Wrinkles, cellulite... Five little-known benefits of coffee on our skin

Europe 1 6:37 p.m., April 18, 2022

The antioxidant and invigorating properties of coffee on the body no longer need to be proven.

Does caffeine act the same way on our skin?

In addition to its anti-inflammatory properties, coffee contains many antioxidants that fight against skin aging.

Applied to the skin, thanks to creams and scrubs, coffee erases imperfections and gives a boost. 

Coffee is full of antioxidants

Caffeine will give your skin a real boost since a cup of coffee contains a lot of antioxidants.

These antioxidants slow down the appearance of wrinkles.

Coffee is certainly not the world champion of antioxidants but there are still very good quantities.

Drinking coffee is good, but be careful, you have to drink it without sugar, because sugar will on the contrary damage your collagen.

Collagen gives a firm and plump effect to your skin. 

Coffee facilitates lymphatic drainage 

Many brands have understood the value of coffee in their care.

It is found most of the time in gels and slimming creams.

For example, you have some at Guinot.

Unfortunately, you are not going to lose all of your extra pounds by applying these creams.

"Caffeine acts on the wall of the lymphatic vessels and it destocks water", explains a dermatologist at the microphone of Europe 1. "We are not going to remove fatty deposits of cellulite with caffeine creams, but we can activate a little bit the drainage and push the water out of where it tends to accumulate. So it will activate the lymphatic drainage with regular use."

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Coffee is a great exfoliator

There are many coffee-based scrubs.

We will use the coffee grounds for the scrubs for the body or the face.

There are small coffee beans, very fine, which will sand the skin very slightly.

This will help remove small dead skin.

If you leave them on, they give a gritty and dull effect to the skin.

So by removing them, you will regain the shine.

And you will also have very soft skin.

The Terre de Mars brand, which specializes in coffee, offers a coffee scrub.

Coffee helps eliminate redness

Coffee retextures the skin.

It helps stimulate blood circulation and instantly gives a radiant complexion.

The high amount of antioxidants helps brighten dull, tired skin.

Coffee makes hair grow

Caffeine activates microcirculation for the skin.

And it acts the same way for the scalp.

Caffeine will gorge the hair bulb with nutrients.

And this will allow the hair to regenerate better, to grow a little faster.

So if you have a sluggish sprout or seasonal slump, caffeine can help.