Does a caffeine product have the same effect as a cup of coffee?
Yes and no, depending on your expectations. Take the product Shower Shock, which is marketed as caffeine-infused body wash that provides a wake-me-up equivalent to two cups of caffeine when you use it in the shower. So, should you expect some invigorating benefits? Yes, if you’d like to spend one hour in the shower, without rinsing off, writes Anna Jane Grossman for the New York Times. And that’s just equal to one cup of coffee. Also common are products with a coffee-like aroma, including lip glosses, creams and scrubs. But do they really give you the jolt you need? Getting a whiff of these beauty products might make you more alert, but that’s only because of your expectations: It’s a learned response for us to connect coffee with feeling energized. Can caffeine reduce cellulite? After research published in 1999 suggested that “caffeine-based liposome-encapsulated cream reduced the thickness of fat,” a slew of cellulite creams containing caffeine hit the market, writes Grossman. And so
