A lot of people cannot start their day without having a fresh cup of joe. And what’s not to love about coffee?
Numerous studies indicate that consuming coffee on a regular basis can help improve your health and offers several benefits.
These benefits include getting ample amounts of antioxidants, stress relief, improved liver health, elevated mood, reduced risks for skin cancer and type-2 diabetes, improved athletic performance, and improved brain health and intelligence.
But there’s another great reason why coffee is so awesome: It has skincare benefits. Here are three reasons why you should use products made with coffee as part of your daily organic skincare routine.
Caffeine can help get rid of puffy eyes
If you drank coffee to get through an all-nighter (for work or for school), here’s another reason to sing praises to caffeine: It can help you get rid of your puffy eyes.
Caffeine can help reduce both swelling and inflammation of the eyes by acting as a constrictor. But instead of drinking another cup of coffee, opt for eye creams that contain caffeine. These creams will help get rid of your puffy eyes faster.
The dark rings that form around your eyes may be caused by several factors including lack of sleep, dehydration or genetics. If you have naturally dark circles, caffeine creams can reduce both puffiness and inflammation.
On top of that, caffeine can help reduce the build-up of blood beneath your eyes which leads to dark circles.
Caffeine can temporarily hide cellulite
If you are going to the beach and you want your cellulite to magically disappear, albeit momentarily, use skin scrubs that contain coffee.
Be warned, though — these scrubs can help hide cellulites and firm the skin momentarily, for only about three hours.
Also, avoid scrubbing your skin too hard as this will only result in skin irritation which can then lead to inflammation.
According to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, skin creams which have caffeine as one of the main ingredients can effectively reduce the size of cellulite cells by as much as 17 percent.
In another study conducted by the Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, it was discovered that caffeine can reduce hip diameter by as much as 70 percent.
Coffee can make your skin smoother
Coffee bean grounds can be used as an exfoliant for your body. Using warm coffee bean grounds, sea salt, and olive oil, you can make your own organic skincare product at home.
Alternatively, you can purchase body scrubs which have coffee bean grounds as one of their main ingredients.