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Can the caffeine in tea be absorbed through your skin?

curieuxchaton posted:

I just read an interesting article about using tea as a tanner. (http://borntobeblonde.com/best-tan-recipe-ever/) You spray strong black tea on your skin rather than a chemical spray-tanner. The "dye" lasts for a few days.

I can't ingest any caffeine at all, or I get a migraine. "Decaffeinated" products still have too much caffeine for me. So I was wondering if the caffeine in tea sprayed on my skin could enter my bloodstream, or if it truly stays on the very surface of my skin.

1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Can the caffeine in tea be absorbed through your skin?I just read an interesting article about using tea as a tanner. (http://borntobeblonde.com/best-tan-recipe-ever/) You spray strong black tea on your skin rather than a chemical spray-tanner. The "dye" lasts for a few days. <br /><br />I can't ingest any caffeine at all, or I get a migraine. "Decaffeinated" products still have too much caffeine for me. So I was wondering if the caffeine in tea sprayed on my skin could enter my bloodstream, or if it truly stays on the very surface of my skin.

MrsMcConnell090311 responded:

I was wondering the same thing...I would like to try this as a alternative to tanning during pregnancy. After searching on google I found a lot of contradicting information. However, most of the reliable sources that I looked at say that caffeine from tea, coffee and chocolate cannot be absorbed through the skin...

Report This| Share this:Can the caffeine in tea be absorbed through your skin?I was wondering the same thing...I would like to try this as a alternative to tanning during pregnancy. After searching on google I found a lot of contradicting information. However, most of the reliable sources that I looked at say that caffeine from tea, coffee and chocolate cannot be absorbed through the skin...

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