Published 10:35 IST, October 25th 2019
Coffee: A single DIY solution for 6 of your skin problems | Details
Coffee can do wonders to your skin. It can help you look brighter, fight acne, and many more. Read here the best skin benefits you will get from coffee.
Coffee consumption provides some health benefits, including skin benefits. Coffee has high antioxidants potential, and the quality of caffeine can help improve circulation. Coffee can improve blood flow and make your skin smooth, light, and make you feel alive.
Skin benefits of coffee:
Dark circles and puffy eyes
The herbal spice in your kitchen cabinet also works to lighten your dark circles. Make a grounded coffee paste and apply it under the eye. Besides providing relief, the pack would also reduce tissue swelling around your eyes. It would also make the skin under the eye lighter. The mixture of caffeine and coffee antioxidants shrinks the under-skin blood vessels, thus aiding in lightening your dark circles.
Exfoliating scrub
Coffee serves as an effective scrub that can exfoliate the skin and eliminate cellulite and make the body smoother. It is effective without being rough on the body. The coffee powder can be blended with coconut oil and olive oil until it has a paste-like texture. Then scrub your face, cellulite-prone areas, or your whole body gently with the paste.
Skin whitening
According to PaleoHacks, coffee can be used to brighten and tighten the skin in facials. This facilitates blood circulation and helps remove cellulite from the body. You can use coffee to make a home-made face mask. The antioxidants in coffee can revive dull and tired skin by putting necessary nutrients in pores. Coffee can quickly brighten your skin when used as a mask or scrub.
Tightens skin
According to Stylecraze, a beauty website, another advantage of caffeine is that it can tighten fine lines and smooth puffy skin with its topical use. Your skin absorbs caffeine used in creams to firm and tighten its appearance. Reportedly, coffee also prevents the development of cells in skin cancer. Beauty products also contain caffeine as it can help give you a beautiful appearance. Caffeine is a vasoconstrictor, which means it allows the blood vessels to expand as a result of contraction of the muscular wall of the vessels, so when applied to the skin it helps in tightening.
Protection against Sunrays
According to a beauty website, Stylecraze, Skin can be protected from UV rays by covering the skin with caffeine. Caffeine effectively prevents the damage, thereby shielding the skin from UVB's adverse effects.
Acne
Coffee scrub on face will help you clean dead skin cells and unblock the pores. According to Medical News Today, coffee chlorogenic acids can also reduce inflammation and guard against certain bacterial strains.
Disclaimer: The effect of coffee on the skin varies from person to person. It is always recommended to check with your doctor before applying it on your skin to avoid any skin reactions.
Updated 18:47 IST, October 25th 2019