DIY Body Wraps for Weight Loss

When you desire weight loss, there is no short way. There has been some effort behind every healthy weight loss. Americans are eager to follow trending fitness and extreme diet.  There are also some products which are introduced in the market which promises for fast weight loss.

Body wraps are one of the famous weight loss product. It helps to drop pounds, inches, and tone the loose skin.

But how a wrap work for weight loss? Let’s learn more about body wrap and weight loss.

Body Wraps for Weight Loss – What Is It?

A body wrap in plastic or line sheet or kind of blanket that requires to wrap around your body’s specific parts with natural or herbal ingredients. It makes you sweat without workout and remove the toxins by eliminating extra weight.

Years ago, linen was used widely as body wrap, but nowadays, blanket or plastic wraps are the most preferred body wrap for weight loss. Although the body wraps are similar to sauna treatment body wraps are said to be more efficient. But you cannot use any general wrap for losing weight.

How body wrap help weight loss?

Like other weight loss products, the body wrap also claims to drop the bulge. It also depends on the type of different wrap and range of weight loss for dropping inches and pounds in 30 to 90 minutes, to many dress sizes for a long time.

Most of the claims are unreliable and come from people who have used the body wraps for losing weight. It can be hard to trust the results because you might not have a full idea about what they might be using.

Some people choose neoprene body wrap, which looks like a plastic wrapper to wrap around mid-section. The manufacturer of this body wrap claims that it will help to lose weight by increasing your body temperature. You will sweat more and burn fat.

It may lead to water weight. If you jump on the scale immediately after using a body wrap, then you may notice the weight reduction than the previous day.

Is body wrap safe?

Yes, using body wrap is safe for weight loss. But remember when you sweat, you will lose more fluids from your body, and you need to drink more water to prevent dehydration. Additionally, your core body temperature results in overheating, which might not be safe.

What is the science behind body wrap for weight loss?

Under your skin, there are three layers of fat, and each layer contains fat cells with interstitial fluid around it. There are certain factors such as aging, inadequate workout, high sugar, and salt cause to accumulate the toxins which lead to extra fluid build-up between cells and weight gain. Body wraps are designed with special ingredients that help to remove the extra fluids while using nutrients in your body.

Chemicals and toxins enter your body from your foods and drinks, which are usually get removed from kidneys and liver. The body will safely process the toxins and chemicals, but the extra ones will get stored into the body through interstitial fluids where they stay with fat cells.

DIY methods for Body Wraps for Weight Loss

You can get effective benefits from the right formula and techniques. A good DIY body wrap is as effective as a salon at an affordable cost. The body wrap helps to decrease the cellulite, excess inches, detox body, tighten your skin, and keep your skin hydrated. Make sure to keep the realistic goals in your mind to satisfy with results.

While wrapping your body, do it tightly, but there should space for good blood circulation.

1.Easy DIY Weight loss body wrap

It is an easy and affordable weight loss method. It works for weight loss while you are sleeping.  Wrap required the part of your body before going to bed.  The tutorial only does the stomach wrap, but you can also wrap the different part such as arms, thighs.

Ingredients:

• Lotion: For effective results, use lotions containing kelp, seaweed, mud.
• Clear Plastic wrap: Buy the clear plastic wrap, which is for weight loss. Make sure to have enough wrap to cover the entire area.
• Bandage wrap: You need to use the proper size of the area to target the weight loss.

2.Detoxification Body Wrap

Ingredients

• Epsom salt – ½ cup
• Natural clay – 1 cup
• Almond oil – 4 tablespoon
• Lavender essential oil – 2 drops
• Warm water – 2 cups

How to use?

• Take 2-cups warm water, mix Epsom salt in it, wait till it gets dissolve totally.
• Now dip a linen bandage into the salt water and it for two minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare a mix of almond oil, natural clay, lavender oil, and water. Make a fine paste of it.
• Apply the clay mix over problem parts of the body and wrap the bandage soaked in Epsom salt on those body parts.
• Let it there for one hour and remove the bandage.

3.Melting Fat Body Wrap

Ingredients

• White clay – 1 cup
• Apple cider vinegar – ½ cup
• Neem powder – 3 tablespoon
• Grapefruit essential oil – 2 drops

How to use?

• Take white clay and mix with neem powder, apple cider vinegar, and grapefruit essential oil in a container.
• Apply this mix as a thin layer on your body wherever you wish to remove the fats.
• Now wrap the plastic around your waist or thighs.
• Wait for one hour and remove the plastic.

4.Cellulite Body Wrap

Ingredients

• Epsom salt – 1 cup
• White clay – 1 cup
• Olive oil – 50 ml
• Warm water – 2 cups
• Rosemary essential oil – 3 drops

How to use?

• In warm water mix Epsom salt and let it dissolve.
• Put the linen bandage in the Epsom salt water and wait for two minutes.
• Prepare a mix of olive oil, white clay, rosemary essential oil and warm water in a bowl.
• Apply this clay mix on your body parts and wrap the area with a linen bandage.
• Wait for one hour and take off the bandage.

5.Rejuvenating Skin Body Wrap

 

Ingredients

• Strawberries – 10
• Grapes – 10
• Papaya – ½ cup
• Lemon essential oil – 2 drops

How to use?

• Mash the grapes, strawberries, and papaya in the bowl.
• Mix the lemon essential oil in the mashed fruits.
• Apply this fruits mask on fat parts and wrap the plastic wrapper.
• Wait for one hour and take off the bandage.

6.Skin Tightening Body Wrap

Ingredients

• White clay – 1 cup
• Bengal gram flour – ½ cup
• Yogurt – 2 tablespoon
• Water – ½ cup
• Orange essential oil – 3 drops

How to use?

• Add white clay, yogurt, orange essential oil, Bengal gram flour and water in a bowl.
• Apply this clay mix on fat areas and cover with plastic wrapper.
• Wait for one hour and then take off the bandage.

7.DIY Coconut and Sugar Scrub and Body Wrap

Use only homemade sugar and coconut scrub for this body wrap.

Ingredients

• Coconut oil – 1 part
• Sugar – 2 parts
• Essential oil – 2 drops

How to use?

• Coconut oil is a natural oil famous for many beauty purposes. You can also replace the coconut oil with some other oils.
• Use small granules of sugar because the large sugar may cause to tear the skin.
• Using essential oil is optional if you use, then you can enjoy the fragrance. You can choose any oil such as grapefruit, lavender, lemon, lemongrass oil. It helps to detox your body and remove toxins.
• Apply the sugar and oils mix and then cover with plastic wrap. You should cover at least two layers to get the best benefits

8.DIY Detoxifying Body Wrap

This DIY body wrap is the best alternative for a full body wrap. It takes around 45 minutes after applying green clay mixture.

Ingredients

• Green clay
• Sea salt
• Olive oil

How to use?

• Use green clay for homemade wrap and boil the other ingredients.
• Use finer salt because large salt grain may cut the skin.
• There are alternative to infuse with essential oils such as almond one.
• Then wrap with towel or cotton sheet starting from feet, both legs separately, arms and shoulders.
• Make sure to wrap as tight as possible for you to get the best result.

9.DIY Overnight Body Wrap

It is another DIY weight loss body wrap.  You can use this body wrap on the whole body or any one body part. Use it overnight to get the best results.

Ingredients

• Sea salt
• Coconut oil/Olive oil
• Green tea bags
• Clear plastic wrap
• Bandage wrap

How to use?

• You can substitute coconut oil or olive oil.
• Use fine quality sea salt and avoid using large grains.
• Add green powder from the tea bags and mix with body wrap pack.
• Take enough plastic to wrap the body two times.
• Cover all the problems area.

10.DIY Anti-Cellulite Body Wrap

This body wrap prevents cellulite and helps to lose weight. Create a homemade pack and apply on your stomach. After applying the pack, cover your skin with plastic wrap and relax for some time.

Ingredient

• Sea salt
• Coconut oil
• Organic green tea (caffeinated)
• Cacao powder (organic)
• Essential oil
• Clear plastic wrap.
• Bandage wrap.

How to use?

• There will be different Epsom salt available with pre-mixed ingredients. Choose the organic Epsom salt without any added ingredients.
• Add coconut oil for best DIY warp to the body.
• Adding caffeinated green tea will help circulation while wrapped.
• Additionally, the cacao powder will work as anti-oxidants.
• Using essential oils is optional. It can provide you good fragrance if you don’t like the smell of cocoa powder and coconut oil.
• Make a smooth paste of all ingredients and apply it on your wrap.

11.DIY Vicks – Body Wrap

If you are not interested in homemade body wrap pack, then you can try Vicks body wrap. The DIY method requires to rub Vicks on your stomach for weight loss. It also helps to prevent cellulite and stretch marks.

Ingredient

• Vick Vaporub
• Clear plastic wrap
• A blanket

How to use?

• Rub the Vicks all over stomach and cover with plastic wrap. Make sure to wrap two layers.
• Cover yourself with a blanket to feel the warmth in your body for 45 minutes and later take off the blanket and wrapper.

12.Vitamin E Oil – DIY Body Wrap for Weight Loss

It is another DIY body wrap for losing weight. It needs vitamin E oil. This method takes less than one hour.

Ingredients

• Epsom salt
• Vitamin E Oil
• Exfoliating gloves
• Clear plastic wrap

How to use?

• Apply vitamin E oil on your stomach.
• By wearing gloves, scrub the salt gently and cover your stomach with clear plastic wrap. Make sure it comfortable and tight for best results. The vitamin E oil helps to moisturize your skin.
• After one hour take of the plastic wrapper.
• You can note down the pre-wrapping size of your midsection and post wrapping.

13.Ginger body wrap

The ginger body wrap helps to promote circulation from its ingredients clay and ginger.

Ingredients

• Ginger roots powder – 2 tablespoons
• Bentonite clay powder – 5 tablespoon
• Warm water – 10 tablespoon

How to use?

• Mix ginger powder, clay, and water.
• People with sensitive skin can reduce the ginger powder quantity.
• You can also add more water or clay to get the desired consistency.
• Apply the ginger clay mix over the problem areas and wrap with plastic.
• Remove the wrap after 20-40 minutes and wash with water.

Guide to get body wrap like a spa at home

• First of all, you need to clean the bathroom.
• Make a choice of the cozy corner in your bathroom and keep your bathtub there and wipe out the water.
• Keep aside your body mask, plastic wrap, scrub, towel, and moisturizer.
• Take a shallow bowl, add water and rose petals in it and keep it your chairside.
• You will need scented candles to get the feel of a spa. Light those favorites scented candles and keep at a distance place
• You can also play soothing music in the background.
• After applying your DIY mask/pack, you can keep cucumber slices on your eyes.

Is DIY body wrap help weight loss?

Yes, body wraps work for losing weight, and the result may be different for every person. The body wrap treatment should be for short term. You can only try to lose one or two inches off your weight. The heavyweight may not be comfortable to wrap the plastic.

The weight loss also depends on the type of body wrap you use. You need to keep a realistic goal and avoid expecting 10 pounds of weight loss in one hour. Practice this weight loss method only twice a week to prevent circulation damage in the skin.

How to track measurement of homemade body wrap for weight loss?

• You can track the measurement with tape. Here are the rules to follow.
• Before applying mask and wrapping, take measurement of your problem areas such as thighs, stomach, back or legs.
• Take photo of your weight parts from different angles.
• After completing your wrap treatment, again measure your body wrap treatment parts.

Create effectiveness in homemade body wraps

Stay hydrated

As the body wrap brings sweat, it will help to shorten the excess fat cells and eliminate the toxins from the body. Therefore, it is essential to keep your body hydrated by consuming sufficient water. Drink at least 750ml -1000 ml water before covering your body with wrap. You can also continue sipping water after wrapping the body.

Add berries, cucumber, lemon, and mint in water to get nutrients and feel exciting.

Best Ingredients

For desired weight loss use good organic ingredients mask or pack. There will be a different mask or pack available in the market, but they may not be as effective as your DIY methods of an organic thing. Therefore, buy organic components and follow the right instructions about how much of the ingredients are required. No other product can beat the natural and organic products for reducing weight loss and fat burning.

Prep Your Body

Do not apply the body wrap mask instantly on your body. You need to take a bath before using a mask or pack, then apply to homemade scrub to eliminate the dead skin. It will help to receive good things of packs in your skin and remove the more inches. It also removes stored toxins. You can make a homemade scrub with the following ingredients.

• Orange peel powder – 2 tablespoons
• Rice flour – 2 tablespoons
• Lime juice – 2 tablespoons
• Olive oil – 1 tablespoon
• Gram flour – 2 tablespoons
• Water 6-7 tablespoons

Be Consistent

For losing the desired weight, you need to be prepared for challenges. Use the wrap treatment two times a week. You can also try different body mask/pack with every time you use the wrap to stay motivated and excited.

Avoid Overdoing

Some people might assume that doing wrap treatment every day will lose weight fast, and you will look like a supermodel. But, that is not true, this is a wrong way to lose weight. Even, it may harm your body from regular body wrapping. Make sure to use body wrap treatment only two times in a week.

Tips to Remember

• Try to follow the recommended guidelines such as take a bath and exfoliate before using a body mask.
• Before performing body wrap treatment with plastic, make sure to do an application test to know if you have a sensitivity of any ingredient.
• Whenever you do the wrapping treatment, apply the freshly prepared mask.
• It is recommended to use plastic wraps. You can also use linen bandages.
• Avoid wrapping the plastic or bandage too tightly or too loose.
• Cover you are all problem areas.
• If you have any heart disease or any other medical problems, then consult with your doctor before applying the homemade body wrap treatment for losing weight.
• Pregnant women and breastfeeding female should withdraw using this method.
• Children are not allowed to use the body wrap treatment for losing weight.

If you feel uncomfortable and itchy, then wash off the body mask/pack.

The DIY body wrap can help to lose only a few inches of extra weight. It will flush out the toxins and provide glowing skins. These body wrap methods are affordable and don’t have any harsh chemical or side effects. Try these methods to have skinnier, refreshed, and good shape body.