Caffeine for Skin Care?

I know that its proven that Caffeine (liquid creams, etc) work to reduce redness, puffiness, and improve texture. But what if somebody was to take a caffeine pill (generic 200mg Caffeine Cap) and ground it to a fine dust, and mix that with a lotion and apply that to the skin. Would it have the same effect? :p

Sounds stupid, but so does Caffeine cream until you try it :)