Does Caffeine cause acne??

I drink *gallons* of coffee and my skin is clear.......
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Never personally noticed any relationship between food or drink and acne.
I've been looking for a possible causal relationship for 35 years and never,
ever found one.

I still maintain that if you have acneform eruptions that are triggered by a
particular food group, then you have a food allergy that manifests itself,
in part, masquerading as acne vulgaris.

The only slight dietary relationship mentioned I give some credence to is
iodine, but that's not a food group, its a specific element.

"Exegete" <hemptonpi RemoveThis @olypen.com> wrote in message
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> Several years ago, my dermatologist said that caffeine was a major
> cause of acne. However, I have heard since that it actually does not
> affect acne. Does anyone know which is true or have any conclusions of
> their own from experience? Thanks in advance.
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grrrrr.. why are you on this group again?! =)
deuce.

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who is he?
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Exegete wrote:
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> cause of acne. However, I have heard since that it actually does not
> affect acne. Does anyone know which is true or have any conclusions of
> their own from experience? Thanks in advance.

Yes..i do. Coffee doesn't really cause any acne for me..however, INSTANT COFFEE, that's bad man..at least for
me. I still have a red mark on my chest from a month ago when i tried some of that. So for me regular coffee,
no acne, instant coffee, really bad breakouts.
An absolute truth cannot be established when it comes to acne and what you eat/drink..you have to test each
item yourself, and then draw the conclusions.
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because as an *ex* pizza faced freak (accutane), I like to offer my advice
and experiences to others who are going through that HELL!!

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On 20 Jul 2003 23:34:56 -0700, hemptonpi DeleteThis @olypen.com (Exegete) wrote:

>Several years ago, my dermatologist said that caffeine was a major
>cause of acne. However, I have heard since that it actually does not
>affect acne. Does anyone know which is true or have any conclusions of
>their own from experience? Thanks in advance.
I quit caffine 3 weeks ago and it seems to have made no
difference....yet. Caffine is bad for you anyway!
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Blast Off! wrote:
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> >Several years ago, my dermatologist said that caffeine was a major
> >cause of acne. However, I have heard since that it actually does not
> >affect acne. Does anyone know which is true or have any conclusions of
> >their own from experience? Thanks in advance.
> I quit caffine 3 weeks ago and it seems to have made no
> difference....yet. Caffine is bad for you anyway!

why is caffeine bad for yoU?
aside from allegedly giving you pimples.
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Topically, coffee is good for the skin
Protects against sun damage and stuff
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oh..i didn't know that. how does one apply coffee topically anyways? do you just glue the beans on your face
or something?
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 02:01:42 -0400, "da\\/e /\\/\\0053-ST@1|\\|"
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>Blast Off! wrote:
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>> On 20 Jul 2003 23:34:56 -0700, hemptonpi RemoveThis @olypen.com (Exegete) wrote:
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>> >Several years ago, my dermatologist said that caffeine was a major
>> >cause of acne. However, I have heard since that it actually does not
>> >affect acne. Does anyone know which is true or have any conclusions of
>> >their own from experience? Thanks in advance.
>> I quit caffine 3 weeks ago and it seems to have made no
>> difference....yet. Caffine is bad for you anyway!
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>aside from allegedly giving you pimples.
It hightens your blood pressure and makes you dehydrated. I was
noticing that I was always hot, overheating and complaining about the
temperature when no-one else was. This is in quite large doses of
course, (for a long period of time, 4-5 years) I used to drink a 2L
bottle of Dr Pepper every day which contains probably not that much
more caffine than a few cups of coffee. Caffine = bad.
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I only found information that states::

"...caffeine stimulates hormone production."

Some other stuff::

"Dr. Water Schnur of Cincinnati writes that in his 30 years of medical
practice he has observed that the use of milk and other forms of lactose
worsens many cases of acne. He also points out that in 1961 the incoming
president of the American Dermatologic Association pointed out that
teenagers who consumed the most milk and carbohydrates had the most acne.
(Consultant, December 1995, p. 1762) "

But, like I said before....I drink, literally, gallons of coffee a week and
my skin is clear. So I say experience counts more than literature.

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"Caffeine may prevent skin cancer


Coffee cup

Treating the skin with caffeine has been shown to prevent skin cancer in
laboratory studies conducted in the Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for
Cancer Research at Rutgers' Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy.

"It is not a sun-screening effect, but it's something more than that –
it's a biological effect," said Allan Conney, director of the
laboratory. "We may have found a safe and effective way of preventing
skin cancer," he said of the discovery.

It has been known for a long time that skin cancer is caused
predominantly by sunlight. Conney and the team of other researchers in
the laboratory explained that while sunscreen use has decreased the risk
of skin cancers, we still need additional approaches for skin-cancer
prevention in individuals previously exposed to high-dose levels of
sunlight.

The research team studied a special strain of hairless mice that had
been exposed to ultraviolet B light, placing the mice at risk for tumor
formation and skin cancer. After stopping the exposures, the researchers
applied caffeine and EGCG, two components of green tea, topically to the
skin. Both significantly inhibited cancer formation in the mice but,
because caffeine is more stable, it probably will be more useful in
topical applications.

One of their earlier studies dealt with caffeine taken orally. Direct
skin application, however, can provide more highly concentrated doses
and larger overall dosages. "Whether you can give enough orally to be
effective in humans is not known," said Conney. "Whether people could
ingest that amount without becoming hyperactive is also a real question
mark."

The study also reported the highly selective action of both caffeine and
EGCG in killing cancer cells. Adjacent normal skin cells were not affected.

The researchers do anticipate human clinical trials in the near future
but, "for now," said Conney, "if you are a mouse, it would be terrific.
In people, we just don't know yet." "
http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu/lcr/
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