![]() Caffeine is also an outlier as its use is seen as socially acceptable in most cultures and even encouraged in others.Ĭaffeine has both positive and negative health effects. Unlike most other psychoactive substances, caffeine remains largely unregulated and legal in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. ![]() In 2020, almost 10 million tonnes of coffee beans were consumed globally. Caffeine-containing drinks, such as coffee, tea, and cola, are consumed globally in high volumes. To make these drinks, caffeine is extracted by steeping the plant product in water, a process called infusion. People may drink beverages containing caffeine to relieve or prevent drowsiness and to improve cognitive performance. The best-known source of caffeine is the coffee bean, the seed of the Coffea plant. It is found in the seeds, fruits, nuts, or leaves of a number of plants native to Africa, East Asia and South America, and helps to protect them against herbivores and from competition by preventing the germination of nearby seeds, as well as encouraging consumption by select animals such as honey bees. Ĭaffeine is a bitter, white crystalline purine, a methylxanthine alkaloid, and is chemically related to the adenine and guanine bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Caffeine also increases cyclic AMP levels through nonselective inhibition of phosphodiesterase. Caffeine has a three-dimensional structure similar to that of adenosine, which allows it to bind and block its receptors. Caffeine acts by blocking binding of adenosine to the adenosine A 1 receptor, which enhances release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. It is mainly used recreationally as a cognitive enhancer, increasing alertness and attentional performance. However, its beauty benefits are a thing of the recent past.īased on the raging customer reviews of Smytten’s 10M+ user base on the benefits of coffee, more and more brands are flooding the market with beauty products infused with this trending natural ingredient.Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class. The health benefits of coffee are multiple when the consumption is measured. This is subsequently leading to a rapid rise in the number of local brands that pander to these evolving requirements and the volume of research work carried out in this field to identify natural ingredients that worked the best! ![]() In parallel, a large section of people also sought out and invested in homegrown organic brands, especially in the skin, hair and beauty categories. With the rise in the number of DIY activity attempts paired with easily accessible kitchen ingredients, many of us are bringing back age-old skin and hair home remedies and hacks. The demand for natural ingredients in skincare products and haircare products has skyrocketed in recent years, specifically in the last two years. The Coffee addiction has now also made its case in the world of skincare and haircare, and rightfully so. The consumer’s choice of “Star Ingredient” of the green cosmetics market is, without a doubt, Coffee!
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