CAFFEINE
energising skin booster
Caffeine may be best known for another daily ritual, but aside from your morning coffee, it also provides impressive benefits to your skincare routine. Applied topically, caffeine helps wake up tired skin, reduce puffiness, awaken dull complexions, and promote a firmer, more refreshed appearance, making it a trusted ingredient in both eye care and facial treatments.
Our caffeine-infused formulas are created to energise the skin while supporting long-term resilience. Combined with Silver Hydrosol and DNA HP, they deliver both instant brightness and lasting nourishment, helping to smooth, hydrate, and restore radiance with every use. Explore our range of caffeine skincare below.
What is Caffeine?
Caffeine is a natural stimulant most commonly found in coffee, tea and cacao plants. In skincare, it's valued for its ability to constrict blood vessels, which helps reduce swelling and puffiness - particularly around the eyes.
This tightening effect, combined with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, can leave skin looking firmer, brighter and more refreshed.
Targeted formulas, like our silver face cream, harness caffeine to help support skin tone, enhance radiance, and promote long-term resilience by protecting against everyday environmental stressors.
Five benefits of Caffeine for the skin
Depuffing
Caffeine helps constrict blood vessels, reducing the appearance of puffiness and under-eye bags for a fresh, more rested, look.
Brightening
By boosting circulation, caffeine encourages oxygen flow to the skin, helping to restore radiance and reduce signs of dullness.
Firming & Tightening
Caffeine gives skin a temporary tightening effect, which can improve the look of fine lines and enhance facial contours - especially around the eyes and jawline.
Soothing Inflammation
Naturally anti-inflammatory, caffeine helps calm redness and irritation, making it a great option for sensitive or reactive skin types.
Antioxidant Protection
Caffeine contains polyphenols that help fight free radical damage caused by pollution and UV exposure, reducing visible signs of ageing.
How to include Caffeine in your skincare routine
Caffeine works best in products that stay on the skin.
Such as creams, serums and eye treatments - where it can deliver its firming and depuffing benefits over time.
Start with a gentle cleanse.
Use a non-stripping cleanser that supports your skin barrier and allows follow-up ingredients to absorb effectively.
Apply to tired or puffy areas.
Gently press caffeine-rich products onto areas prone to dullness or puffiness, such as the under-eyes or jawline.
Layer with hydrating support.
Pair caffeine with products like DNA HP, that draw moisture from the air or deeper layers of the skin, (humectants), keeping skin soft and hydrated.
Use consistently.
For best results, apply caffeine products daily, ideally in your morning routine to awaken and energise the skin.
How does Caffeine work on the skin?
Caffeine works by constricting blood vessels and stimulating microcirculation, which helps reduce puffiness and improve the delivery of nutrients to the skin. This gives an instant tightening and smoothing effect - particularly around the eyes.
Its antioxidant content also helps defend the skin against oxidative stress from pollution or UV rays, while its anti-inflammatory action calms irritation and redness. Over time, skin looks more even-toned, energised and refreshed.
How to layer Caffeine ~ which ingredients to use and which to avoid
Using caffeine thoughtfully in your routine can boost its energising effects and support smoother, more refreshed skin. Below, you'll find the ingredients it complements - and those best avoided.
Pairs well with:
Vitamin C
Enhances antioxidant protection and brightens tone.
Humectants
Hydrate and plump, amplifying caffeine’s effects. Our favourite humectant is DNA HP - it carries 10,000 times its weight in water, making it 10 times more effective than Hyaluronic Acid.
Peptides
Support skin structure, complementing caffeine’s firming action.
Use with caution:
Strong AHAs/BHAs
These exfoliants increase skin sensitivity, and Caffeine’s vasoconstrictive effect may amplify redness or discomfort when used together.
High-strength Retinoids
Combining with Caffeine can overwhelm reactive skin and heighten inflammation, especially in delicate areas.
Alcohol-based formulas
Caffeine already has a tightening effect; layering with drying alcohols can leave skin feeling overly taut or stripped.
As always, introduce new actives gradually, and listen to your skin.
