For most people, it’s the first choice they make when they start their day. Whether you’re reaching for a hot cup of joe or a steaming mug of tea, your beverage choice sets the stage for a productive morning. What many people don’t realize is that both coffee and tea have their own unique set of health benefits—not just for your body, but for your skin health, too. And those benefits may be available in tea- and coffee-infused topical skin care products as well.
Taste preferences aside, which is the better choice for your morning routine? Here are some of the pros and cons of the two most popular morning pick-me-ups—whether you’re sipping away or using one as a topical treatment.
Antioxidant Benefits
Antioxidants—whether natural or man-made substances—function as cell protectors. When ingested or absorbed through the skin, antioxidants are said to protect against free radicals (unstable molecules that have been linked to everything from cancer to cataracts). Let’s compare the antioxidants in tea versus those in coffee.
Tea Contains Catechins
A class of flavonoids acting as antioxidants, catechins are what makes tea so good for the body. These antioxidant powers have been shown to naturally reduce inflammation, improve blood circulation and combat free radicals. Those are the same free radicals that cause your skin to age, so green tea can actually help you keep your skin looking young, bright and fresh.
Coffee Is Rich in Phenolic Acids
Though tea tends to get all the credit, coffee also contains plenty of antioxidants. The ones found in coffee are known as phenolic acids (caffeic, p-coumaric and ferulic). These are a group of antioxidants that increase resistance of LDL to oxidation, thus reducing your risk of heart disease (as it’s not just the presence of the bad LDL cholesterol that causes heart disease, but the oxidation of it). Read more
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