Beauty sleep is essential for the mind, body and skin. The truth about beauty sleep is that sleep is so essential for our bodies to heal themselves, sleeping puts us into repair mode.

There is a direct association between how your skin looks and how much sleep you are getting. We all have different sleep routines but one thing we all have in common is that we need sleep to function.

The phrase beauty sleep exists for a reason. There is a whole load of goodness and repairing our skin does while we sleep. This goes for our bodies physically and our minds mentally too.

If you are struggling with your skin concerns, take a look at ways to create the perfect night’s sleep to see if it helps. You could consider using a weighted blanket while you sleep, so much research has proven them to be very effective for restless sleepers especially. You could try these techniques to help you fall asleep when you just can’t switch off.

Also, if you are generally struggling with your skin and spots there are ways to achieve clearer skin 

The Truth About Beauty Sleep

While we sleep our body starts to repair itself from the previous day or days.

During the day our skin is combating free radicals and other environmental exposures. As much as we can wear SPF and our daily moisturisers, the environment will still damage our skin to a certain degree.

Pollution is still an environmental factor to consider, if you live in a city you must take that extra step in caring for your skin. Having a good nighttime skincare routine will make sure you are going to sleep with clean skin. A double cleanse and moisturise is essential to ensuring those pollutants are removed before you sleep.

We typically sleep during the night when there are no UVA rays. It is during this time our skin repairs itself.

When we sleep and our bodies are in a relaxed state, and our blood flow increases. Then the collagen we produce naturally increases to help with the repair of skin damage.

I also have 10 before bed beauty routine tips which can help with your beauty sleep.

Bad night sleep

On average it is suggested that 8 hours is the amount of sleep that an adult needs. We all have different lifestyles and needs so this can vary depending on how active you are physically and mentally. As well as mental conditions play a crucial factor in our sleeping patterns.

If you struggle with sleep your skin can look grey and dull as well as those fine lines and wrinkles appear more prominent.

Keeping your skin hydrated is also really important for our skin to be able to repair itself along with sleep.

Try taking a more proactive approach to your sleep routine.

Set the scene and keep consistent and you should hopefully see results.

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