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“Coffea Arabica Seed Extract?”Here!coffee bean extract

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Appears in 2 scanned products.

In personal care

An extract derived from the seeds (beans) of the Coffea arabica plant, containing compounds such as chlorogenic acid and caffeine.

Why it’s used

Added to formulations primarily as an antioxidant, and sometimes for its conditioning properties or distinctive scent.

What the evidence says

We haven’t found a source for this one that you can open and check, so we’re not summarizing the evidence.

Look it up yourself

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  • PubChem — what the substance is, chemically — names, synonyms and structure
  • PubMed — every paper indexed by the US National Library of Medicine that names it

These are starting points, not our findings — we haven’t run them for you. A substance whose name is also an ordinary word (“Heart”, “Alanine”, “Water”) will return papers that are not about the ingredient at all.

Insufficient dataToo little has been studied to say either way.

Rumors

  1. Coffea arabica seed extract has a slimming effect on skin because its caffeine breaks down fat cells, reducing cellulite.

    We haven’t checked the evidence on this one yet.

    What was measured is not yet noted.

    Who’s saying this

  2. Coffea arabica seed extract is an antioxidant that fights skin aging and protects skin from pollution and UV damage.

    We haven’t checked the evidence on this one yet.

    What was measured is not yet noted.

    Who’s saying this

    • Paula's Choice — a brand: sells its own skincare products
      How we know who this is
      • “Copyright © Paula's Choice GENERAL CONDITIONS PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE POLICY COOKIE SETTINGS” (their page)
      • “Our formulas do what they say, every single time.” (their page)

Where it shows up