Turns out that caffeine has another positive benefit besides keeping you awake during finals week: it can help your skin.
Researchers in England have discovered that a combination of exercise and caffeinated water can reduce the damaging effects of sun on the skin. Of course, we already knew that exercise can help the skin in general (it's amazing the effect exercise has on our body, and not just weight-wise), but the new research seems to show that caffeine can help with apotosis, when the body gets rid of damaged cells.
The research says "caffeinated water," but I wonder how that translates to "coffee," exactly. Does it have to be coffee, or would it work with tea and Jolt too?
My favorite part of the article is where it says a UK expert warns that coffee is "definitely not a substitute for sun protection." I guess that means Starbucks can cancel their plans for those coffee scented moist towelettes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-01-2007 @ 1:55PM
MJ said...
Glad to hear some good news on this one! May bathe in it
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8-01-2007 @ 2:44PM
BaS said...
thinkgeek has been carrying caffeinated soap for at least the past 3 years, http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/accessories/5a65/ now it's good for you beyond waking up... might be time to try it out.
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8-02-2007 @ 12:54PM
MJ said...
Thanks about the soap, very interesting!!
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8-03-2007 @ 5:08PM
Sara said...
This is great news, as I'm slightly addicted to caffeine, Diet Pepsi Max being my recent obsession- have you guys seen the commercials? They're here: www.wakeuppeople.com I don't know why, but they crack me up! And definitely impossible to watch without yawning.
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8-25-2007 @ 6:49AM
abc said...
according to this article - caffein is not good !http://www.womenfitness.net/beauty/skin/healthylooking.htm
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