Well, hello, hello, guys, you're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K's Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon and it's time for a five-minute Friday.

It's going to be all about caffeine, my favorite, and its benefits for actually the skin.

Did you know that caffeine is one of the biggest antioxidants around?

It's one of the most widely used and popular antioxidants consumed all over the

world, and it's also super popular in your skincare products. Just some numbers for you. Coffee and

green tea are huge wake-up calls that people around the world, millions of people rely on for their wake-up

time. They're packed with caffeine to get them started on their busy days. Coffee generally

contains about three times the number of caffeine milligrams as green tea. An eight-ounce cup of

coffee can contain about 96 milligrams of caffeine. An eight-ounce cup of green tea, an 8 ounce cup of coffee can contain about 96 milligrams of caffeine. An 8 ounce cup of

green tea provides about 20 to 30 milligrams of caffeine. And that might seem like a lot, but the

average safe caffeine intake a day is about 400 milligrams for adults and 100 for teenagers.

And those of you drinking those high energy drinks, you've got to check the caffeine content of those. You can very easily become

overloaded with caffeine, which can make you feel jittery and anxious, irritable, and heartburny,

refluxy. I think caffeine is a miracle drug. It's truly one of the things

that we can't live without. And drinking green tea is a way to get some caffeine in your system

with so many beautiful antioxidants and a third of the anxious jitteriness. I am a big user of caffeine in skincare. I have it in my

skin care. It's a vaso-constrictor. It causes narrowing of blood vessels, which in turn helps your

skin look brighter and smoother. Caffeine is packed with antioxidants. It boosts your mood,

your physical performance. Some people drink their caffeine

before working out for that. And it also can help boost collagen levels by reducing signs of aging,

preventing and protecting your skin from free reticles. Caffeine has anti-inflammatory properties.

Did you know that caffeine reduces redness and soothes inflamed skin caused by sun, sunburn, and sun damage? Caffeine does not only come in the form of coffee.

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