If you start your day with a matcha or a sip of sencha, you’ll already know that Green Tea is oozing with benefits for your wellbeing.
Abundant in antioxidants and with a knack for kick-starting your metabolism, it’s the ultimate wake-up drink.
But could Green Tea skin care also awaken your complexion and help tackle the challenges of acne-prone skin? We explore the evidence.
AT A GLANCE
- Green Tea is a natural beauty ingredient that’s bursting with benefits for the skin
- A rich source of catechin antioxidants, Green Tea helps to preserve collagen
- Green Tea is also one of the best natural ingredients for combatting spots and acne
- Our favourite Green Tea skin care product: Green People Foaming Face Wash
Green Tea antioxidant benefits for skin
With a simple sip of Green Tea comes a wealth of wellbeing benefits. Thought to support heart health, brain health and digestion, Green Tea is the antioxidant powerhouse that’s well worth putting the kettle on for.
However, while the benefits of Green Tea as a drink might be well established, you may not be aware that Green Tea is also one of the best natural beauty ingredients for achieving a balanced and healthy complexion.
Rich in powerful antioxidants called catechins, which help protect the skin from oxidative damage, Green Tea knows just how to restore calm to spot-prone skin.
And you can forget about frown lines; Green Tea is also an excellent ingredient for giving your skin a natural collagen boost. More about that in the next section.
Green Tea benefits for spots
Thanks to its rich reserve of catechin antioxidants, Green Tea is our go-to blemish buster. Why?
Spots are caused by excess sebum, and when this undergoes oxidative damage, blackheads emerge. Green Tea‘s antioxidants have an amazing ability to reduce oxidative stress, thereby preventing blackheads and pimples from forming.
And the benefits of using Green Tea skin care on spot-prone skin don’t stop there! Oh-so gentle, Green Tea gets bonus points from oily and spot-pone skin for being anti-inflammatory, ideal for soothing red, raised spots.
This makes Green Tea one of the best natural ingredients for our Organic Young range, gentle, effective anti-blemish skin care crafted for young teen skin that may be prone to acne.
Oy Clear Skin Goals Gift Set
Best-selling natural skin care gift set for teenagers and tweens
471 kr
Green Tea collagen-boost benefits
Green Tea is also one of nature’s best ingredients for preserving the precious collagen and elastin supplies that decline with age.
That’s because its catechins also have an impressive, collagen-protecting ability that inhibits enzymatic damage.
They also help neutralise free radicals created as a result of pollution and UV exposure, which are known to contribute to premature ageing.
That’s one reason why you’ll find Green Tea in so many of our natural and organic sun creams!
Build a Green Tea skin care routine with us
Best Green Tea Cleanser
Regain control over your complexion with our skin-balancing Green Tea foaming face washes.
Pairing the spot-fighting prowess of Green Tea with microbiome-friendly Prebiotics and a soothing wash of Aloe Vera, these non-drying foaming cleansers leave skin feeling deeply cleansed but never stripped.
For adults:
Foaming Face Wash 100ml
Purify, tone and clear with this certified organic foaming face wash
220 kr
For teens:
Oy Clear Skin Foaming Face Wash 100ml
Deep cleanse pores with this certified organic face wash for teens
187 kr
Best Green Tea moisturiser
Hydrate and balance with Oil Balance Moisturiser, our Green Tea moisturiser for oily and spot-prone complexions.
A non-greasy moisturiser designed to leave spot-prone skin feeling calm, balanced and cared for, Pineapple Enzymes work in synergy with Green Tea, Prebiotics and Willow Bark to gently purify pores and bring redness under control.
Oil Balance Moisturiser 50ml
Balance and calm with our best organic day cream for spot-prone skin
296 kr
Looking for a Green Tea moisturiser for teenage skin? Teens of all ages will love the clear, confident skin they achieve with our Organic Young Clear Skin Cleansing Moisturiser.
Made for teens by teens, Green Tea teams up with Prebiotics and spot-fighting Willow Bark Extract to naturally bust blemishes the age-appropriate way.
Oy Clear Skin Cleansing Moisturiser 50ml
Soothe, clear and balance with this natural teenage moisturiser
170 kr
Also discover it in the Oy Clear Skin Goals Gift Set, the ideal first skin care routine for sensitive, spot-prone skin.
Best Green Tea sunscreen
Looking for a Green Tea SPF? Look no further than our Scent Free Facial Sun Cream SPF30.
Brimming with collagen-protecting antioxidants from Edelweiss and Green Tea, this skin-kind, moisturising formula leaves all skin types feeling soft, balanced and protected.
Scent Free Facial Sun Cream - SPF30 50ml
Shield and hydrate with this facial SPF. Ideal for dry or sensitive skin.
318 kr
Team it with its perfect partner, Scent Free Sun Cream SPF30, and protect from head to toe.
Scent Free Sun Cream SPF30 200ml
Protect sensitive skin naturally with our best-selling SPF30 sun cream
356 kr
Make your own Green Tea spritz
Spritz and soothe with our two-step guide to making your own Green Tea-infused skin care.
Step 1: Steep a cup of Green Tea in a litre of boiling water and leave to cool for 20 minutes
Step 2: Strain the tea into a spray bottle and refrigerate
And that’s it! Easy, huh?
Your spray should stay fresh for around a week. We love to use it as a refreshing facial mist or a cooling foot spray.
You can also use it to soothe tired eyes. Soak a cotton pad in the Green Tea solution, squeeze out the excess and then lay the pads over your lids for 10 minutes.
We hope that you have found this guide to Green Tea skin care helpful. For more information about our natural beauty products, see our natural and organic skin care products online or call our customer care team on 01403 740350 or @GreenPeopleUk.
REVIEWED BY CHARLOTTE, FOUNDER OF GREEN PEOPLE
This blog post has been reviewed by Charlotte Vøhtz, founder of Green People, who has 25+ years of experience in the natural and organic beauty industry.
A recognised leader in the field of organic beauty, Charlotte helped inform the UK's first organic beauty standards and was voted the People’s Choice in the 2023 list of Who’s Who in Natural Beauty.
A published author, she wrote the organic beauty bible ‘Naturally Gorgeous’. Previously, she qualified as a nurse and spent over 10 years working in pharmaceuticals.
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