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Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:27 pm  |
Hello,
I know that some people may not see direct link between coffee and skin condition, but it exists... coffee make our skin worse. I am a coffee drinker. I like it very strong (it's one of the best drinks for me  ), but I want to stop drinking coffee in order to have nice skin. I have read a lots of articles of bad and good side of caffeine effects on people. Scientists still didn't came to one conclusion about coffee.
I feel that when I drink coffee my skin gets more dry. I try to use moisturizers, but I think the best way is to stop drink coffee  I am interested in your opinions on the subject that coffee makes our skin worse.
Have anyone tried to stop drinking coffee? Did it worked?
Please, share your opinions. |
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Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:22 pm |
| The only way I can think of is that caffine dehydrates the body. I drink a lot of coffee but I always stay hydrated with lots of water. |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:30 am |
| i've cut back coffee to one cup/week and my skin is not as dry. I think we all know that caffeine dehydrates the body. Makes me go to the toilet a lot, if I drank heaps of water I'd probably move my office into the toilet to save the trouble. So yes I have cut back my coffee intake. Besides it makes your cellulite worse as well and we wouldn't want that now, would we? |
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oily but almost very dry, acne prone skin |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:20 am |
Apparently drinking coffee makes your blood pressure rise very quickly, which is bad for red, couperose skin and rosacea. My doctor told me that the best thing for my rosacea would be to cut down or stop drinking coffee  .
I loooove my coffee - I recently bought a fancy new espresso machine (before I found out that coffee was so bad for my skin - d'oh!). I so don't want to give up coffee, but I guess I might have to cut down  . I hate having to choose between coffee and better skin!
Yulia |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:37 am |
It is my personal opinion that, just like some people will have beautiful skin with little care and others have to work for it, some people's skin will be affected by what they eat and drink while others will not.
Mine is most definitely affected by what I consume. I made a bunch of changes in my diet a while back, and while I can't say that excluding coffee was the only reason, my skin looks and behaves a lot better than it did before the changes. I break out less, need less products for my skin, and in general, look healthier. Coffee was one of the things that I drastically reduced (only one cup a day now). Of course, I also upped my water intake, started drinking more green tea, and improved my diet, so I cannot say that reducing coffee was the only change that helped.
I guess my point is that what we consume and whether it affects our skin is an individual thing. Some people will notice changes while others won't.
hth,
Tina |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:19 am |
you mentioned liking your coffee strong.. no problem with that.. it is more how many cups a day you drink.
There really has also been a lot of positive research on coffee and caffiene too.
Two strong cups of coffee a day should not hurt your skin. One in the morning and one after lunch. The research I read said that the body would get the most benefit from the caffiene at that time of day and would not interrupt sleep patterns.
Also, research into asthma shows that coffee can have a postive effect on that too! |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:54 am |
And then there's the research results announced last week that says women who drink 4 to 6 cups of coffee a day reduce their risk of breast cancer by 75%!
I haven't found a link between coffee consumption and my skin ... and I've found a lot of links between what I do and my breakouts. Just that for me, coffee isn't one of the "bad guys".
If you're feeling dehydrated, then perhaps it's not the amount of coffee you drink ... but the amount of water you're not drinking that's the culprit.
Mary |
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Over 50, combo, OCM. Originator of Pearl Paste ... www.silkenpearl.com |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:44 am |
There are a few pleasures in life that I refuse to give up, coffee is one of them  I love expresso as well mixed with white chocolate, hence my * spam alert * to Starbucks White Chocolate Mochas  I am a moderate drinker of coffee and have not seen any ill effects related to my skin..thank God. I do believe that adequate intake of water helps to minimize dehydration, so I drink as much H2O as possible. Life without a coffee break would be quite upsetting...LOL. |
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Early 40's, normal/dry, Oily T zone (summer) fine lines, hyperpigmentation |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:26 pm |
| hpjrt wrote: |
If you're feeling dehydrated, then perhaps it's not the amount of coffee you drink ... but the amount of water you're not drinking that's the culprit.
Mary |
Yes, it is very important to drink plenty of water. I drink minimum 2 litres of water, and I don't include in that juces, coffee, or tea. I work out every day, so during my work out I drink another litre of water or more (it depends on how long I work out). |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:40 pm |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
Two strong cups of coffee a day should not hurt your skin. One in the morning and one after lunch. The research I read said that the body would get the most benefit from the caffiene at that time of day and would not interrupt sleep patterns.
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I have an espresso machine at home and I make 5 doubles for my morning. Sometimes I repeat it for lunch, but during a day I usually don't drink coffee, only if I am stressed out. If I drink coffee at night, sometimes it helps to fall asleep. Most of the time it makes my heart go faster ( that lateley became a huge concearn for my doctor). I tried to cut the amount of coffee, but it is always backfires. I will have to drink it later in the afternoon if I didn't drink the "usuall amount of coffee" in the morning. |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:44 pm |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
Also, research into asthma shows that coffee can have a postive effect on that too! |
Yes, this is one of the reasons that I drink coffee. It is really helps for my asthma and also allergy symptoms!!!! |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:47 pm |
| It's okay unless you have 5 cups a day I guess |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:47 pm |
| Lifeplyr01 wrote: |
| There are a few pleasures in life that I refuse to give up, coffee is one of them Life without a coffee break would be quite upsetting...LOL. |
I agree. I love coffee, I hope I will find a way to drink less coffee per day. So far, it didn't work... |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:29 pm |
Oh my gosh!! 5 doubles in the morning and same in the afternoon? that is a LOT of coffee running through the veins.
That is one serious caffeine * spam alert * you have going on there. I had a chef friend who had a caffiene * spam alert * and he tried to quit cold turkey (from 30 cups of drip coffee a day to nil) and spent a whole weekend in bed and ended heading back to the coffee.
From that amount, it would be just my thought that you would definately need to cut back. You know, it is like one glass a day of red wine has health benefits, but one bottle a day...
As for the racing heart, I can see where that would be a concern for a doc. My mum had that problem and had to go on medication. Does your doctor know how much caffiene you take into your body each day? |
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Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:40 pm |
| tiger_tim wrote: |
| Does your doctor know how much caffiene you take into your body each day? |
Yes, he knows. I try to cut coffee completely for two days, it didn't worked . I try so many times to cut it gradually, but it also didn't worked. I will have to drink "missing" amount of coffee later in a day. This is always the worst thing to do, because I couldn't fall asleep.
It is not easy to reduce coffee intake...
I will try though, but I don't like coffee without caffeine. I just doesn't have the same taste |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:52 am |
another issued to consider with cofee + skin: sugar.
high amounts of sugar in your diet also plays a huge roll in the condition of your skin. i used to be a 2-3 packets of sugar in my coffee (one one cup, usually unfinished per day) but have been able to completely cut out sugar in my coffee (and reduce sugar intake generally) & i've found it's made an incredible difference on my skin.
in terms of levels of caffeine...espresso has less caffeine than a regular cup of coffee - yes, the lighter-coloured the coffee, the more caffeine. just another thing to think about.
i seem to recall seeing dr. perricone on oprah (or some other daytime talk show) and he touted drinking green tea rather than coffee. i seem to remember that his main aim is to reduce inflammation in the skin/body. His suggestion is to drink green tea (which you typically don't drink w. sugar) would provide the caffeine + no sugar to help improve skin. |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:21 am |
I drink 1-2 cups of coffee per day aslo 2 c green tea and lots of water. I don't think the coffee has any effect on my skin, I've been on and off it several times. If you have high blood pressure there might be an effect although as someone else said here there is plenty of research also showing good effects of coffee.
The dietary change that got me into skin products was eating almost no sugar or white flour. This dramatically cleared fine lines and wrinkles in about a year before I was using any skin care products. (I was also eating lots of good fats (omega3/9 and fiber (flax).
I also do drink about a glass of red wine a day.
Cheers! |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:24 am |
| oh, yea, never thought of Green Tea. What a great substitute!! |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:08 pm |
| lamicuz wrote: |
another issued to consider with cofee + skin: sugar.
high amounts of sugar in your diet also plays a huge roll in the condition of your skin. i used to be a 2-3 packets of sugar in my coffee (one one cup, usually unfinished per day) but have been able to completely cut out sugar in my coffee (and reduce sugar intake generally) & i've found it's made an incredible difference on my skin.
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I don't put sugar in my coffee. I eat sometimes chocolate (who doesn't? ). Yes, if you reduce sugar you will be healthier. |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:22 pm |
| sharky wrote: |
| I drink 1-2 cups of coffee per day aslo 2 c green tea and lots of water. |
Green tea is good!! The only thing with a green tea is no matter how often you brush your teeth green tea will give you stains. I compleately stoped drinking tea for that reason. Each time I had a cup of green tea I would brush my teeth, and even after that it would gave me a stains . My dentist said to me that any kind of tea(including green tea) will give you stains even if you brush your teeth. Coffee stains easier to brush off. I still go to clean my teeth to a dentist every 3 months. |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:02 pm |
| I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!! My doctor told me to stop the coffee about 8 years ago (kidney issues) and I noticed my dark circles under my eyes disappeared and my skin needed less moisture. I have since gone back to drinking coffee...I'm addicted...but I didnt drink it for about a year. Just recently I have been working a lot of hours and I am drinking more and more coffee and I noticed a that my skin was dryer then it has ever been and I started getting break outs. I associated the two and started drinking a ton more water and go figure my skin cleared up and now has enough moisture. I attribute some of the improvement to the products that I switched to but I think it was mostly the water. |
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Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:09 pm |
Just recently an article came out about coffee being a good antioxidant so go figure. 
I only drink one large cup each AM so don't worry much about it one way or the other. But I do try to drink water every time I go to the faucet to wash hands, plates, etc. It all adds up and my skin definitely looks better when I drink lots of water. |
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Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:15 pm |
| I have been switching to decaffeinated coffee on most days, or 1/2 and 1/2. Has anyone else compared their skin on caf vs. decaf? I wonder if it's the caffeine or other compounds from the beans that stress the skin...? |
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Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:24 pm |
| I can't drink decaf, it just tastes not the same as the real one. |
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Blond, blue eyes.Skin: Normal, sometimes oily, during winter very dry. Very sensitive. Occasional breakouts. Very fair. |
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Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:34 pm |
I have been drinking a lot of coffee for the past year and noticed my skin looking tired, and thought maybe it was the caffeine.
But then I realized that the reasons I am needing all that coffee (lack of sleep and stress) are probably the true reason my skin looks different. Maybe that is the case for you? |
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31yo, student, fair and dry skin. |
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