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Aesthetic cryotherapy is a technique that cools a certain part of the body using specific devices with nitrogen or creams and gels that contain camphor, centella asiatica or menthol, for example, and that lower the temperature of the applied site by up to minus 15 ° C below the temperature normal.
Mainly used to reduce localized fat, sagging and improve the appearance of cellulite, cryotherapy has also been applied to the face to slow aging, reduce expression lines, close pores and reduce the appearance of blackheads and pimples. However, studies on the subject do not show that this practice actually brings results when used in aesthetics.
What is aesthetic cryotherapy for?
Aesthetic cryotherapy is mainly done to reduce localized fat and improve the appearance of the skin, because nitrogen and the creams used in this procedure favor the metabolism, in order to stimulate the elimination of localized fat, improving the appearance of cellulite and sagging.
In addition, this procedure can also be used to delay aging and reduce expression lines, as cold causes vasoconstriction in the blood vessels of the face, increasing muscle tone and causing the pores to close, preventing impurities from accumulating in the skin, which also prevents the appearance of blackheads and whiteheads.
How it is done
Usually cryotherapy sessions are done in an aesthetic clinic by a dermatologist or beautician, who after physical evaluation recommend the local application of nitrogen or the use of the whole body chamber, in both cases the person will feel very cold smoke on the skin, but it doesn't hurt and it doesn't cause discomfort.
The cryotherapy sessions normally last 60 minutes, however, only the professional specialized in this practice can make the indication of how long the procedure will take and how many sessions may be necessary to achieve the expected result.
In some cases, for the maintenance of the good appearance of the skin or when it is not necessary to lose many measures, this aesthetic procedure can be done at home with creams and gels based on camphor, menthol, caffeine or Asian centella.
How to do cryotherapy at home
Home-made cryotherapy can help improve the appearance of the skin by increasing the natural glow, firmness, and reducing expression lines and cellulite.
1. Cryotherapy for the face
This treatment promotes pore closure, reduces expression lines and brings a firmer skin feeling. In addition to reducing the chances of the appearance of blackheads and whiteheads.
To do this treatment on the face you must:
- Wash your face with cold water;
- Apply exfoliating cream on the face and then remove the residues;
- Slide the equipment that promotes the cold (which can be an ice cube wrapped in gauze or a frozen water bag) across the face from the bottom up;
- Apply moisturizer to finish.
Cryotherapy for the face has many positive effects and can be introduced into the daily skincare routine. See how skincare is done and learn how to take better care of your skin.
2. Body cryotherapy
Aesthetic cryotherapy for the body provides the feeling of firmness of the skin, reduces the appearance of cellulite, in addition to speeding up the metabolism, which aids in weight loss and measures.
To do this treatment on the body, the following steps must be followed:
- Exfoliate the skin so that the reducing cream penetrates the body more easily;
- Apply the professional cream for aesthetic cryotherapy that contains camphor, menthol, caffeine or Asian centella, for example;
- Perform a massage throughout the region or a lymphatic drainage session;
- Bandaging the place to keep the cold, letting it act for approximately 20 minutes;
- Then, remove the product completely and moisturize the entire region with cream or oil.
In addition to an aesthetic treatment, body cryotherapy can also be a moment of relaxation, because when the skin is cooled, the sensation of analgesia is generated in the body, that is, possible muscle pains are reduced and cause the feeling of well-being and lightness.
Who can not do
Contraindications include any skin disease such as hives, contact allergy or psoriasis, for example, pregnant women, people who have had surgery, immune system disease, heart disease and cancer.
Obese individuals or those who want to lose weight are also not advised to do this technique, as cryotherapy fights only localized fat, not excess weight.