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How anti-cellulite leggings / stockings undermine skin firmness

How anti-cellulite leggings / stockings undermine skin firmness

How can compression leggings / stockings affect skin firmness / tightness? Constant movement and vibration throughout the day provide mechanical stimulation to cell mechanosensitive receptors, which in turn stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis by your collagen cells (fibroblasts) in your skin and even by your fat cells (adipocytes)…

Skin elasticity vs skin tightness (firmness): what are the differences?

Skin elasticity vs skin tightness (firmness): what are the differences?

Many people confuse tightness and elasticity and use these terms interchangeably to describe youthful, healthy skin. But are these two terms one and the same?

How sitting causes cellulite, loose skin and water retention (and 15 tips to prevent this)

How sitting causes cellulite, loose skin and water retention (and 15 tips to prevent this)

Cellulite from sitting down? For the majority of office workers, work today is almost totally sedentary, most of the time involving just finger movement on the computer, the tablet or the mobile phone. This, as we will see, is a major cause of water retention, cellulite and loose skin, in combination with a poor diet…