Many people want to find out how to get rid of varicose veins not just for cosmetic reasons, but to ease discomfort too.
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These enlarged groups of veins often bring a host of irritations to otherwise healthy legs like heaviness and swelling thanks to restricted circulation.
While in many cases varicose veins are harmless, if yours are causing you pain or serious discomfort it’s an idea to pay a visit to your GP, who can assess if medical treatment – anything from laser to stripping the veins – is the way forward.
Here are 3 ways to treat and conceal varicose veins:
1. Tighten up
Few items of clothing sound less sexy than compression tights, but the relief that circulation-boosting hosiery can bring to throbbing legs and veins will make you feel (and therefore act) 100% more alluring.
Orthofit Varicose Vein Sheer Stockings, R159.95, are fairly indistinguishable from ordinary tights to look at and feel tight enough on that you know they’re working but far from the bandage-like compression sort of stockings.
2. Lighten up
Lift heavy legs with the Sh’zen Energizing Cream For Heavy Legs, R179 for 75ml. Help soothe and ease heavy swollen legs and feet fast!
The cream is pleasantly refreshing upon application and easily absorbs into the skin, also there is no need to massage to stimulate circulation. After application, prop your feet up on a pillow and let its active ingredients get to work.
Containing ingredients like menthol for stimulation tea tree oil for purification as well as herbs like chamomile, sage, geranium and peppermint for their astringent and soothing properties. A little goes a long way with this product as the cream spreads generously on the skin.
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3. Cover up
Now you’ve worked on the way varicose veins make your legs feel, a few cosmetic tricks can make all the difference to how they look. If it’s discolouration you’re concerned about, some Coverderm Perfect Legs, R515 at Dischem, available in various shades, should do the trick.
The coverage is 100% opaque and won’t run in the rain! If you’re showing a bit of leg and want an all-over veiling effect, try the excellent Vita Liberata Body Blur Instant HD Skin Finish, R1 030.
The product looks scarily bronze in the tube, but smooth on subtly without streaking, and give legs a seriously long-lasting all-over colour that glosses over dodgy discolouration, as well making legs look slimmer, smoother and sun-kissed (never a bad thing).
The product looks scarily bronze in the tube, but smooth on subtly without streaking, and give legs a seriously long-lasting all-over colour that glosses over dodgy discolouration, as well making legs look slimmer, smoother and sun-kissed (never a bad thing).
