The experts said the sun cream which is made from coffee, chocolate or tea can protect the body against the most common form of skin cancer, as well as get a glowing skin and preventing wrinkles.
To test this, researchers used mice that have been genetically engineered so that only a few produce ATR, a protein found in skin. It turned out that if the number of ATR is low then it takes longer to develop skin cancer.
Skin cancer caused by abnormal cell growth in skin tissue, generally because a lot of sun or stung by the impact of ultraviolet radiation (UV). But in many cases, skin cancer is also appearing in the body that are not exposed to direct sunlight.
American researchers think that caffeine can trigger cell death that is damaged by UV (ultraviolet) and still maintain healthy cells from damage. This is because caffeine can reduce the level of ATR and encourages the cells damaged by ultraviolet to commit suicide.
In a previous study described that eating one cup of caffeinated coffee daily can reduce the chances of developing skin cancer by 5 percent. The study involved 93,676 women as participants.
But now researchers were trying to create an anti-sun cream caffeine-based, expected later this cream can stop the damage and wrinkles in the skin and give skin a more radiant color.
"Lotion caffeine might be a process of tanning is safe, because it can stimulate more production of pigment cells," said Professor Dot Bennett of St. George's, University of London, as quoted from Dailymail, Tuesday (08/16/2011).
Currently researchers are doing further studies to determine the effects are there and how effective the cream is in protecting a person from skin cancer.
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