1. Is essential oil massage effective for losing weight?
The molecules of essential oil are very small, which can directly penetrate the pores of the skin and enter the capillaries of the epidermis of human skin, effectively promote the blood circulation and metabolism of the body, make more blood flow into the capillaries and effectively stimulate local muscles. When the essential oil passes through the liver and gallbladder, it can effectively stimulate bile secretion and accelerate fat burning. When the essential oil passes through the kidney and bladder, it will accelerate the discharge of excess water and toxins from the body, thus achieving the effect of losing weight.
2. What essential oil can be used to lose weight?
(1) geranium essential oil
Geranium has a strong smell, which can effectively eliminate toxins in the body, has a good diuretic effect and can help people excrete excess water in the body. Massage with geranium essential oil can play an obvious role in losing weight.
(2) Citrus essential oil
Citrus essential oil has a good effect on removing various toxins and alleviating the discomfort caused by toxin accumulation in the body, and has a strong cleaning effect. Massage with citrus essential oil is also beneficial to liver health, which can accelerate bile secretion and promote fat decomposition.
(3) Lemon essential oil
Lemon essential oil can be called the scavenger of the body, which can effectively help the body excrete toxins, enhance liver and kidney function, promote blood circulation and accelerate metabolism, and help to speed up weight loss.
3, essential oil massage steps to lose weight
(1) arm massage
1. Take 8 drops of geranium essential oil and 25 ml of olive oil and massage the arm15min. Geranium essential oil can effectively promote blood circulation, enhance toxin metabolism and help eliminate annoying arm cellulite.
2. Take 4 drops of lemon essential oil and 4 drops of fennel essential oil, mix them with 25 ml of essential oil, and massage the arm 15 minutes, which can effectively eliminate the toxic effect in the arm honeycomb, eliminate excess waste and body fluids, and make the arm muscles firm.
Steps of arm massage: Rub four fingers of one hand on the outside of the other arm, from wrist to shoulder, then relax and massage down to wrist. Massage the inside of the arm up and down in the same way.
(2) Abdominal massage
Massage with essential oil can effectively strengthen abdominal muscles, promote the absorption and metabolism of abdominal fat, generate heat in the abdomen, eliminate abdominal fat and make abdominal muscles more compact.
1. Take 8 drops of sage essential oil and basil essential oil, mix them with 25 ml of olive oil, and massage the abdomen 15 minutes. Both sage essential oil and basil essential oil can eliminate fat and promote metabolism, especially for the lower abdomen which is easy to accumulate fat.
2. Take 8 drops of cardamom essential oil and 25 ml olive oil, mix them evenly and massage the abdomen for about15min, which can effectively decompose the excess fat in the abdomen and eliminate the abdominal fat.
Steps of abdominal massage: Take a sitting posture, dip your hands in proper amount of essential oil, put your hands on both sides of the abdomen, hold the abdominal muscles with your four fingers, then push up, shake while pushing for about 5 minutes, then hold the muscles with the most concentrated abdominal fat with the fingers of one hand and pull them up, then rotate clockwise, relax the muscles, change the angle and continue to twist the muscles for about 5 minutes.
(3) Waist massage
Massage waist with essential oil can effectively eliminate waist fat, promote blood circulation, make waist metabolism better, and effectively metabolize and excrete fat.
1. Take 8 drops of black pepper essential oil and 25ml of olive oil, mix and stir evenly, and massage the waist for about 15min. Black pepper essential oil can effectively promote blood circulation, discharge excess fat and waste water in the body, and has the function of shaping waist curve.
2. Mix 8 drops of basil essential oil with 25ml of olive oil and massage the waist evenly for about 15min. Basil essential oil has the function of firming skin, and can effectively eliminate excess fat and fat around the waist.
Steps of waist massage: first, grasp the abdomen with both hands and knead it hard, then slowly knead the lower part of the navel and knead the muscles of the abdomen with both hands, so that the subcutaneous tissue feels oppressed until the abdominal muscles are hot.
(4) Hip massage
Massage buttocks with essential oil can continuously consume subcutaneous fat of buttocks, strengthen tissue metabolism, disintegrate local fat, and make buttocks muscles more compact.
1. Take 8 drops of rosemary essential oil and 7 drops of fennel essential oil, mix 25ml of olive oil and massage the buttocks. Rosemary essential oil and fennel essential oil can eliminate edema in the lower body and improve edema.
2. Take 7 drops of grapefruit essential oil and 7 drops of thyme essential oil and mix 25 ml of olive oil to massage the buttocks, which can effectively promote the metabolism of excess fat in the buttocks and improve edema.
Steps of hip massage: put your hands on the left and right sides of your hips, rub them from bottom to top and lift them upward, with your palms around your hips, then rub them in the circumferential direction from outside to inside, and massage your hips with your four fingers in the circumferential direction from bottom to top. Each of the above actions was performed about 10 times.
(5) Leg massage
Massage with essential oil on legs can detoxify lymph, effectively eliminate leg toxins, improve edema and edema symptoms, and make leg muscles more firm.
1. Take out 3 drops of grapefruit essential oil, mix 1 drop of basil essential oil with 25 ml of grape seed oil evenly, and massage the whole leg muscles slowly, which can effectively tighten the skin of the leg and make the leg lines more beautiful.
2. Take 3 drops of thyme essential oil and 3 drops of lemon essential oil and mix 25 ml of grape seed oil to massage the leg muscles, which can tighten the legs and effectively eliminate annoying leg cellulite.
4. Are there any side effects?
1. Some essential oils belong to photosensitive essential oils, which can't be seen under the light. If they are applied to the skin during the day, it is easy to blacken the skin and may even cause skin diseases. For example, citrus essential oils and lemon essential oils have strong photosensitivity and are suitable for use at night.
2. Although essential oil has the effect of losing weight, it is not suitable for everyone, such as pregnant and lactating women. Blind use of essential oil massage may cause endocrine system disorder, which is not good for your health.
3. Some people have sensitive skin. If you don't do a skin test before using essential oil, skin allergy may occur, causing burning sensation, itching, swelling and even acne.
5, the advantages of massage to lose weight
For the majority of female friends, losing weight is a step towards self-confidence, and it also reduces the health threat caused by obesity. Nowadays, massage to lose weight is becoming popular among women. So, what are the advantages of massage weight loss compared with traditional weight loss methods? Let's have a look.
Massage is completely different from diet in mechanism and form. The former loses weight through massage, while the latter needs to control diet for a long time; The former loses weight quickly and the latter is slow; The former has no adverse side effects, while the latter may be harmful to health and gain weight rapidly after stopping dieting. In addition, massage can reduce fat, strengthen spleen and eliminate phlegm, and improve body shape. It is a method with high curative effect, no side effects and convenient for self-study and self-treatment.