If you pick up a box of this contouring gel in your local Boots, you’ll notice there’s a really informative (although mildly gross-out) set of pictures on the back that shows you exactly what happens to your fat cells as you apply the cream. To cut a long story short, Soap & Glory’s special ‘Firm2Fit’ complex – known as glaucine – stimulates lipolysis (which is the breakdown of icky fat cells in your body) to give a leaner, dimple-free appearance to problem areas.
Scarily labelled ‘celluli laser’, this high-precision treatment from high-tech brand Biotherm claims to fight stubborn cellulite with the efficiency of a laser, without actually burning a hole in your skin. Their secret ingredient, Biofibrine, is key to the prevention collagen fibres hardening, which would otherwise create that dreaded lumpy finish.
With summer just around the corner (allegedly), and bikini season on the horizon, if there’s one name you can be sure to turn to in an emergency, it’s Bliss. Their celeb-endorsed, cellulite-fighting systems are a favourite for the time-pressed, result-hungry woman. Try this thigh- high serum for its quick-sinking essential oils and firming seaweed ingredients.
The latest addition to the dimple-fighting market comes courtesy of NIVEA’s My Silhouette! body gel. Using white tea and anise extract to form a ‘bio-slim complex’, NIVEA claim their cream can lead to reductions of up to a whopping 3cm off your problem body parts! We can’t prove the 3cm claim, but our testers noticed a definite improvement in the thigh region – and at only £11.99, it’s a bargain compared to some of the other products on the market.
This divine-smelling, cellulite-busting concentrate from French brand Caudalie uses a 100% natural formulation to penetrate deep into those unsightly areas we’d all rather forget. Rub one dose of this oil in each night to help slim, drain and nourish skin.
As an important natural source of caffeine, Guarana is a key player in the fight on orange-peel. The guarana extract in this glycerine-based body soap from Korres stimulates lipolysis, whilst its ground olive stones increase blood circulation to the skin. Follow with one of Korres deliciously scented contouring creams and gels for all-out war on the dimply stuff.
Packed with essential oils, Decleor’s expensive, yet effective, fluid offers a blend of five 100% pure ingredients - basil, grapefruit, black pepper, hyssop and clary sage – to create a slimming cocktail that not only smells fab but stimulates drainage and prevents further fat build up too.
The scientific whiz-kids at Lancome have come up with this cellulite-attacking serum that works brilliantly on new and stubborn, long-standing cellulite areas alike. Slim Success uses a secret Lipolyzer complex – including a high concentration of caffeine – to intensively treat and redefine your trouble spots, with results visible in only one week.
A ‘does exactly what it say on the tin’ kind of product, this simply packaged gel from the Body Shop comes up trumps in our tests for its quickly absorbed formula, which helps flush toxins and strengthen skin from the outside.
Finally, no anti-cellulite manifesto would be complete without a circulation-boosting body brush of some kind – and our favourite is this plastic one from Bliss. Perfect for use with their legendary Fatgirlslim formula, but equally as good on its own in the shower or with another product, this bobbly, hand held ‘slimulator’ helps pummel away those fat-trapping fluids and ugly fat cells. Go on, get angry!