St Ives Cellulite Shield

Brands such as L'oreal Paris, Nieva, Jergens and now to add the to list of Anti-Cellulite products is St. Ives Cellulite Shield. This product currently comes in an 18 fl oz bottle with a pump dispenser. It can be found in Wal*Mart, Target, Walgreens and online at Drugstore.com online. The cost is around $4-8 dollars a bottle depending on where the product is purchased.

Cellulite can happen to any women. It doesn't matter if a women is under or overweight, cellulite can still appear. Fat gets trapped under the skin causing the skin to become the appearance of "cottage cheese" due to skin not having enough elasticity. There are a lot of products such as lotions, creams, gels, liposuction and even deep massaging but currently there is no cure for cellulite. Some men do have cellulite but the appearance is less noticeable. Some even suggest using a self tanner you can do at home or tan at a salon to help conceal the appearance.

This item claims to significantly reduce the appearance of cellulite within 2 weeks. The product must be rigorously massaged into the skin once or twice a day. The idea behind the product is for skin to look tighter and at the same time feel moisturized and toned. For stubborn cellulite areas, St Ives suggest using their product 'Cellulite Shield Gel Creme'. The gel creme product was not tested.

The first impression of this product is you get more lotion for your money. Niveas firming and tightening products for cellulite costs around $8+ per item. It also gives more product for the money than that of Jergens Skin Firming bottle of lotion. It has a pleasant refreshing smell that doesn't leave skin feeling greasy after application. It contains 5 ingredients to help smooth bumps and lumps. Green Tea, Caffeine, Citrus Exacts, Menthol, Glacial water with botanicals. Caffeine is known to stimulate the skin's circulation.

When applying the lotion, there are tiny citrus orange colored balls exfoliate leaving the skin feeling smoother. Skin does feel moisturized and for light cases of cellulite this product can help with the skin having the appearance of a more sculpted physic. Take note, if the cellulite is stubborn this product will not cause the cellulite to completely disappear. For the price it's a good moisturize and skin feels smoother but it's not a miracle worker on cellulite. The combination of diet, exercise and firming lotions can help to reduce cellulite.