Teaology is the first skincare brand in the world to use 100% tea infusion, not extract, in place of water as the base of all its products, delivering natural, effective, and scientifically proven results. By combining the time-tested benefits of tea with modern scientific innovation, Teaology sets itself apart in a world saturated with taglines, buzzwords, gimmicks, and trends.
Founded in Italy and launched in 2015 by husband-and-wife team Paolo Bevegni and Cecilia Garofano, Teaology focuses on clean, vegan, and sustainable cosmetics. Both beauty industry veterans with over 40 years of combined experience, the couple used their expertise and vision to create a skincare line that blends nature and science, with tea as the key ingredient.
It was on a trip to Canada that Cecilia discovered tea houses and ceremonies, sparking the idea to harness the medicinal properties of this remarkable plant in skincare. Their love of tea and belief in its health-enhancing and beautifying benefits motivated the couple to work tirelessly with a team of chemists to develop a unique, patented cosmetic process called Tea Infusion Skincare, which replaces 100% of water in the base of their products with tea.
The process utilizes heat infusion and whole tea leaves to ensure tea’s beneficial antioxidants and polyphenols are delivered directly to the skin and fully absorbed. On average, a typical skincare product contains 60% to 85% water as its base, which serves as a solvent for active ingredients, provides hydration, and thins the texture for faster absorption. Additional skincare benefits of replacing water with tea are outlined below:
- Tea is packed with potent antioxidants: Antioxidants like polyphenols and catechins, such as EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) found in tea, help protect skin cells from damage caused by free radicals. These free radicals can contribute to sun damage, premature aging, uneven tone, dryness, dullness, and dark spots.
- Tea is an anti-inflammatory: Polyphenols found in tea have anti-inflammatory properties that help soothe skin irritation, redness, and swelling. This makes tea particularly beneficial for conditions like acne, eczema, and rosacea.
- Tea reduces visible signs of aging: In addition to providing protection against free radicals, tea’s powerful antioxidants help stimulate collagen production and maintain skin’s elasticity, which helps prevent fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging.
- Tea is a natural remedy for acne: Tea’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties help combat acne and its underlying causes. EGCG in green tea reduces excess oil production and targets acne-causing bacteria.
- Tea improves skin texture and tone: Tea helps refine skin texture by minimizing the appearance of pores, boosting elasticity, and promoting a more even skin tone.
- Tea is hydrating and soothing: Tea, particularly green tea, contains vitamin E, which is known for its ability to nourish and hydrate the skin, leaving it soft, smooth, and supple.
Additionally, tea contains vitamins A, B, E, and K, which help protect, energize, and tone the skin. It also contains caffeine, which stimulates the skin and has a lipolytic action, as well as theobromine, which helps boost metabolism.
Teaology uses five different types of organic tea in its infusion process, ensuring that each product is 100% active with no unnecessary or inactive ingredients. The five types of tea and their benefits are:
- Organic Matcha Tea: A variety of green tea that is exceptionally rich in antioxidants—containing levels over 1,000 times higher than spinach, broccoli, or blueberries. It provides deep nourishment and powerful protection against free radicals.
- Organic White Tea: A non-fermented tea with the highest concentration of antioxidant catechins, offering powerful anti-aging and firming benefits for the skin.
- Organic Black Tea: A fermented tea rich in caffeine, theobromine, and theaflavins, known for delivering a stimulating, energizing, and skin-perfecting effect.
- Organic Green Tea: A non-fermented tea that contains vitamins B and C, EGCG catechins, minerals, and amino acids to help purify and detoxify the skin.
- Organic Blue Tea: A semi-fermented tea rich in minerals that combines antioxidant protection with a stimulating effect to hydrate and brighten the skin.
Teaology is a clean, vegan, cruelty-free, and reef-safe brand, and all their products are made without harmful parabens, paraffin, synthetic dyes, mineral oils, formaldehyde donors, sulphates, and phthalates. They respect the environment with a commitment to sustainability by using 100% recyclable packaging made with certified paper. All their plastic containers and glass materials are also 100% recyclable.
Below is a sample of Teaology’s best-selling, fan-favorite products that deliver effective, visible results with an indulgent, spa-like sensorial experience.
Green Tea Detox Facial Scrub
This 3-in-1 exfoliator uses matcha green tea, volcanic pumice and fruit acids to detox pores, refine texture and boost clarity. Leaves skin baby-smooth and instantly more radiant.
Matcha Tea Ultra Firming Face Cream
This anti-aging cream has a luxurious, whipped texture that boosts collagen, firms skin and smooths fine lines while protecting the barrier with hyaluronic acid and peptides. Effective on all skin types, especially mature and dull.
White Tea Miracle Anti Age Cream
This best-selling anti-aging face cream plumps and re-densifies the complexion with the power of organic white tea, a peptide complex, and collagen. The ultra-rich texture targets fine lines and wrinkles, enhances skin tone, and reduces dullness.
Matcha Pore Cleansing Stick
A solid cleansing stick that uses matcha tea, exfoliating rice particles, and bamboo to draw impurities out of the skin and balance oil. Best for oily and combination skin types. The mess-free, travel-friendly format makes it ideal for on-the-go cleansing.
Hyaluronic Infusion Hydrating Serum
An intensive moisturizing, smoothing, and toning serum infused with organic blue tea and hyaluronic acid to provide the skin with long-lasting hydration, a smoother texture, a firmer appearance, and reduced redness.
Jasmine Tea Firming Body Cream
A silky body moisturizer infused with organic green tea, hyaluronic acid, shea butter, and jasmine essential oils for smoother, softer, firmer skin below the chin.
Hand & Nail Cream
These hand creams are all infused with antioxidant-rich teas as the base to moisturize and soften hands, strengthen nails, and improve cuticle health. Available in different tea formulas like black rose, white, blue or matcha to target specific hand and nail concerns.
Tea Lip Balm
A range of tea-infused tinted lip balms that moisturize and protect lips with a sheer hint of buildable color. Shea butter and squalane hydrate and strengthen the skin barrier, sesame oil plumps, and green tea provides antioxidant protection. Also available in Transparent Matcha.
White Tea Miracle Breast Mask
A firming, toning, and smoothing mask for the delicate breast and décolletage area that improves skin tissue suppleness in less than 20 minutes. White tea infusion provides firming and brightening benefits, while a naturally based volumizing complex lifts and improves elasticity. Plant collagen and hyaluronic acid maintain hydration and elasticity and protect the skin barrier, while horsetail firms and purifies.
Teaology is more than just another clean beauty brand. It’s a blend of nature, science, efficacy, and luxury rooted in one of the oldest and most reliable wellness customs worldwide: tea. Every tea-infused product is designed to deliver not just hydration, but antioxidant-powered nourishment and protection that visibly improve skin over time.
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