They were all over my Instagram feed: These snow-pants-looking contraptions worn by my fellow editor friends.
Apparently they did this by boosting the lymphatic drainage system.
I was intrigued, to say the least.
It is circulated and drained through the lymphatic system, which involves capillaries, vessels, and your nodes.
(Read his whole briefer here.)
There are a few ways you’re free to stimulate your lymphatic drainage system.
One of the best ones being exercise or just moving your body.
And you might manually manipulate it through massage and rolling, too.
So, where does that leave us with these trendy new treatments?
Well, I tried one out.
Joanna Vargasis a celebrity facialist and founder ofJoanna Vargas Salons and Skincare.
Her line is clean, highly efficacious, and natural-leaning.
Well, she recently introduced a new treatment called the Body Booster.
It moves lymph from the feet and legs, which will get everything circulating," says Vargas.
After settling onto the facial bed, my esthetician slips on my boots that reach my upper thigh.
Once turned on, they start filling up with air at the bottom of my foot.
Slowly the air starts filling the rest of the boot, until it hits my thigh.
At that point it holds the air for a moment, before releasing and starting again at the foot.
Throughout the first half, the pressure varied strength.
Now, it didn’t hurt nor feel uncomfortable, but warm blanket this is not.
It’s like a high-end and sophisticated version of that feeling.
But if you just need a, well, boost, it will work.
After I slipped off the boots, part of me was expecting a whole new pair of legs.
I, of course, did not have any, as this wasn’t a leg transplant.
And at first, I didn’t notice a difference at all.
For me, at least, it wasn’t the instant gratification I was secretly hoping for.
Then, I went about my day.
But later, when I slipped on a pair of jeans, they did feel just a bit baggier.
(Was I imagining that?
(Not a crazy amount, but I just didn’tlovethe skin on my thighs, which is fine!
We’re all allowed to have complicated feelings about our bodies!)
We also know it has a host of cardiovascular benefits.
