Green tea: can it help your skin?

Green tea has many health benefits. But is it good for your skin?

What green tea can and cannot do for your skin. reports:

“There have been a number of encouraging studies of skin benefits of green tea. Animal studies showed protection from skin cancer. Both animal and human studies have credibly demonstrated that topical green tea formulations reduce sun damage. Green tea appears to exert sun damage protection by quenching free radicals and reducing inflammation rather than by blocking UV rays. Therefore, green tea may synergistically enhance sun protection when used in addition to a sunscreen.”

I’ve noticed that some skin care lines have included green tea in their product formulations over the past few years.

Drinking a few cups of green tea each day is good for your overall health, so enjoy green tea knowing it’s good for you.