There are many myths floating around about cellulite but they either place the blame on something else like genetics or just are plain false.
Cellulite is just the visibility of subcutaneous fat cells. It is as simple as that. It isn't caused by having too much fat (this is evident by the amount of skinny people who have cellulite too), it isn't a build up of trapped toxins and it isn't inflammation of the fat cells. It just simply is their visibility.
What caused the visibility is too things
1. Consuming too much protein! If you are eating a lot of cooked protein (rather than plant protein which will not cause this issue) then you are contributing to your cellulite issue. The heat from cooking the protein damages the amino acids and creates new substances within it. This creates amino acids that are much harder for our bodies to separate and utilized. As a result they aren't utilized immediately and end up in the skin, making you retain water and making your fat cells visible.
2. An impaired hormone metabolism. One of the reasons you have impaired hormone metabolism can be contraceptive pills. The only way the pill can work is by dominating your hormone metabolism and if it didn't you would get pregnant. It is known that contraceptives can cause water retention thus cellulite.
Now in this article I would like to focus on the protein issue and what exactly happens to make the subcutaneous cells visible.
Cellulite despite it being very normal to have these days, is NOT natural. Cellulite is categorized by the bulging of fat cells into the outer skin and this is caused by an increase in concentration of damaged proteins that have very high water-attracting properties. This leads to a rise in the amount of water the skin retains, which causes the fat cells to extrude.
So if you retain a lot of water, then it is most likely you are consuming too much protein and too much damaged protein. A likely sign of this would be cellulite!
What about my genetics?
No, cellulite isn't hereditary at all, even though many sources seem to claim that it is. I think this is down to making people feel better by putting the blame on something that is out of ones control. Well I am sorry, but cellulite IS in your control.
The only way that cellulite can be even seen as remotely hereditary is that you possibly have picked up your parents eating habits. If you have become accustomed to eating a high protein diet from birth, then in that sense it is hereditary. This is something that can be very difficult to overcome because it has been a life long habit.
Conclusion
Cellulite is very normal in the Western world but not natural. The abundance of junk and health foods we eat is the cause of cellulite and the only way you can rid yourself of it is to get your protein from plant sources, like dark leafy greens, cut down your meat and dairy consumption and change your eating habits.
You can get rid of it but it boils down to overcoming your addictions to wheat and dairy based products and high protein foods. If you want good looking skin then you must change your diet.