About Body Wraps

Benefits Of Herbal Body Wraps

June 28, 2010 By Ella Simpson Leave a Comment

Herbal body wraps were born from the humble beginnings of Ace bandages or plastic wrap tightly wrapped tightly around a body resulting in vasodilation. Vasodilation causes the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the blood vessel walls causing the vessels to widen. As the blood vessels dilate, blood, and likewise other hormones and chemicals within the blood, are pulled closer to the surface of the skin. Spas and salons have built upon this theory by adding additional heat to the procedure by placing clients under thermal blankets while they lay, usually upon a warmed table or bedding. The current day procedure of body wrapping therefore has several benefits such as the firming and tightening of the skin and pores, weight loss, and detox of the body through metabolic stimulation.

Depending on the type of material used for the body wrap treatment, different results may occur. Some spas offer treatments utilizing a wide variety of materials such as algae, seaweed, mud, clay, lotions, creams, and salts. The duration of the treatment can vary from spa to salon. Many body wrap treatments tout weight loss. Some claim to remove anywhere from 6 inches to 20 in a single treatment. The weight loss offered by wraps is also often fast and attainable within just a few treatments, or even as little as one treatment. While yet others tone skin using dead sea mud mixtures. Mixtures including ingredients such as algae and seaweed promote omega -3 integration into the skin, and exfoliation to make the skin smoother and more supple, all while smoothing and relaxing the surface of the skin.

Other materials that are commonly used to facilitate body wraps are a wide variety of scrubbing agents, such as salts, sugar scrubs, and coffee. Salt wraps have been touted as “glow wraps”, due to their ability to not only exfoliate the skin, resulting in a radiant glowing effect, but also hydrate the skin, providing minerals to the skin and drawing water impurities out from the skin. Sugar scrubs , likewise are known also for their exfoliating abilities, however, it is also believed that due to their similarities to the skin’s genetic make-up, sugars reinforce moisturizing, and add a plumpness to the skin. Coffee scrubs are famous for their diuretic abilities, drawing toxins and excess water from the skin. Coffee is also believed to rejuvenate dry, dehydrated skin, and help reverse sun damage and aid in soothing skin ailments such as psoriasis and eczema.

Although body wraps offer several physical benefits such as weight loss, skin toning and the soothing of different skin ailments, the primary draw to these body treatments for many people is still the peaceful tranquility of being pampered. The warm and comfortable environment is often described as “cocoon like”, and the moisturizing massage that follows the rinsing of the body wrap material is highly stimulating for the skin. Despite the type of material utilized in the treatment, all body wraps have been touted by several various clients in testimonials as being highly relaxing, soothing, as well as enjoyable.

Body Wraps For Inch Loss

June 22, 2010 By Ella Simpson 2 Comments

Body wraps have now long been touted as a method for not only losing weight, but as quick reduction methods to shed inches from waist lines. They come in a variety of different options to treat anything from eczema to eliminate toxins from the body, and even tighten and improve skin tone. There has developed however, a range of opinions as to whether body wraps actually work or not, and whether or not they are in fact, even healthy for individuals to attempt.

Many salons that offer body wraps that claim they can take a anywhere from 6 to as many as 20 inches off your waist line and body in one sitting. The procedure is relatively a simple one and is done through special minerals, clays, salts, and muds that are applied to the body, which is then wrapped up and usually left to soak.

While different wraps may require different sitting times, the average wait times is approximately one hour in most salons and spas. After applying the mixture, the individual is often laid down on a table, and wrapped snuggly and comfortably in a thermal blanket. This is thought to allow a person to “sweat out” the toxins and other impurities in the body. Many individuals claim to lose inches from their waist, thighs, and sometimes calves and arms as well. They also claim to have better skin tone, with the added benefit of softer skin as well. Some individuals claim to feel better, lighter, and even more energetic after applying body wraps.

However, some people purport that such body wraps can indeed be harmful to one’s health. It is commonly thought that logically, as fat is not water soluble, that fat is not indeed what is being lost by using a body wrap. It is theorized by means of logical deduction, that what is being lost rather, is water weight, and that this is accomplished by dehydrating the body. If this were the case, the process of body wrapping could indeed be harmful to those that are highly susceptible to complications due to dehydration, such as the very young, elderly, and those with certain medical conditions.

However, for those of young adulthood, or middle age, aside from purportedly being a “taxing” method of weightloss on the body, there does not appear to be any noticeable long term health concerns. One should however, be very careful to observe how the claimed inches were measured. Many testimonials, such as the one written online by Ronita Dutta, documenting her own experience

( http://www.ivillage.co.uk/beauty/bodybasics/cellulite/articles/0,,548152_551143,00.html ) note that while many inches were in fact lost during the body wrap, the total is a combination of all the inches lost from the entire body, not just the waist line.

In addition to being a highly effective, though controversial method of weight loss, wraps are also highly available. Most salons and spas offer such treatments, and the treatments themselves range from approximately $80 and up. However, if you are unable to afford regular wrap treatments, and have found that they work well for you, you can find do-it-yourself body wrap kits available here.

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3 Tips To Maximize Your Body Wrap Results

June 15, 2010 By Ella Simpson Leave a Comment

In order to get the most out of your body wrap, there are a few important tips that you need to follow. In this post, I will outline three things that you should do before your next treatment. I promise that if you follow these three steps you will see great results!

#1 – Select The Right Herbal Ingredients

The body wrap ingredients in your solution are a very important aspect of a successful treatment. The top spa’s and salons use organic herbs and the most potent sea clay’s. Be sure to buy your ingredients from a trusted source, and make sure that you carefully read the ingredient lists so that you know exactly what you are buying. Whenever possible, try to choose products with the least amount of preservatives in them, or better yet, make your own recipes from home.

#2 – Increase Your Water Intake

Hydration is an important aspect of a successful body wrap that is often overlooked. Try to increase your water intake a few days before your treatment. By ensuring that you body stays adequately hydrated, you will ensure that the body is able to flush impurities out and allow you fully detoxify.

#3 – Wrap Consistently

Although you may see results after your first body wrap, you should really perform a series of treatments in order to see significant results. This partly due to the detoxifying properties of the body wraps, which take some time. Instead of performing only one or two body wraps, aim for eight to ten, spread out over a series of weeks

In addition to the three tips above, I always feel that it is necessary to mention the importance of regular physical activity and a healthy diet. So many people think that they don’t have to exercise and can essentially eat whatever they want while body wrapping, and they will still get results. Yes, they might get some results, but the treatment will not live up to anywhere near their potential this way.

Whether you are visiting the spa or performing your own body wrap from home, the tips mentioned above will help you achieve excellent results during your next body wrap treatment.

If you are considering trying your own home body wrap treatment, please stop by the body wrap shop to order your herbal body wrap supplies, or order a body wrap kit that includes everything you need to get started right away.

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History Of Body Wraps

March 24, 2010 By Ella Simpson Leave a Comment

Body wraps have been around for hundreds of years, beginning in ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece. All three empires were renowned for their “miraculous” healing methods. Chinese herbalism was among this information. Herbalism refers to the study and use of natural herbs to treat a variety of health conditions. With the imported texts in hand, the three empires set to work translating herbal instruction and started mixing and testing these herbs. Ingredients such as Green Tea and Aloe Vera (along with many others) were noted for healing the skin were used in liquid solutions, pastes, and creams which were applied to the skin before performing a body wrap. Cleopatra was reported to have been a regular user of body wraps keep her skin clear and youthful.

Introduction In To North America

In the early 60′s, slimming body wraps were introduced in North America in spas and beauty salons after excellent success in Europe. For the next 10 years, body wraps gained popularity and worldwide acclaim with word of mouth and a surge of public advertising. Body wrap ads claimed that herbal body wraps were soaked in a special solution, only known to the manufacturer, and application would remove cellulite, and “melt off inches”. This quick fix to fat loss was readily accepted, and revenue soared for spa’s and salons offering body wraps treatments.

Body Wraps Now

Body wrap popularity has recently surged within the last ten years with the introduction of body wrap kits that can be used at home. These kits contain the same ingredients as spa body wraps, but cost up to 90% less per wrap making them very economical.

Many celebrities have also gotten on the “body wrap band wagon”, making products like the suddenly slender body wrap become more mainstream.

Many people swear by the body wrap’s abilities and religiously perform body wrap treatments on themselves.

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