Dr. Teo Soleymani

For sure. It's why you see people have a glow after vacation, but you can't quantify that in a test tube or a lab. So in the immediate phase, there's a big shift in blood flow to the skin.

And when you're feeling very stressed out immediately, there's a fight or flight response that constricts the blood vessels in our skin to shuffle them to muscles and places where we need to, our body thinks we need to utilize them more. That's why when people are really stressed out, they may look pale or gaunt. And we see that right away.

And when you're feeling very stressed out immediately, there's a fight or flight response that constricts the blood vessels in our skin to shuffle them to muscles and places where we need to, our body thinks we need to utilize them more. That's why when people are really stressed out, they may look pale or gaunt. And we see that right away.

And when you're feeling very stressed out immediately, there's a fight or flight response that constricts the blood vessels in our skin to shuffle them to muscles and places where we need to, our body thinks we need to utilize them more. That's why when people are really stressed out, they may look pale or gaunt. And we see that right away.

And then as that builds up over time, the health, the actual quality of our dermis and fat deteriorate from chronic stress changes, mainly due to cortisol and its sibling hormones and messaging systems in our skin. So for sure, I mean, stress is like... something that is impossible to quantify in a lab measure, but very easily seen on exam.

And then as that builds up over time, the health, the actual quality of our dermis and fat deteriorate from chronic stress changes, mainly due to cortisol and its sibling hormones and messaging systems in our skin. So for sure, I mean, stress is like... something that is impossible to quantify in a lab measure, but very easily seen on exam.

And then as that builds up over time, the health, the actual quality of our dermis and fat deteriorate from chronic stress changes, mainly due to cortisol and its sibling hormones and messaging systems in our skin. So for sure, I mean, stress is like... something that is impossible to quantify in a lab measure, but very easily seen on exam.

Just looking at your skin, I can tell you've had either a rough day. If you didn't sleep well, you can see it in your skin, in your eyes. So absolutely. I mean, that's why everybody likes to live a stress-free life. We see changes and improvement in skin health when people move away from that stressor, whether it's a physical stressor, emotional stressor, psychosocial stressor.

Just looking at your skin, I can tell you've had either a rough day. If you didn't sleep well, you can see it in your skin, in your eyes. So absolutely. I mean, that's why everybody likes to live a stress-free life. We see changes and improvement in skin health when people move away from that stressor, whether it's a physical stressor, emotional stressor, psychosocial stressor.

Just looking at your skin, I can tell you've had either a rough day. If you didn't sleep well, you can see it in your skin, in your eyes. So absolutely. I mean, that's why everybody likes to live a stress-free life. We see changes and improvement in skin health when people move away from that stressor, whether it's a physical stressor, emotional stressor, psychosocial stressor.

There is actual quantifiable improvements in skin health, and that's pretty fascinating.

There is actual quantifiable improvements in skin health, and that's pretty fascinating.

There is actual quantifiable improvements in skin health, and that's pretty fascinating.

That's a good question. So caffeine is a known vasoconstrictor. Fortunately, when it's consumed in quantities that we have in coffee, tea, and equivalent beverages, the amount that affects the tiny capillaries and arterioles in our skin is minute and transient. So you may get a transient vasoconstriction with high caffeine intake, but usually there's a compensatory vasodilation as a result.

That's a good question. So caffeine is a known vasoconstrictor. Fortunately, when it's consumed in quantities that we have in coffee, tea, and equivalent beverages, the amount that affects the tiny capillaries and arterioles in our skin is minute and transient. So you may get a transient vasoconstriction with high caffeine intake, but usually there's a compensatory vasodilation as a result.

That's a good question. So caffeine is a known vasoconstrictor. Fortunately, when it's consumed in quantities that we have in coffee, tea, and equivalent beverages, the amount that affects the tiny capillaries and arterioles in our skin is minute and transient. So you may get a transient vasoconstriction with high caffeine intake, but usually there's a compensatory vasodilation as a result.

So the effects on skin are not as dramatic as people may make it seem. Now, one thing that we do see, and it's a little unclear as to why, is that people who have chronic high caffeine intake tend to produce more sebum in their skin. And it may be a result of vasoconstriction, may be a result of something that we don't understand that's compensatory as a result of those changes. So

So the effects on skin are not as dramatic as people may make it seem. Now, one thing that we do see, and it's a little unclear as to why, is that people who have chronic high caffeine intake tend to produce more sebum in their skin. And it may be a result of vasoconstriction, may be a result of something that we don't understand that's compensatory as a result of those changes. So

So the effects on skin are not as dramatic as people may make it seem. Now, one thing that we do see, and it's a little unclear as to why, is that people who have chronic high caffeine intake tend to produce more sebum in their skin. And it may be a result of vasoconstriction, may be a result of something that we don't understand that's compensatory as a result of those changes. So

a lot of people who consume coffee may experience a little bit oilier skin that being said the data is equivocal as to whether or not caffeine has a deleterious beneficial or net neutral effect on the skin i drink a lot of coffee i haven't found that the vasoconstriction is something that's noticeable but