Does your morning cup love your face — or not really?
I fell into the coffee habit back when I worked for a big international company — the kind where coffee breaks weren’t just encouraged, they were practically a workplace ritual. Before long, I couldn’t imagine a workday without two or three cups just to stay functional and vaguely civil.
But then, on a business trip, I met a foreign colleague who completely rewired my thinking about caffeine. He was married, very proud of his beautiful wife — who happened to be ten years older than him — and casually mentioned:
“We both quit coffee. It’s bad for your facial skin.”
Hearing that from a man threw me off so much that the phrase stuck with me for years.
I kept remembering it… But I only managed to quit coffee once I stopped working in an office. I stayed coffee-free for about a year.
Everything changed when my husband received a store certificate for his birthday — and decided to spend it on a fancy coffee machine with a milk frother. Quite the surprise, considering he doesn’t drink coffee at home.
And that’s how it all started.
First an occasional cup.
Then a daily cup.
Then two.
I looked online for evidence that coffee harms facial skin — and found nothing definitive. If anything, articles highlighted potential benefits. And I always had a solid counterpoint ready:
“At least I don’t smoke.”
So one or two cups a day stayed in my routine. For a while I tried to follow a nutritionist’s advice: avoid your first “dose of caffeine” before 11 a.m. to prevent dependency and stay within a safe daily limit.
Eventually, I stopped caring. No dramatic changes. Dependency is dependency — regardless of timing. At least for me. Evening coffee, however, is a different story, so I avoid it after 4 p.m. to protect my sleep.
And what about you? Zero coffee? Two cups? More? Do you notice any effect on your facial skin?
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The original Russian version of this article was published on April 19, 2017.
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