Do you ever look in the mirror after a late night and see a puffy red eyed person with dark circles and lacklustre skin staring back at you? Yep we’ve all been. But although it’s easy to bounce back from the occasional late night, getting back to looking your normal self if you don’t get enough sleep all the time isn’t so easy. With this in mind we discover why beauty sleep really matters…
Your sleep matters in a big way. It matters for your health and it matters for your lifestyle. But does it also matter for the way we look? In other words, is there such a thing as beauty sleep, and if so, how does it work?
Well to answer these questions the lovely Laura Barnes from the Sleep Matters Club powered by Dreams looked into the relationship between sleep and our physical appearance and made a few interesting connections.
Skin, hair and nails treatment as you sleep
During sleep, especially during deep and peaceful sleep, our body goes into ‘repair’ mode. It does this by producing growth hormones, which help to rebuild damaged cells, including those of the skin, hair and nails. So the more sleep we get, the longer our bodies can continue with this repairing, restoring and rebalancing process. Which all means that beauty sleep isn’t a myth, it’s a fact.
If you don’t get enough sleep – it shows
When we don’t sleep enough, the body struggles to produce these growth hormones and the end results are visible signs of sleep deprivation, like dark rings under the eyes, waxen skin and dull hair . Lack of sleep can also create a stress hormone, which causes skin ageing and other physical signs of exhaustion.
And the real beauty is, it’s free
Along with being one of the best beauty tips for your body, beauty sleep also has the key advantage of being absolutely free. Why spend a fortune on expensive skin creams, hair treatments and anti-ageing products, when getting a good night’s sleep on a regular basis could quite possibly give you visibly better results? Many models and celebrities know the value of beauty sleep, so join the rich and famous by making the most of it.
Be sure of your beauty sleep
To enjoy your beauty sleep, make sure you have everything you need to get plenty of it. That, of course, includes a comfortable bed and a comfortable mattress right at the top of the list. So if you’re sleeping on anything less than comfortable, do something about it by popping into your local Dreams showroom and seeing what’s on offer.
Better sleep means a better you, but in this instance it could means a better looking you too.
