My gym is useless. It’s really old and while they always profess to be ‘doing it up’ it’s always pretty crap. And what better time to refurbish the gym than the 2 weeks before Christmas! Just when everyone wants to tone up for their nights out.
Chrysalis Machine
In desperation at lack of gym and lack of time I booked in for a Universal Contour Wrap at my local salon called Indulgence in Bexleyheath as I had noticed that Universal offer a guarantee whereby anyone having their first Classic wrap is entitled to the following: That you should lose a minimum of 6” or you will not be charged and that you should maintain a loss of at least 6” for a period of 30 days or we will wrap you again free of charge. Now you do need to follow the aftercare which involves not eating rubbish and not drinking tea or coffee, so that went out the window as soon as I got home as I love tea too much however I did find that I felt lighter and my skin felt very smooth and toned, and also very moisturised. I did lose some inches particularly from my hips and thighs which are my problem areas being a definite pear shape.
What I also liked about the treatment at Indulgence was they had the rather fancy Chrysalis machine that you lay in while your bandages are on and the treatment is called Classic Elite. This is the new, advanced and completely unique treatment from Universal Contour Wrap and it combines the inch loss wrap with muscle toning and shaping in just one simple treatment. It’s somewhat like a giant slendertone machine effect. It offers the same guarantees as UCW Classic, with extra benefits as the Chrysalis machine combines electrical muscle stimulation and thermal heat, so the treatment allows for improved inch loss in faster time, while also offering a more pleasurable, relaxing treatment than the original Classic treatment alone.
You are measured before and after and I was marked with a pen so they ensured that the measuring was fair and I was measured at exactly the same point before and after.
HOW IT WORKS…
Before you are wrapped in the Classic clay soaked bandages, the electro-stimulation straps from Chrysalis are wrapped around your waist, stomach & thighs. You are then wrapped in the clay soaked bandages which are quite tight, you find it difficult to walk and do a sort of waddling motion, you are then helped into the Chrysalis thermal blanket for a 35 minute session.
The heat relaxes the body and opens the skins pores allowing the clay to draw out the toxins more rapidly and boost the blood flow. The effects allow for more oxygenation of tissues and lymphatic exchange, increasing the detoxification process.
This heat source combined with electrical muscle stimulation can speed up the treatment process to nearly half the time, allowing inch loss to be achieved quicker. You may feel a sort of zapping or pins and needles feeling when the muscle toning part is working, which was not unpleasant but did feel a bit weird.
Overall I would definitely get this done for a big event like a holiday, wedding, prom etc. especially if you have cellulite as I found it really did improve the look of mine. It’s pricey and I wouldn’t have one very often due to the price, but if you want to know if it works or not then yes it did work for me, even though I don’t even have many inches that need losing so I would imagine if you are bigger you would find it easier to lose even more.
This treatment is absolutely not a good idea for anyone scared of being left alone or claustrophobic as you are wrapped up like a jacket potato for half and hour in the Chrysalis machine so don’t book in for this if you are likely to have a panic attack! I was fine in case you wondered!
You can find out more information at Universal Contour Wrap Website
Have you ever had a body wrap? What did you think?