Tea has been served as a daily herbal beverage for many centuries. Green tea, yellow tea, black tea, white tea, oolong tea, dark tea, uff! It seems like many flavours, right?! The interesting fact about all these different kinds of tea is that they originate from the same species named "Camellia Sinensis".
Amongst all of them, green tea has more and more potential health benefits compared to the rest of the classifications. Green tea contains numerous powerful compounds that help to reduce inflammation, stimulate brain function, burn cholesterol, and protect against cancer.
And the most recent study states that, as a wonderful natural antioxidant, green tea best suits the manufacturing of skincare products. The availability of antioxidants makes green tea a herbal solution for skin and body diseases. It not only boosts the skin cells but also greatly clears acne scars and acne marks. Let us find out what green tea is made of and how the antioxidants in green tea act as herbal beauty care.
What is green tea? What are antioxidants? How do the antioxidants in green tea cure acne scars and acne marks?
Green tea is rich in antioxidants and we know that well. But what's the actual role of these antioxidants? How do antioxidants aid in the treatment of skin damage?
Hmm! Are you good at chemistry? Well, the scientific theory of antioxidants is something like a chemical atomic molecule story! Every human body consists of free radicals. These free radicals are highly unstable and steal electrons from the neighbouring atoms to become stable. Now you might be imagining how this stable condition of radicals causes the breakdown of skin cells! The robbery of a neighbourhood of electrons causes skin damage, and this is now our skin cells undergo injury. The availability of antioxidants in the body protects the body from cell damage and guards the skin and body. 
The theory of green tea as an acne remover
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Anti-Inflammatory:
Green tea contains polyphenols known as "catechins."These catechins act as anti-inflammatory and antioxidants. So, because of the existence of useful polyphenols in green tea, green tea serves as an anti-inflammatory remedy. So green tea can also cure acne inflammation, redness, and itching around the nose, mouth, and chin.
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Bacterial gatekeeper:
Our skin might be prone to acne breakdown because of bacteria like Propionibacteria acnes, Propionibacteria granulosum, and Staph. The antibacterial nature of green tea fights against bacteria and acts as a gatekeeper to acne caused by bacteria.
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Hormonal acne:
As we all know, adult acne is most common in teenagers, and the reason for this adult acne is an imbalance of hormones in the body. Green tea consists of useful polyphenols, namely epigallocatechin-3-gallate or EGCG. These EGCG polyphenols help in lowering androgen stimulation in the body, which eventually decreases IGF-1 levels. IGF-1 is an adolescent growth hormone that causes this irregularity of hormones that tend to cause adult acne. The higher the production of IGF-1, the more it causes the generation of excess oil in sebaceous glands. The oil, therefore, clogs pores and is prone to acne formation. The combination of green tea with other beauty supplements will surely decrease acne spots and acne scars. The products like CENTELLA GREEN TEA GEL and CENTELLA GREEN TEA FACEWASH help in binding the skin cells through their rich antioxidants. The products guard skin cells from sun damage, acne spots, acne scars, inflammation, itching, redness, irritation, etc.
Reference:
efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180418
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01687556
Green tea and other tea polyphenols: Effects on sebum production and acne vulgaris. DOI:
