Coffee is a popular beverage that many people enjoy, but it can have a negative effect on your skin. Applying coffee directly to the skin can help diminish the appearance of sunspots, redness and fine lines. However, drinking coffee can lead to a greater stress response in the body, which can increase the amount of fat produced by your sebaceous glands and make you more prone to breakouts. In addition, coffee contains sugar which can also affect your skin.
Here is a look at 7 reasons why coffee is bad for the skin and body due to the caffeine present in the drink.
1.Stress Response
Caffeine makes you feel alert and awake, but it also leads to a greater stress response in the body. Stress hormones, such as cortisol, can increase the amount of fat produced by your sebaceous glands, which means you may be more prone to breakouts.
2.Sugar
Chances are that, unless you are drinking coffee alone, your cup contains sugar and that can also affect your skin.
Bowe adds that coffee grounds also help reduce puffiness and puffiness, so you'll typically find this ingredient in eye creams and treatments.
3.Skin Aging
Of course, there are many factors involved in skin aging, such as UV exposure and smoking, but the researchers concluded that the skin was protected from aging due to the plant compounds in coffee and tea, specifically polyphenols.
4.Aggressive Exfoliation
In addition, a scrub for coffee grounds can be quite aggressive and irritate already inflamed breakouts.
5.Acne
While coffee doesn't cause acne, some studies suggest it may make it worse.
6.Dehydration
In the past year I noticed that on the days I drank coffee consecutively, my skin looked different, drier, paler and, in general, blah.
7.Caffeine Overload
I think there are more potential benefits to using topical coffee-derived compounds instead of drinking coffee. So, if you regularly drink coffee with sweetener and whatever creamer you have on hand, then yes, your coffee drink could be the source of your breakouts. Moursi, a renowned West Coast facialist who works with Charlize Theron and Jennifer Aniston, acknowledges that coffee may not look good with everyone, but for those who don't tend to experience negative side effects, there are ultimately many advantages to moderating coffee consumption.
