Little background on what the Scala Bio Fir panties are and what they propose to do. The system called FIR (stands for some “ray” technology) which are a direct effect of the “bio crystals” which are built into the fabric of the panties and emit heat when they come in contact with the skin. (basically they set your butt to warming).

This all sounded good to me, considering what I’ve read and researched on cellulite, what causes cellulite and what cures are available. That research was pretty inconclusive, however there was a general consensus that cellulite is caused by poor circulation, fat cells, thin skin and a breakdown of the tissue that holds fat together in the body. Now back to panty-talk.

So the panties heat your butt up, which increases circulation, and also “melts the fat” so it drains away and magically flushes away into the kidneys to be excreted later. Yuck and double yuck, but hey if they work I’m up for a little work.

The good news is that the panties, according to a source who wishes to remain anonymous (*looks innocent*) work for about 15 minutes after you take them off, which is SIX HOURS after you wear them.

The bad news is they’re wicked uncomfortable, itchy, and made my .. friend’s…..skin want to be sucked off “her” body. So no pain no gain and for $140 bucks (yeah I had to pay to have them shipped and pay extra for a pair since they’re sold out all over) I don’t think they’re worth it. And besides that they’re back ordered and out of stock everywhere. Too much trouble in my view.

I’ll stick with the treatment for cellulite that was recommended by actual women and costs a lot less money wise and discomfort-wise. As an anti cellulite treatment I’d save your money.

Recommended by women on The Early Show (you can watch the video here). And read my synopsis here

Sounded kooky to me until I read this article in Scientific American about why certain anti cellulite treatments aren’t an effective treatment. If you don’t want to read the article I’ll sum it up – cellulite treatment has to target three areas : fat, circulation and collagen. Blah de blah blah nothing really works or if it does its expensive.  (Of course that same article suggested that cellulite occurs because of women’s underwear being elastic. Little hint to that writer to look up some pictures of King of Lydia’s Wife. Cellulite isn’t new it was just called to every woman’s attention in the 1970s by Vogue. Thanks a lot Vogue!)

So back to the pants and Scientific American, basically the pants promote circulation and herbs to treat the collagen and heat to “melt the fat”. I haven’t tried the pants yet, so I cant say if they’re an effective treatment for cellulite, but 50 different women did and all of them found visible results. Thats a pretty good record.

If you’ve tried them let me know jess@anticellulitetreatmenttoday.com. I’m anxious to post results!

The anti cellulite treatment creams used by the volunteers all contained caffeine and the volunteers were between the ages of 30 to 60. Each volunteer tried two different products, however I am only going to mention the products which the volunteers recommended. You can read the whole article here.

The only two products recommended by the volunteers were Fat Girl Slim– Qusome-Encapsulated Caffeine and Bliss the Love Handler. Both products showed reduced visibility of problem areas for the women who used them correctly.

The dermatologist recommended ingredients which anti cellulite cream buyers should be on the look out for:  caffeine, coffee berry, retinol, AHA (alpha hydroxy acids) and herbal cellulite lotion.

To understand how cellulite creams work it is important know what cellulite is and how it is affected by fat cells. Cellulite is the dimpled flesh that is mostly found on women suffer and usually occurs on the areas of their buttocks and upper thighs. While its completely natural and very common, I use the term suffer because most of us that have the problem are at least mildly annoyed. You don’t have to be overweight to have cellulite, but it is less visible for those women with thinner figures. While there is no cure for cellulite there are treatments that reduce the visibility of the dimples. Cellulite occurs when the connective tissue surrounding fat becomes thin and the fat pokes through the thinned tissue. While it happens in men as well as women, it is more visible for women because they have a thinner outer skin as well as thinner connective tissue. Women also generally have a larger amount of fat cells in the upper thighs and buttocks area.

The caffeine in cellulite creams claims to be an anti cellulite treatment by reducing the size of fat cells within the targeted area. In lab tests caffeine was shown to reduce fat cells. In tests with women about two thirds of the women testing the creams said they had visible results.

Its important to note that in order for creams to treat cellulite effectively the user must continuously apply the cream.
Otherwise here are some other ways on how to get rid of cellulite