My knowledge of cellulite was learned long ago, so pardon me if new scientific evidence contradicts...Cellulite is caused by tiny strands of connective tissue that hold the skin to the underlying tissue. It is hereditary how pliable yours is. If it's not very pliable, it cannot stretch with normal growth, let alone the kind of growth in size you see in obesity. So the skin where it connects will pucker like divets in a golf ball.
Imagine, does a skin cream penetrate THAT deep? Can we stretch or break these strands? At my time of learning (college 1992) there was no scientific evidence that anything could be done to change the physical being of the strands. There are things (like tanning) that hide the appearance, but the puckers are still there. (Feel free to exchange the P in puckers for the letter after E - lol)
I saw a pic of me recently at age 20 in a bathing suit. I was the exact same weight and height as I am now (much much different body composition - I have less body fat now) and guess what - I did not have any cellulite. I do now. A tiny bit, but I do. I attribute that to exercise and muscularity and I still have butt fat, of course, so the strands have not changed and my skin has been expanded (I had 4 kids, too), thus the cellulite.
Anyone have science behind their remedy? I would check out all success claims before spending even a penny on a remedy. As far as I know, there can never be one.
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