"Silhouette"

(Osmose TOP 80)

Working in close co-operation with pharmacists, chemists and cosmetic experts, Nadine Salembier developed this original and exclusive method, testing it successfully under medical supervision. For many years, thousands of women have tried this method and are convinced that it is efficient.

 A - PURPOSE :

The method's main advantage lies in its capacity to deal with local or larger areas. For reasons not yet known, fat and fluid concentrations only appear in specific, well-known areas. These areas are primarily located around the abdomen, thighs, arms and back. To prove efficient, our slimming method will treat these areas individually. It is recommended to the aesthetician to read the paragraphs relating to cellulite (see following pages).

 B - ACTIONS:

The method's efficiency has been scientifically proven in hospitals. At the beauty salon, muscle stimulation is often associated with the technique. This makes it possible to stress Silhouette's major effects :

 ·       slimming action : a direct action on fat and (local) cellulite clusters, as well as on the water metabolism.

 ·       firming action : strengthening the tissues by slowing the fat-fixing process, eliminating excess fat, and bringing firmness to the skin.

C - RESULTS

The are remarkable indeed and measurable (1 to 3 cms) after 5 sessions only.

 D - FREQUENCY OF THE TREATMENT

For a cellulite dating from 0 to 10 years, a 5-session cure will be recommended, at the rate of 2 sessions a month. The treatment can be carried on without danger according to the importance of the cellulite and age of the client.

 A change in the waist does not always go along with a loss of weight. As a matter of fact, this is not the purpose of the treatment. Instead Silhouette is meant to act directly on fat and cellulite (locally or globally according to the needs of the clients) rather than to help her lose water.

 The results obtained can be enhanced by the use of Slimming Gels and Essential Oil at home.

E - Products Used During the Treatment : 1.    Latex Straps (adjustable to all sizes) 2.    Sponges 3.    Top 80 Slimming Gel 4.    Phyto-Aromatic Slimming Gels (TOP 80 and TOP 81) 5.    Essential Oil no. 6 6.    Electro-Stimulator (Optional) with Electrodes

F - Instructions for use :

·       A first massage or an infra-red lamp treatment will bring sufficient vasodilatation to the skin.

·       This preliminary massage is carried out with the following products.

·       Concentrated Top 80 Slimming Fluid, applied directly on the epidermis during the massage until complete penetration.

·       The Essential Oil no. 6 - Body Softness-Firmness.

·       The sponges are soaked with Slimming Fluid, which is diluted in water (100 cc Fluid with 200 cc water).

·       Place the warm sponges on the parts requiring treatment. It is preferable that the sponges have the same temperature as the body, so as to maintain the vasodilatation of the skin.

·       The latex straps should be very tightly adjusted so as to have a uniform contact between the sponges and the skin, making the absorption of the solution as complete as can.

·       Remark about the muscle stimulation : the use of a stimulator, though not essential, is advisable. Its combination with the traditional care techniques permits a simultaneous slimming and firming. With low current stimulators, place the electrodes below the compresses. With strong current stimulators, the electrodes should be fixed above the compresses, between the latex straps and the sponges.

·       Duration : From 45 to 55 minutes, according to the age of the cellulite.

·       After lifting the sponges, end the care by applying the Top 81 or Top 80 Slimming Gel with a quick massage until full penetration of the product. You can also use the Essential Oil no. 6 and end up with an active massage.

G - Frequency of treatment : At least twice a week and with a minimum of 48 hours between the sessions. To be successful, the routine treatment should not stop during menstruation. The treatment should take place at least twice a week.

 

 ·      When using the sponges for the first time, soak them, press then firmly and spray with lotion. In this way you will only use the correct quantity of product.

·      Never wring the sponges. The sponges can be sewn up together if necessary.

·      For hygienic reasons and to lower cost, the same sponges should be used by the same client for a full care. Store the sponges in a ventilated plastic bag.

·      After a treatment, the sponges will be re-used after careful washing and sterilisation.

·      Latex sheets are washed in light soapy water. Rinse thoroughly. Apply talcum powder when dry. Never put latex in contact with a heat source.

TOP 80  Slimming Gel (Product for professional use only)

A three-fold action :
Slimming :	Strengthening	Stabilising
Thanks to its high concentration and rich composition, the slimming gel acts directly on the metabolism of fat elements (greasy spots and cellulite) which account for the formation of orange skin.    Composition :	Another property of the components is also to strengthen the skin by hampering a great deal the fixing process of greases. They facilitate the elimination of excess elements, prevent orange skin and restore the tissues' strength.	The rapid results are prolonged even after the end of the treatment through the principles of osmotherapy (scientifically proved by medical tests). The visible and measurable results which have been obtained are reinforced by the (facultative) action of muscular electro-stimulation. The reshaping and the loss of volume will be obtained more rapidly.

- Amino-acids and extracts of vegetal proteins (powerful biodiffuser ensuring a quick impregnation of the product and the freeing of the active components.

- Salicylic by-products and solving substances, (decreases water retention by the adipose cells)

- Camphor and lavender extracts: tones, strengthens and slims

TOP 80 Slimming Fluid

Actions :	Composition :
- Tightens and tones up the skin's tissues; - Combats greasy spots, solving them progressively. - Refines the silhouette and reinforces the obtained results. - Tones up and softens the epidermis.	- Vegetal solving substances; salicylic by-products; - Extract of Indian chestnut (tones blood circulation, diminishes the water contents of adipose cells); - Scouring rush extracts (toning, strengthening)..

 TOP 81 Slimming Gel

Actions :	Composition : Association of active plants :
- Invigorates local micro-circulation (very effective for heavy legs) - Eliminates rapidly and radically fat areas, either locally or on the whole body. - Effectively helps eliminate water retention.	- Cypress (tones up the circulation); - Rosemary (muscular toner); - Climbing ivy, juniper (powerful reducer of greasy spots); - Fucus, Indian chestnut (toning, invigorating); - Natural vegetal oils : hamamelis, red vine (astringent).

 Essential Oil no. 6

Actions :	Composition :
- Improves the elasticity and strength of the tissues (ideal to prevent cutaneous marks due to pregnancy or slimming); - Makes the epidermis softer, nourishes and satins it; - Invigorates local micro-circulation (also for heavy legs).	- Rosemary: tones up; - Lemon, mint: astringent; - Sunflower, cypress: moisturises and smoothes; - Genista, geranium: water-repellent, tones up.

The efficiency of the Slimming Gels combined to the Essential Oil, applied ALTERNATIVELY every morning and EVENING, has been proved scientifically in hospitalS on numerous difficult cases.

 Even if all that follows seems obvious to you, it will definitely help improve the communication flow between you, as a professional beautician, and your clients, who are perhaps discovering something they knew nothing about : slimming treatments.

 Our suggestions :

1.    Read this file thoroughly. you will find it very useful to answer all the questions put forward by your clients.

2.    Arouse the interest of your clients for this particular care : set up a display next to your reception desk. Take advantage of the advertisement material you have received. Display all your slimming products (Slimming Gels, Essential oils, etc..). Put them forward so that everybody can see them.

3.    If this care is new to you, it is also new to your client. It is high time you advertise the novelty in your shop and perhaps you make a special price on that particular care. You could also make a special price to launch the care and its specific products.

4. Do not hesitate to give the first care for free. Your client will feel more secure and will understand more about the progress of the care and its price. She will see that Silhouette is a comprehensive care and that your work is very important. Today, our clients definitely prefer being in contact with another human being than with steel cold machines.

5. The care is normally sold in ten sessions - with one or two free sessions - following your price and business policy.

6.    The biometric form attached will permit you to follow the development of the treatment and display the professional aspect of the care.

 1) A scientifically proven treatment.

All tests (see documents attached) have been carried out in hospitals. According to the statistics, 85% of the treatments have been successful.

 2) The test of time.

The first tests were carried out in 1977, thus 26 years ago. Since then, Silhouette Osmose Top 80 has been used world-wide. Thousands of women have tested the treatment and are convinced of its efficiency.

 3) The results.

The main feature of the treatment is to tackle directly cellulite and fat clusters. For this reason, to lose two or three centimetres off the "riding breeches" is already a surprisingly good result. It is up to you to understand the difference between "miracle treatments" and efficient, scientific treatments.

 4) Your know-how.

After a short training period (one demonstration is often enough) you will be able to perform a specific treatment in the range of body cares and slimming techniques. You must bear in mind that you have chosen a very original care, that will certainly impress and appeal to your clients.

 5) Your advice.

Slimming treatment will only give satisfying results if followed very carefully. As a professional beautician, it is your job to perform the treatment properly. Your client must also be made aware that the results will be even better if she really wants to achieve this slimming objective. Also tell them about other hygienic ways of life, less sedentary, with more physical exercise, etc.

 Because the inelegant effects of cellulite do preoccupy most of our clients, we are constantly concerned by the development of reliable treatments to answer their needs. On the other hand, our clients are more and more demanding and are not satisfied with half-measures. They want efficient, concrete and rapid action. Today of course, we are limited by the present state of science and we shall certainly not promise miracles, because we do not want to lose the trust you have in us. Much time and many reference-books would be necessary to understand the ins and outs of excess weight and fat. But that is not our aim. We want simple and clear answers to understand the problem.

 Cellulite, also called orange skin effect, is the result of a mechanism that breaks down as follows:

- The control centre

- The transmission system

- The local effects of slow dissipating fat concentrations.

 1 - CONTROL CENTRE :

We are mainly talking about ovarian oestrogens whose normal functioning, although sometimes slightly excessive, provokes water retention in areas located outside the main blood circulation system. This can sometimes reduce the blood flow, and this decrease will be felt at kidney level. The consequence will be the secretion of "retinence" which is in turn stimulated by the oestrogens. This fairly complex pattern results into the formation of aldosterone, a hormone whose action through the suprarenals will increase the retention of water and salt.

 2 - TRANSMISSION :

The transmission does not take place  through hormones directly but via a relatively intricate intermediary system. In short, adenosine diphosphoric acid is produced. This substance confers the cells enough energy to move water and salt. Their combining to other metabolisms and food elements (sugar, fat, protein) leads to the formation of cellulite.

3 - LOCATION

We still lack sufficient knowledge on the subject to determine accurately where cellulite concentrates. We however know that the sex of the subject plays a decisive role. We know e.g. that the cells of the conjunctive tissue are not located at the same places for man and woman.

Finally, the aesthetician herself can notice with precision where the fat areas are located. She thus knows that she has to treat these very areas.

It is a well-known fact that both the skin and the connective tissues serve as some sort of water-tank, and if we add to all this some undesirable outside effects such as thyroid disorders, various disturbances and specific medicines, we do have a better understanding of the origins of cellulite. These above tanks have a working of their own. They filled up first and empty last: In other words : treating them through a diet or with diuretics will only slightly modify fat clusters. Finding a solution to the problem of cellulite is not that easy.

 Scientific progress have given birth to many a treatment method.

As time went by, many specific fields of activities became involved (medical, paramedical, aesthetics, of course, cosmetics industry, ...). Each field has come up with its own solutions. Let us however underline once and for all that each medical or paramedical activity should remain on its own grounds, although many cures appear similar to one another.

 For the beauticians, the best way to approach the problem is to understand how, why and when cellulite appears. The aspect of each fat cluster will help us determine the proper treatment that has to be applied locally with great energy.

 Each beauty treatment will consider the following points :

 1.    analyse the figure and determine the parts to be treated:

2.    Break down the treatment as follows 

 ·       A preliminary local massage applied to each thick cellulite area;

 ·       A direct treatment on cellulite clusters;

 ·       End the session with a dynamic, softening, moisturising and strengthening massage.

 

The physiological aspect of the massage is very important because it should include the following features :

·       Act directly on the skin's vascular system.

·       Have an influence on the skin's hormonal functions,

 ·       Have an effect on the spreading and the course of the interstitial fluids,

 ·       Stimulate the sebaceous secretions.  

Once again we must remind you that the unsightly cellulite is always located in very specific places. As far as woman is concerned, the clusters are very often situated on the abdomen and thighs. These fat patches can appear quite early, even with very young, thin girls.

Once again we must stress that these fat patches are the first to appear and the last to disappear. Be careful with the spectacular treatments that simply annihilate water retention in the tissues. They have no effect whatsoever on cellulite itself or the fat cluster. The difficulty of choosing the treatment lies in the fact that this treatment must have an immediate effect on the cellulite. If the action is efficient, its effect may be measured in centimetres, although it will not necessarily be accompanied by a loss of weight. The loss of volume is perhaps the only way to measure the effectiveness of a slimming treatment after a certain time or a certain amount of sessions.

We therefore have to be careful when we choose a slimming method. A slimming method that has proved its efficiency for many years and with a generation of beauticians can justify its worthiness with a large percentage of success. There is no such thing as a cellulite miracle treatment and many cosmetic making companies know that for sure. You must always bear in mind that an efficient method will always tackle the problem locally and the effect will only be felt on cellulite and fat areas.

 The aesthetician has a lot of assets to meet the growing needs of her client as far as slimming techniques are concerned :

 ·       a practical, vigorous massage, strong and well measured to loosen the cellulite deposits from their connective tissues and to prepare them for the next treatment.

·       treating the cellulite areas with a product having an effect on the metabolism of fat and water.

·       ending with a moisturising and slimming massage (a gel is advisable) which will bring a protective hydro-lipid film to the skin and reinforce the treated parts. This last operation should take place inside a cabin and be repeated by the client after each treatment with a gel having the same properties.

·       the electrical stimulation is also recommended because it can speed up and increase the penetration of the product and strengthen the muscles.

A beautician has much to offer in this particular field.

It is up to you to take advantage of these possibilities .

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