Slimming Slumber: Get toned without breaking a sweat

Natasha Gan

12 Apr 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:14

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Removing fat in your sleep
When the body is resting, excess fat is stored, especially after a heavy meal. Moreover, if you don't sleep well or at all, the fat removal process will also face interruptions. To promote the elimination of fats and slow down its storage, massage in a treatment containing ingredients such as the seaweed extract Sphacelaria Scoparia or Jamaican pepper. But stay away from dehydrating products, such as those that contain escin. Remember, dry skin won't result in firm skin.
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Vichy
Cellu Destock Night Time, approx SGD 55.90
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Somatoline Cosmetics
Express Slimming Intensive 7 nights
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Biotherm
Stretchmark soothing concentrate, SGD 72
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Soap and Glory
The Firminator for arm toning & smoothing, SGD 35
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Clarins
Body shaping cream, SGD 88
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Tone up in the shower
Choose a shower gel with slimming ingredients, such as the fat-burning caffeine, cherry stems, and essential oils with grapefruit or ivy extracts. Shower (especially with hot water) increases the permeability of the skin so even if the product only lingers on the skin for mere seconds, it's a good preparation step before you apply your after-shower skincare. Massage your shower gel onto your skin with bath accessories in circular or horizontal motion. Consider trying a body milk you can rinse in the shower. They usually contain coenzyme Q10, most active when combined with a massage and hot water. Even after rinsing, its moisturizing and firming effects will linger.
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Elancyl
Toning shower gel
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Biotherm
Lait de douche cleansing shower milk, SGD 40
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Shokubutsu
Beauty Body Foam, SGD 8.25
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Shower tool
Wooden brush with plastic pins
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Elancyl
Active slimming massage + massage tool
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Slim down during the daytime
Believe it or not, you can also slim down at work or at home without applying any creams with the help of cosmetovigilance bodywear. The secret of these smart clothes lies in caffeine, red algae and coenzyme Q10, all infused in the textile. With each friction and movement, the slimming ingredients are released. In fact, the more you move, the more the garment diffuses. The effect usually lasts up to 30 washes. Thankfully they are easy-to-conceal undergarments, as they are semi-opaque and light.
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Lytesse
Corrective belt
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Triumph
Long-leg girdle, SGD 179
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Soap and Glory
Sit Tight super-strength body firming serum, SGD 55
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Lela Love
Slimming microfiber leggings, SGD 30.90

Fancy a beautiful silhouette without any effort involved? We come bearing good news. Here’s how you can tone your skin and remove cellulite while you doze off.

We’ve all heard of the beauty sleep, but it’s about time for skinny sleep don’t you think?

Aside from the regular exercise and portion control that all of us err… might… have been doing, turns out there are more solutions to shed some extra weight. Don’t worry, these slimming solutions won’t require you to break a sweat or starve yourself. Quite the opposite, all you need to do is sleep.

In our gallery are some useful tips to take full advantage of your slumber, and some products to help tone your body.

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