How Body Wraps Help Skin Elasticity

Body wraps are a great way to improve skin elasticity.

The whole purpose of body wraps is to improve skin elasticity and the overall appearance of the skin. They do this by helping the body release excess fluid and toxins.

Benefits

Body wraps use all-natural ingredients that encourage detoxification.

One of the many benefits of body wraps is improved skin elasticity. The mixture of all-natural ingredients in body wraps nourish the skin while detoxing the body at the same time, which results in skin tightening and softening (i.e. more elastic skin).

Identification

Many herbs work as stimulating agents to promote skin elasticity.

Body wraps for improved skin elasticity may include herbs, minerals, essential oils and sea salts. Ivy, paprika and stinging nettle are just a few of the herbs that work as stimulating agents--promoting skin elasticity.

Types

Seaweed is loaded with antioxidants.

Seaweed body wraps are especially great for encouraging skin elasticity because of seaweed's antioxidant properties; it is a mild but efficient detoxifier that helps stimulate skin toning and elasticity. Rose petal is another popular ingredient in many body wraps because of its delightful fragrance and its soothing properties which nourish, soothe, control spider veins, heal sores and encourage skin elasticity.

Considerations

Rich lotions are used for hydrating not detoxifying.

Body wraps using seaweed, mud, clay and algae--among others--are what you need to look for if you're wishing for better skin elasticity. Other body wraps that use rich lotions are for hydrating and making the skin very soft.

Process

Your esthetician will "paint" the mask onto your skin.

Before applying your body mask, your esthetician or massage therapist will exfoliate your body using an all-natural scrub. This will eliminate dead skin that stands in the way of proper absorption. Next, she will apply your body mask using a soft brush; finally, she will wrap your body very tightly with an elastic material.

Warning

If you're claustrophobic, you may want to avoid body wraps.

To achieve more elastic skin through body wraps, an esthetician will wrap you very tight so you feel like you're in a cocoon. If you're claustrophobic, you may want to talk to your esthetician about this or avoid body wraps altogether.

References

• Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery: Body Wraps
• P. Hill. Milady's Aesthetician Series: Advanced Body Treatments for the Spa. Milday; 1st edition. 2007