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    Do "body wraps" actually work?

    Posts: 40 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    do body wraps work? Like the itworks wraps or whatever. Just curious! Thanks

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    • Posts: 14,776 Member
      You might see a temporary change for an event (though not everyone does and some people have the opposite reaction). But for long-term, actual fat loss? No, they don't work.
    • Posts: 40 Member
      diannethegeek wrote: »
      You might see a temporary change for an event (though not everyone does and some people have the opposite reaction). But for long-term, actual fat loss? No, they don't work.

      thanks!
    • Posts: 2,040 Member
      kadiebabyx3 wrote: »
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      thanks!

      I'd say they're good for an event, or if you're going to be somewhere like an amusement park. I say amusement park because you're going to be on rides and you need to comfortably fit in the seat and restraints.
    • Posts: 171 Member
      You know what they are good for? Firming the skin up and making it soft at the same time. I swear! I do one that involves gentling scrubbing on Epsom salts and coconut oil, then wrapping my middle section in clingfilm then sitting for about an hour with a heating pad or hot water bottle. You're sweating out excess water, so depending on you weight situation you could TEMPORARILY go down an inch or two round your tummy. I don't do it for that though, I have a long way to go with my weight loss but the feeling it gives me skin is great!
    • Posts: 40 Member
      helengetshealthy wrote: »
      You know what they are good for? Firming the skin up and making it soft at the same time. I swear! I do one that involves gentling scrubbing on Epsom salts and coconut oil, then wrapping my middle section in clingfilm then sitting for about an hour with a heating pad or hot water bottle. You're sweating out excess water, so depending on you weight situation you could TEMPORARILY go down an inch or two round your tummy. I don't do it for that though, I have a long way to go with my weight loss but the feeling it gives me skin is great!
      helengetshealthy wrote: »
      You know what they are good for? Firming the skin up and making it soft at the same time. I swear! I do one that involves gentling scrubbing on Epsom salts and coconut oil, then wrapping my middle section in clingfilm then sitting for about an hour with a heating pad or hot water bottle. You're sweating out excess water, so depending on you weight situation you could TEMPORARILY go down an inch or two round your tummy. I don't do it for that though, I have a long way to go with my weight loss but the feeling it gives me skin is great!

      thanks!
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    • Posts: 13 Member
      I went to a party for an It Works rep just as a favor for a friend and didn't notice any difference at all. I wouldn't buy them.
    • Posts: 70 Member
      edited April 2016
      I'm a licensed esthetician...wraps are good for a short term effect and results will vary . They are not a long term or ongoing fix
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