay body wrap, I highly suggest you do, especially if your goal is to lose inches.

Please Click Here to visit my homepage to learn more about my home body wrap course. My clay body wrap recipes and wrapping techniques work like magic!

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Mineral Wraps – All You Need to Know

December 21, 2008 By Ella Leave a Comment

If your goal is maximum inch loss, then you have to try a mineral wrap. There are plenty of different types of body wraps available, but when it comes to inch loss, a mineral wrap I usually recommend a mineral wrap.

A mineral wrap is just like any other body wrap, but the ingredients of it’s formula contain mostly minerals that penetrate into the deepest layers of the skin.

Unlike the other forms of body wraps, mineral wraps usually come in dry formula that you add water to. For this reason many people prefer these types of wraps to mud body wraps or Aloe Vera body wraps since the entire process is much less messy.

The majority of mineral wrap formulas contain the following base ingredients:

Dry clay (usually Bentonite)
Magnesium
Sodium
Zinc
Potassium

The Bentonite clay along with these minerals are what really contribute to major inch loss throughout the body.

How Many Inches Can I Lose with a Mineral Wrap?

The number of inches you can lose with mineral wraps depends on many factors – mostly the size you are before you begin your wrap, and the number of wrapping sessions you plan on performing.

Generally speaking, most people will lose between 6-30 inches off of their entire body after one to five wrapping sessions. I know these are fairly broad ranges, but as I had mentioned there are quite a few factors that determine how many inches you will actually lose after your wraps.

Some people lose significant inches after only one wrap, while it takes other people more wraps to see those results. This is one of the reasons I recommend that people not only try different body wrap recipes, but that they also perform at least 10 wrapping sessions.

Where to Get Mineral Body Wraps

Like all body wraps, you have two options in terms of wher you can get mineral wraps. Those two options are:

Spa or Body wrap shop – If cost is not an issue, then the obvious choice for a mineral wrap would be the spa or a facility that specializes in body wraps. The spa may call mineral wraps a different name such as a European body wrap or beauty wrap.
Home mineral wraps – If you would like to save some money, then you can try a home mineral wrap. All you will need is the supplies such as ace bandages, and a mineral wrap recipe. All of the body wrap supplies can be purchased online.

The big advantage to a home mineral wrap is that it is about 80% less expensive than a spa mineral wrap, so you can perform them two or three times weekly for a relatively low cost.

For more information about home mineral wraps, please Click Here to checkout my home body wrap program that will teach you everything you need to know about home mineral wraps.

Have you ever had a mineral wrap? Tell us about the results you experienced…

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Infrared Body Wraps

December 16, 2008 By Ella 2 Comments

You are probably familiar with traditional herbal or mineral body wraps, but may not have heard of infrared body wraps. This is because they are relatively new treatment, and are less common than traditional wraps. Infrared body wraps have some benefits and drawback compared to traditional body wraps, which I will discuss in this article. [Read more...]

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