Why coffee in soap?

What makes coffee soap so precious for your skin?

You eat healthy fresh food every day but still have a general feeling of being unwell?

You are going to need to do more than simply watching what you eat. While eating is an essential factor, a lot of people don't know that cleaning the whole body starts on the exterior -- with the skin.

 Your skin is in contact with contaminants every day. In addition to the dirt and microbes rolls on it, skin also absorbs the chemicals ingredients in your soaps and cleaning products. Maybe chemicals lurking in your deceptive-fresh-scented soaps and cleaning products are stealthily compromising your overall health.

• Using soaps originated from the heart of mother nature, like coffee soap, not only cleans your body without any lurking harmful ingredient but also because of its vast intrinsic benefits, it fulfills your need of many post-bath care products including cellulite, anti-aging, and moisturizing creams.

While drinking a cup of coffee can provide your body with antioxidants, the skin benefits of coffee are essentially obtained topically that one and easy way to take those advantages is using soaps made with coffee.

Coffee Soap Is Rich In Antioxidants

Coffee is rich in antioxidants that help protect your skin from free radical damage and aging.

Some studies have shown that coffee oil has similar effects on the skin as the anti-aging skin care ingredient hyaluronic acid because it can increase collagen and elastin, making the skin look and feel firmer.

Using coffee soap may help decrease the appearance of sun spots, redness, and fine lines. The anti-inflammatory property of coffee soap may be attributed to chlorogenic as well as melanoidins in coffee. This acid is also associated with reducing hyperpigmentation that may have a connection with inflammation. One recent study has found a direct correlation between consuming coffee and a decrease in photoaging effects¹.

Soap coffee is a rich source of vitamin B3 or niacin that is made through the breakdown of a vital compound known as trigonelline. According to a trusted source, niacin can be effective in preventing nonmelanoma skin cancers and possibly restrict other skin growths².

The same anti-aging benefits from coffee soap make it effective post-sun care, which is a soothing treatment that your sunburned skin will appreciate³.

Coffee soap can also help keep the skin hydrated by reducing transepidermal water loss. Furthermore, it has shown to have antifungal and antimicrobial qualities, which makes it an anti-acne treatment.

Coffee Soap Help Gets Rid of Cellulite

Cellulite is a serious cosmetic concern for most of the 90% of women affected by it. Fortunately, coffee soap due to its caffeine can reduce the appearance of cellulite. In a 2014 study, researchers found that an application of skin cream containing caffeine to cellulite reduced the size of cellulite fat cells by 81% percent versus 32% for the placebo⁴. Many anti-cellulite creams have been developed to reduce the appearance of cellulite have caffeine as an active ingredient.

According to another study, it’s thought that the caffeine in coffee is the key to cellulite reduction by amplifying blood vessels beneath your skin and improving overall blood flow⁵. So using coffee soap exfoliate the skin that helps decrease the appearance of cellulite to provide your skin with a smooth and even look.

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References:

1.Fukushima Y, Takahashi Y, Hori Y, et al. Skin photoprotection and consumption of coffee and polyphenols in healthy middle-aged Japanese females. International journal of dermatology. 2015;54(4):410-418. doi:10.1111/ijd.12399

2.Press Room - SkinCancer.org. Skincancer.org. https://www.skincancer.org/media-and-press. Published in 2019. Accessed June 12, 2019.

3. Heffernan TP, Kawasumi M, Blasina A, Anderes K, Conney AH, Nghiem P. ATR–Chk1 Pathway Inhibition Promotes Apoptosis after UV Treatment in Primary Human Keratinocytes: Potential Basis for the UV Protective Effects of Caffeine. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2009;129(7):1805-1815. doi:10.1038/jid.2008.435

‌4.Bilodeau D, Dupont É, Journet M, et al. An integral topical gel for cellulite reduction: results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled evaluation of efficacy. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. February 2014:73. doi:10.2147/ccid.s53580

‌5.Roure R, Oddos T, Rossi A, Vial F, Bertin C. Evaluation of the efficacy of a topical cosmetic slimming product combining tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, caffeine, carnitine, forskolin, and retinol, In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo studies. International journal of cosmetic science. 2011;33(6):519-526. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2494.2011.00665.x

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