7 Surprising Beauty Benefits of Caffeine

Most adults simply cannot function without an infusion of caffeine in our systems. Thanks to the zing of energy that caffeinated beverages provide, we’re able to function and play nice on a regular basis. But did you know that while these magical drinks can affect your mood and body, they can affect your skin, too?

We’re diving deep into a double shot Americano to find out how caffeine boasts some surprising powers in your beauty routine. If that doesn’t perk you up enough, we also have six caffeine-boosted skin, hair, and body products that you’ll love a latte!

Before we get down to the fine details, let’s talk about the health benefits that caffeine brings to the table. One of the most impressive assets of caffeine is its A(ntioxidant) game: with beverages like coffee and green tea in its corner, no other food can go toe to toe with caffeine. Check out some other amazing beauty benefits of drinking caffeine:

• Antioxidants
  Coffee, black tea, and green tea all contain a plethora of antioxidants, which can help your skin cells fight off free radicals that contribute to premature aging. Antioxidant components – like polyphenols, catechins, and flavonoids – can even be activated through brewing, so drink up!

• Anti-inflammatory
  Your morning cup of java contains the antioxidant ferulic acid, which is shown to have an anti-inflammatory effect on the body and skin. It also acts like other antioxidants in that it helps to fight the effects of damaging free radicals on the skin, like sun, pollution, and smoke.

• Boosts and repairs
  Coffee is also high in niacin (vitamin B3), which helps the body’s systems function properly. This wonder ingredient also promotes cellular turnover, and can be helpful in repairing sun damage while strengthening the skin barrier.

• UV protection
  Antioxidants like polyphenols that are found in both coffee and green tea can be hugely protective against UV damage. Science suggests that they may help to protect against ultraviolet (UV) rays and some signs of photoaging linked to sun exposure. While sipping caffeine helps, you’ll still need to apply your daily sunscreen!

While knocking back several mugs of coffee can amount to too much of a good thing – and mid-morning jitters – the beauty benefits of this beloved ingredient shine bright when applied topically.

Exfoliates and smooths
Don’t throw out those coffee grounds – or it’s grounds for non-silky smooth skin! Those coffee dregs are great at gently exfoliating your face and body, while tightening and enhancing vibrance. But why DIY when you’ll find coffee grounds in our Cocoa Coffee Body Scrub?

This luxurious scrub has a bold coffee chocolate scent, and is designed to smooth skin and reduce redness. The pure, potent ingredients featured in this formula include both coffee beans and cacao nibs, which both contain natural caffeine.

Fun fact: caffeine is found in many body scrubs that are designed to minimize cellulite. That’s thanks in part to vasoconstriction, but also to caffeine’s diuretic effects, which allow it to dehydrate fat cells temporarily, reducing the appearance of dimpled stores under the skin.

To seal in smoothness after exfoliation, we recommend our Coconut Nourishing Body Cream, which is enriched with potent anti-aging vitamins, green coffee, and vitamin C for soft, supple skin.

Decreases dark circles and puffy eyes
The ‘awake’ effect you’d get from your morning go-go juice has the same effect caffeine on our skin. The super ingredient is great for dark circles, as it helps to improve circulation by constricting the blood vessels. Caffeine also can absorb accumulated water, and is vital in reducing puffiness and swelling found around the eyes.

We love the ingredient so much that it’s used in our most iconic product: the Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream. Gentle, hydrating, and effective, this formula de-puffs, boosts circulation, and brightens dark circles with caffeine from coffee and green tea. Need a little boost in your brow growth? We recommend our Green Tea Fiber Brow Builder, which is a tinted gel that defines and sculpts your brows for a full, more polished look.

Reduces red and inflamed skin
Though it seems paradoxical given its stimulant nature, coffee can actually calm inflamed and red skin thanks to the same antioxidants that protect it from premature aging. It's also a vasoconstrictor, which means it shrinks blood vessels and reduces the rush of blood to the skin’s surface – thus lessening the appearance of redness and flushing.

Tightens up
The amazing shrinking action of caffeine can also do wonders for your pores, making them look smaller than they may be. Now that’s pore-fection! Caffeine can also help improve the surface of your skin to look firmer and feel tighter.

Stimulates hair growth
The protective antioxidant benefits of caffeine also extend to your hair! Coffee stimulates the scalp and hair roots to improve structure and growth, and may help prevent hair loss. If your tresses need some extra TLC, we’re hair for you! We recommend our Grow More Shampoo, which stimulates blood flow in the scalp to promote healthier hair growth.

Enhances vibrancy
When applied as a face mask, the stimulating properties of caffeine improve blood flow and make your skin appear brighter, and, well – alive! While you’re brightening your face, why not give those peepers a little more glow? We recommend our hydrating Bright Eyes Mask, which is made with cooling cucumber and natural caffeine to de-puff the eye area.

Helps repair sun damage
Just like coffee gives you a pep in your step in the morning, caffeine gives your SPF a boost and can help with sun damage. Its antioxidant content helps fight the effects of damaging free radicals on the skin. This wonder ingredient also promotes cell turnover, and can be helpful in repairing sun damage while strengthening the skin barrier.

For most of us, sipping on a caffeinated beverage is a nonnegotiable and essential part of our daily routines. Hopefully with our tips and the benefits of caffeine, you’ll make the superstar ingredient another non-negotiable in your skin care routine. Mugs up!

Want more benefits of coffee for skin and how it’s made? How about the caffeine benefits of green tea? Check out our blog to get the latest on these topics and more!

For most of us, sipping on a caffeinated beverage is a nonnegotiable and essential part of our daily routines. Hopefully with our tips and the benefits of caffeine, you’ll make the superstar ingredient another non-negotiable in your skin care routine. Mugs up!

Want more benefits of coffee for skin and how it’s made? How about the caffeine benefits of green tea? Check out our blog to get the latest on these topics and more!

While we certainly don’t discriminate against a hot cup of Joe for an energy boost, our skin needs it’s caffeine fix topically. Here’s what’s on the menu:

Coffee Bean Face Cream
If we like something, we’ll just make it in another category! Our best selling eye cream gets a super stacked sister in this facial moisturizer. The whole face gets a creamy coffee treat with this restorative, brightening, and tightening facial cream. High in sunflower seed oil for potent vitamin E, this moisturizer was formulated to be gentle, deeply hydrating, and rejuvenating to counteract environmental damage and achieve age-defying skin. Powered with green coffee extract for the much needed enhanced blood flow boost for the skin, this cream transforms the face for supple skin and a lively, healthy glow.

Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream
Our “this is her” hero skincare ingredient, this dynamo of an eye cream does some serious heavy lifting. Shown to reduce discoloration for a bright and youthful eye, our crowd-favorite eye cream depuffs and hydrates for an undeniable difference.

Power Fol Multi-Correctional Scalp and Hair Treatment
We can’t forget about the skin on top of our head while we’re looking to incorporate caffeinated care into our routines. As caffeine helps to boost hydration, feeding the hair follicles with oxygen and nutrients, it is one of the best hair care ingredients to promote growth, fullness, and scalp health. This treatment hydrates and nourishes the scalp with hair strengthening ashwagandha and veggie collagen for added thickness and body.

Organic Face Serum with Coffee Oil
When we’re doing damage control in harsh winter climates, or fighting a breakout happening at the completely worst time, this is one of the recovery products we reach for. This coffee infused face serum comes complete with soothing safflower oil, healing rosehip seed oil, and coffee seed oil to improve discoloration and unwanted texture.

Cocoa Coffee Body Scrub
Just like we can’t forget about the hair and scalp, we certainly can’t hold back on the caffeine benefits for our body as well. Every so often we’re in the mood for a perfectly scrubby, massaging and stimulating facial scrub. This coffee bean option fits the bill! The salt scrub base sloughs off all of that dead skin, working hand in hand with the coffee bean extract to reveal tight, bright skin. The dynamic duo of warming cocoa and superstar coffee boost elasticity for detoxified and bouncy skin.

Coffee Bean Face Serum
The whole face gets a dreamy coffee treat with this restorative, brightening, tightening, and protecting face serum. Offering the same your-skin-but-better benefits of our new coffee bean moisturizer, this superstar serum was formulated to reverse sun damage, and brighten and tighten your skin for an immediate healthy glow. Powered with a trifecta of skin-caffeinated goodness with green coffee extract, caffeine, and green tea EGCG, this serum boosts circulation for the skin and transforms the complexion for a healthy, vibrant glow!

For most of us, sipping on a caffeinated beverage is a nonnegotiable and essential part of our daily routines. Hopefully with our tips and the benefits of caffeine, you’ll make the superstar ingredient another non-negotiable in your skin care routine. Mugs up!

Want more benefits of coffee for skin and how it’s made? How about the caffeine benefits of green tea? Check out our blog to get the latest on these topics and more!

How does caffeine benefit the skin when applied topically?

Caffeine, when applied topically, has potent antioxidant properties that help in protecting the skin against UV radiation and slowing down the aging process. It constricts blood vessels, which can reduce inflammation and puffiness, particularly around the eyes.

Can caffeine in skincare products help with under-eye circles?

Yes, caffeine is effective in reducing under-eye circles. It stimulates blood flow and reduces the pooling of blood under the eyes, a common cause of dark circles. Additionally, its anti-inflammatory properties help in reducing puffiness and swelling.

Is caffeine beneficial for hair growth?

Caffeine has been shown to stimulate hair growth at the molecular, cellular, and organ levels. It counteracts the suppressive effects of testosterone on hair growth, making it a potentially effective treatment for hair loss.

How does caffeine help in cellulite reduction?

Caffeine can temporarily reduce the appearance of cellulite. It dehydrates fat cells by energizing them which causes the water to disappear from the surface of the skin, minimizing the appearance of cellulite and making the skin look smoother.

Can caffeine protect the skin from sun damage?

Caffeine possesses antioxidant properties that can help protect the skin from sun damage. It can inhibit DNA damage response, thus offering a degree of protection against UV radiation.