Is a stimulating ingredient that occurs naturally in coffee, cola, chocolate, guarana, kola nuts and tea. It is an alkaloid and distantly related to aminophylline, which is often incorporated into anti-cellulite treatments. Employed for its toning, energising effect, it aids the penetration of other ingredients, provides a draining action (making it effective against puffy eyes), reduces flakiness, dryness and damage, and enhances skin suppleness. It is therefore used in bath care, cleansers, eye creams and gels, make-up and shaving preparations. Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that is a psychoactive stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the beans, leaves and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyses and kills certain insects feeding on the plants. Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, having the effect of temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness. It is also used topically as a skin stimulant and often employed in anticellulite products.

(CAS: 58-082/EINECS: 200-362-1)

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