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1,2,3 slimming! Lose weight with essential oils

1,2,3 minceur ! Mincir avec les huiles essentielles

You know that only a good balanced diet and physical activity can really help you lose weight. Yes, but it's far from easy and fashionable cosmetics promise you to lose 2 cm around your waist and sculpt your figure in a few days. Not to mention fat-burning food supplements. What is it really ?

Essential oils are valuable allies in a slimming treatment. They can be used at several levels to support you in your diets. Shall we take stock?

Synergies based on essential oils

Cellulite and cellulite

Essential oils are second to none when it comes to dislodging localized fats and restarting blood circulation. In case of cellulite, they do a remarkable job , often better than commercially available slimming creams.

A recipe for anti-cellulite treatment? Add the following essential and vegetable oils to 75ml of body milk (as neutral as possible):

You get 100 ml of care product. Store everything in a glass bottle away from air and light. Massage vigorously morning and evening the areas to be treated (dimples on the buttocks and thighs, stomach, etc.).

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The irresistible urge to eat

As part of a diet, you must not break down. Whenever you want to rush for cookies or something else, take a drop of this mixture directly under the tongue and let it melt while breathing calmly:

Be careful, if you suffer from binge eating (compulsively ingesting quantities of food and then making yourself vomit), you should consult a doctor and fight against nervous stress .

Bloated stomach and aerophagia

We can sometimes lose 1cm of waist size by facilitating digestion. Many essential oils have a beneficial effect on digestion : Ginger , Peppermint , Basil , etc. They are found in Oléocaps 3 Digestive Comfort capsules.

You must attack fats on several levels with essential oils and not neglect the advice of a doctor. Exercising and drinking plenty of mineral water are also a no-brainer.

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