Is Coffee Bad for Your Skin?

Should you stop drinking coffee to achieve beautiful, radiant skin? Well, there are pros and cons when it comes to drinking coffee. Coffee is loaded in caffeine which can produce negative and positive effects on the body. The key is not to drink too much of it.

Some pros of drinking coffee is that it contains antioxidants. Antioxidants help ward off cancers of various types, including skin cancer. Coffee contains a lot of caffeine which has actually been found to retard the aging process, improve short-term memory, and help fight off Alzheimer's disease. If caffeine is consumed after exercise, it is found that it actually blocks the chemical that activates pain receptors, thus reducing muscle soreness. It is believed that it works better than pain relievers at doing this. Coffee is also used to exfoliate the skin. You can rub wet coffee grounds onto your skin to exfoliate; or after rubbing them on, you can let them sit on your skin for a few minutes before rinsing to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Some cons to drinking coffee is because it is loaded with caffeine, it can mess with your sleep schedule. Sleep is necessary for beautiful, healthy, glowing skin. The only time your body repairs itself is during sleep. Since caffeine can stay in your body for up to 12 hours, make sure to drink it in the morning. If not, you might deprive your body of the sleep it needs. Coffee is also a natural diuretic, so if you drink too much it may cause dehydration. You don't want that to happen because your body, including your skin, need fluids to transport essential nutrients throughout.

Drinking small amounts of coffee shouldn't affect your skin. It seems that there are more pros to drinking coffee than cons. Just limit it to one cup of coffee per day. The worst thing it could do for your skin, is mess with your sleep. And sleep is very, very important for the health of your skin and body. Also, remember that too much caffeine is not good for your body.

If you can, try drinking Green tea instead of coffee.Green tea has powerful antioxidants. It is supposed to be really good for your health and is great for your immune system. It also contains caffeine just in case you need that dose in the morning. Another benefit: it seems that drinking green tea daily will benefit your acne problem. It seems to act as a calming agent (Check out my guide to clearer, acne free skin). Just make sure you steep your tea for at least 10 minutes for all those antioxidants to leek in, and drink before an hour's up.