Top 21 Ways To Reduce Breast Size Without Going Under The Knife

Updated: 11/30/2019

Every girl wants to have full round breasts. Until now, breast size is always a concern that many women are interested in. The size of the breast is a factor that helps many girls become more confident and attractive, but at the same time, in many cases, an enlarged breast is a minus that makes them lose confidence. The breasts get larger, which may be due to a few factors such as genetics, obesity, breastfeeding, pregnancy, side effects of some drugs, and hormonal changes. Extremely large breasts may cause several problems related to physical health and emotions. Rashes under the breasts, back pain, tenderness, shortness of breath, and neck pain are some health problems you may suffer from due to large breasts. Also, women with large breasts can have difficulty in exercising and looking for clothes that fit them.

If you have large breasts, don’t worry because we will help you. Let’s find out the fastest ways on how to reduce breast size naturally without going under the knife from Beauty Talk. Ensure that you will get back your dream shape after a short time. 

There is no science-based evidence for the following homemade recipes. The recipes we've focused on are traditional home remedies, so always consult your doctor and check out your health condition regularly to know if a remedy is working for you.

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Top 21 Ways How To Reduce Breast Size Naturally Without Going Under The Knife

I. Frequently Asked Questions

1. Could I Take Medications To Decrease My Breast Size?

Before taking medication, the best solution is to consult your doctor, as there are many ways of reducing the size of your breasts without it.

2. How Do I Reduce My Breast Size?

Reducing weight may help decrease the size of your breast, but there is no method to target that area, particularly without surgery.

3. How Do I Lose Fat To Decrease My Breast Size?

Regular exercise and a good diet will help reduce your weight and therefore reduce your breast size. 

4. Can I Use Warm Lemon Honey Water To Reduce Weight And Make My Breast Smaller?

The effect is small while lemon water can help increase the metabolic rate of your body. It’s unlikely to result in smaller breasts or noticeable weight loss. 

II. Worth-Trying Tips And Natural Remedies

What to do? Is there any effective solution to reduce your breast size? Are you scared to go under the knife? Don’t worry because we will help solve all your worries. All the following tips and remedies are effective at reducing your breast size without going under the knife. Scroll down!

1. Hoelen For Breast Reduction

Hoelen (Poria mushroom) is a special sort of mushroom that grows on the roots of red pine and other trees in the world.

Being a fungus, Poria mushroom decays the wood of these trees and even destroys their roots, which causes the entire structure to crumble. Nevertheless, hoelen contains chemicals that may improve the function of the kidney, reduce serum cholesterol and inflammations, etc^[1].

It also has medicinal properties that are widely used in producing breast reduction pills. Consult your doctor to know the efficiency of this herb in treating any problems and the side effects related to using it.

Dosage:

The typical suggested dose of this Poria mushroom is from 9 to 15 grams a day, usually in the powder form and drunk with boiled water.

2. Push Ups

This is one of the most common exercises and is useful in building up the muscles of the chest and shoulder. This exercise can help to reduce the extra fat consisting of extra fat on your breast. One vital composition of breasts is fat or adipose tissue.

It can also aid you in reducing body fat and toning the muscles in your breast areas, making your breasts appear smaller. Now you may also use this exercise as an effective way to reduce breast size naturally and fast.

Directions:

• Lie down on your belly with your face down.
• Keep your legs straight and your feet in a short distance from one another.
• Keep your hands at the two sides of the chest and your palms down.
• Allow your body weight to rest on your hands and feet.
• Gently dip down to the ground, as low as possible and then push up the starting position.
• Remember not to bend your back; it should be straight during your push-ups.
• Repeat 3 sets of 5 reps and then 3 sets of 10 reps and finally 20 reps.

3. Spiderman Push-ups

This is a form of calisthenic exercises, which is very useful in losing fat on your breast. It focuses on strengthening the muscles of your upper body, including your breasts. It also strengthens the core of your triceps so that you can lose fat on your arms. The main benefit of Spiderman push-ups is that it may control your fat deposits. When your body builds up the muscles, it will consume more of energy rather than storing the fat or calories. Toning up the muscles in your arms and chest will also burn off the fat on your breasts.

Directions:

• Begin in a push-up position.
• Lie down with your face down and your body weight resting on your palms and feet.
• Dip down with your back straight and then push up the starting position. While pushing yourself up, lift your right leg and then touch your knee to your right elbow.
• Take back your leg and keep on performing push-ups.
• At the same time, lift your left leg and touch your left knee to your left elbow.
• Remember not to bring the leg halfway. You should try to touch the knee to your elbow.
• Do this for 5 to 10 times. Slowly increase to three sets of ten reps.

4. Jogging

Jogging is one of the aerobic exercises that are very effective in burning calories and losing fat levels in your body^[2], including in your breasts. When jogging, the whole body works out, so it is very beneficial in losing the size of your large breasts.

If you are jogging to try to cut down on fat, the size of your breasts can change significantly. However, if you do not jog frequently or fix the burned calories by consuming high-calorie foods, you will not reduce weight, and you will also not change your breast size.

The number of calories that you will burn off depends on your weight, the intensity of the run, the amount of running time, and muscle mass. You can start jogging every evening and morning in a park or by the beach, or in the garden. You should jog for at least twenty minutes daily. According to Harvard Health Publications, you may burn about 200 to 700 calories if you run for 30 minutes.

5. Swimming 

Swimming is a healthy choice if you are looking for a simple way on how to reduce breast size fast at home. Swimming is also known as the most useful form of Cardio exercises. Apart from losing fat on your breasts, this exercise also helps to reduce fat on the whole body^[3].

While swimming, all the strokes are good to reduce weight, but the front strokes and backstrokes are especially good for the muscles of your shoulder and chest. This will help to lose fat of your breasts and also give you attractive breasts. You should swim daily to get the best results.

6. Shoulder Press

Basically, this exercise is great for losing fat on your underarms, but it also works on the muscles of the chest areas and thus is an excellent exercise to reduce fat on your breasts.

You will need:

• Dumbbells – 2
• A chair (optional)

Directions:

• Stand or sit on this chair.
• Keep the back straight and the neck in line with the spine.
• Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
• Lift the arms up at the height of the shoulders.
• Open your arms wide and lift the dumbbells above your head.
• Extend the arms fully above the head.
• Bring them back to your shoulder length and then rise upwards, keeping your arms wide open.
• Repeat 3 sets of 10 reps.

7. Massage 

Massage your breasts with warm olive or coconut oil help you to have firmer and smaller breasts. Massage is an old remedy on how to reduce breast size and overall body fat. When you massage your breasts, it will help to reduce fat cells present in your breasts^[4]. You can buy any breast reduction cream or oil, which is available in the market to do this method.

Directions:

• Apply warm coconut or olive oil to your breasts.
• Use your ring finger and middle finger to massage each of your breasts in a circular motion and upward direction for about 10 minutes.
• Repeat the process twice per day for at least three months to notice the changes.

8. Lift With Light Weight

You can lift light weight dumbbells (or heavier weight dumbbells if you feel comfortable) if you want to reduce the size of your breasts. This way helps to tone the muscles of your breasts and reduce fat from them. Therefore, it will change the size of your breasts.

You will need:

• Dumbbells – 2
• A bench

Directions:

• Lie down on a bench on the back.
• Hold a weight in each hand.
• Raise the arms above the chest. The edges of these weights will touch each other.
• Lower the arms until your upper arms are parallel to the ground.
• Extend your arms and return to the starting position.
• Repeat 3 sets of 10 to 20 reps.

9. Firm Breasts With Ginger 

Ginger root is famous for its effectiveness in treating and preventing many diseases such as cough, cold, and sore throat. Ginger is also used as one of the other effective ways on how to reduce breast size naturally. It increases the metabolic rate of your body to help to burn off more fat^{[5] [6]}.

Also, this affects your breast size because they are mainly made of fatty tissues.

Your metabolism, which is a process of your body,  transforms the food you consume into energy or fuel that makes you feel full of life and active. This process determines how fast your calories will be burned off. If it works well, the calories burn quickly before they are converted into fat. Moreover, ginger aids in speeding up the metabolism so that you may reduce fat from your body, including your breasts.

You will need:

• Peeled & chopped ginger piece – 1 or 2 inches

• Honey – 1 tablespoon
• A fresh lemon
• Water – 2 to 3 cups

Directions:

• Add water in a pan and bring it to a boil.
• Add peeled & chopped ginger to it and allow it to simmer for about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Strain the tea and add honey and lemon juice to it.
• Stir them well and enjoy this tea to lose your breast fat.

10. Green Tea 

Green tea is very effective in losing weight and reducing the size of your breasts. Catechins present in green tea stimulate your body to burn off calories and decrease body fat to promote weight loss^[7]. This also helps to reduce breast size. Moreover, green tea also helps to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer.

You need to drink at least 4 to 5 cups of this tea per day for its metabolism boosting benefits^[8].

You will need:

• 1 teaspoon of green tea leaves or 1 tea bag
• 1 cup of hot water
• 1 to 2 teaspoons of honey (optional)
• 1 to 2 teaspoons of lemon juice (optional)

Directions:

• Add green tea leaves or tea bag to a cup of boiling water.
• Allow it to steep for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• After that, add honey and lemon juice to it, if using.
• Stir them well and drink this green tea.

11. The Hip Shift

While performing this exercise, you have to do many twists and stretches. Not only does this help to reduce fat from your breast, but it also is good at losing belly fat.

Directions:

• Stand straight with your feet hip-width apart.
• Stretch the arms in front of the chest, your palms facing down.
• When inhaling, bend the upper body downwards with your back still straight. This looks like you are sitting on a chair.
• When the hips are parallel to the ground, stretch the right leg sideward and keep it straight.
• When exhaling, bring the hips to the starting position.
• Do this process with your left leg and left your hip.
• Repeat 8 to 10 times.

12. Flaxseed To Reduce Breast Size 

Flaxseeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which help to reduce estrogen levels in your body^{[9] [10]}.

A high level of estrogen is one of the causes of large breasts. These seeds also aid in getting rid of harmful toxins from your body.

Besides, they aid in weight loss and improve heart health. So, if you want to learn how to reduce breast size naturally and fast at home, follow the directions below:

Ingredients:

• Ground flaxseeds – 1 tablespoon
• Warm water – 1 glass

Directions:

• Add ground flaxseed to a glass of tepid water.
• Stir them together and have it.
• You may include it in your breakfast cereal, have 1 or 2 teaspoons of flaxseed oil in your meals, or take flax oil capsules.
• You can also mix flaxseed oil or flaxseed powder in your juices or other beverages and then have it.

13. Rubia Cordifolia (Manjishta)

Rubia cordifolia commonly called Manjishta or Indian madder is a special herb that can be used for reducing the size of your breasts.

Thanks to its anti-inflammatory effects and its efficiency in decreasing swelling, it is also used in resolving the enlarged breast problem in men. Hence, it can be widely used to decrease breast size in women.

You may also use Rubia cordifolia herbal extract to regulate the hormonal level and remove harmful toxins or excess estrogen that may be in charge of large breasts in women.

Directions and dosage:

The roots of Rubia cordifolia can be used both externally and internally.

The recommended dose is about 1 to 3 grams of this dried herbal extract that you use to make a decoction. This decoction may be taken about 20 ml to 50 ml thrice a day within 2 months.

For a safer option, you should mix Rubia cordifolia and honey and then apply it externally to your breasts.

14. Fenugreek Packs For Attractive Breasts

Fenugreek contains a lot of health benefits and also helps to add to the beauty of a woman by reducing the size of the breasts. Fenugreek seeds also have some compounds that are very useful in firming and reducing breast size^[11].

Ingredients:

• Fenugreek powder – 1/4 bowl
• Water

Directions:

• Add fenugreek powder in a bowl.
• Add enough water to it and mix them well to make a paste.
• Apply this paste to your breasts and massage them for about 15 minutes.
• Wash it off with clean water.
• Follow this method for 4 to 8 weeks.

15. Egg Whites And Onion Juice

Using egg whites is another good way on how to reduce breast size at home. It will assist you in getting firm breasts and tightening the chest area to make your breasts appear smaller.

Directions:

• Beat an egg white thoroughly to make a smooth texture.
• Apply this mixture to the bottom of your breasts.
• Allow it to sit for half an hour.
• Take the juice of an onion and mix it in a glass of clean water.
• Use this water to wash off the egg white.
• Follow this remedy for once per day for a few weeks for firmer and smaller breasts.

16. Guarana

Guarana is known as one of the most common ingredients in breast reduction and weight loss pills. It is also used to improve mental performance, fight anxiety, and reduce fluid retention.

Apart from reducing breast size, this special herb has been used by women in South America to regain the normal size of their breasts after lactation.

The main content of guarana is theophylline, theobromine, and caffeine. The caffeine in guarana is higher than caffeine present in coffee^[12].

It helps to increase metabolic rate, stimulate your central nervous system, muscles, and heart, which will lead to general weight loss and quicker reduction of the fat tissues in the breasts.

The herb is available in capsule and tea form. However, you should consult your doctor before using it.

Directions and dosage:

You should have about 5 grams of this powder a day in the morning. Never use it if you suffer from high blood pressure or heart problems. You can mix it with yogurt or any juice to reduce its bitter taste.

17. Neem & Turmeric For Smaller Breasts 

A combination of neem and turmeric is an Ayurveda remedy to decrease inflammation of the breasts throughout breastfeeding. Both turmeric and neem contain anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. When the inflammation subsides, the breast size will automatically be reduced^{[13] [14]}.

This mixture also aids in reducing fat in the breasts.

Ingredients:

Neem leaves – a handful

Water – 4 cups

Turmeric powder – 2 teaspoons

Honey – a little

Directions:

• Boil these neem leaves in water for 10 minutes and then strain it.
• Add turmeric powder and honey to it and mix them well.
• Drink this herbal water every day for a few months.

18. Fish Oil

The rich content of omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil is very beneficial for a woman who wants to reduce the breast size. These fatty acids help to reduce estrogen levels, one of the main causes of large breasts^[15].

Moreover, fish oil helps reduce body weight.

Directions:

• Eat cold-water fish, including salmon, mackerel, and tuna that contains omega-3 fatty acids.
• Also, walnuts, flaxseeds, soybeans, and flaxseed oil are other good sources of these fatty acids.
• Also, you can take fish oil supplements. However, you need to consult your doctor to get a proper dosage and usage.
• Fish oil will be more effective in reducing body fat when mixed with aerobic or cardiovascular exercises.

19. Have Healthy Diet 

Having a healthy and balanced diet helps with proper weight management. Therefore, there will be less fat in the body. This will result in a natural reduction in the size of your breasts.

• Add many fresh and organic fruits to your diet. Fruits contain a high content of water and have antioxidants that assist you in reducing weight and remaining healthy.
• Consume more green vegetables such as spinach, kale, broccoli, and others.
• Get the required protein from seafood such as fish. Fish is low in calories and aids in weight loss.
• Consume more nuts, which are great sources of energy and aid in weight management.
• Reduce your intake of salt, sugar, and unhealthy fat.
• Stay away from fatty, deep-fried, and processed foods.
• Drink plenty of water or fresh vegetable and fruit juices. Avoid drinking soft drinks and juices having artificial sweeteners.

Note: Avoid crashing diet because it may adversely affect your whole health.

20. Choose Clothes Properly

Wearing the correct type of clothes is another simple way on how to reduce breast size naturally and help to move away from the excessive attention from your large breasts.

Dresses: Clothes having a good fall and wrap will make you appear slimmer and proportionate. Put on fitted tops, the right fit kind to show off your attractive waistline to make you look slimmer. Avoid wearing shirts that have a low cut, and you should replace them with ones flaring at the bottom.

Bras: Try out wearing Bras that help to reduce breast size visually.

Color: The color of your shirt, dress, or top could also determine breast reduction. To get a reduced effect on your breasts, avoid wearing light colored clothes because it will make you appear loud and wider. You should opt for darker colored clothes that will make you appear compact and smaller.

Necklines: Wear shirts with V-necks, sweethearts, cowl necks, and front wrap necks to reduce the effect of the large breasts. Scoop necks and squares with shrugs make you appear smarter and smaller. Avoid plunging necklines because they would make you appear huger. Don't wear clothes that you are not confident enough to wear.

Patterns: Avoid horizontal patterned clothes because they will make your large breasts very conspicuous because they create a wideness effect to your body. Stay away from big floral patterns emphasizing your top areas and do not wear tight clothes because they make your breasts look larger.

21. Doing Yoga

Like other exercises, yoga, an ancient Indian exercise technique, helps you in toning the muscles and losing fat^[16]. One of the yoga pose or yoga asana to reduce the size of your breasts is certainly the “Standing Backward Bend” or the “Ardha Chakrasana”. This yoga posture will not only stretch your front upper body but also tone the muscles of your shoulders, arms, and chest. Don’t miss this exercise if you are looking for a useful way on how to reduce breast size fast.

Directions:

• Stand straight. Keep the feet together and allow the arms to hang downwards at one side of the body. The body weight should rest on both your feet.
• While inhaling, raise the arms above the head. The palms ought to face each other when stretching the arms.
• While exhaling and when your arms are still extended, gently bend yourself backwards, pushing your pelvis forward.
• Keep your arms in line with your ears. Your knees and elbows should be straight, your head up.
• Lift the chest towards the ceiling in the above position.
• Now, hold for a while.
• While inhaling, return to the straight position.
• When exhaling, bring the arms down and then relax.

Precaution: If you suffer from hip or spinal problems, brain ailments, high blood pressure, hernia, or peptic or duodenal ulcers, or if you are pregnant, avoid performing this yoga asana.

Additional Tips

• If your big breasts have become painful, inflamed, or tender, try using a cold compress to minimize these symptoms.
• Avoid drinking too much alcohol because it can worsen this condition.
• Do not smoke and use other tobacco products.

Hope that this article can help you find out the best methods to reduce the size of your large breasts. If you have any questions, or you know other ways on how to reduce breast size naturally and fast at home, please leave them below.

All content provided is for informational and educational purposes. We recommend you consult a healthcare professional to determine which method is appropriate for you.