A good night’s rest is absolutely essential for maintaining optimal health, both physical and mental. When you sleep, both the body and the brain can recharge, since the recovery processes are activated in which almost all parts of your body participate. The skin works the same. It needs to rest to not age prematurely. So, getting between 7 and 8 hours of sleep each day is the best beauty advice ever. Plus, do you know chronocosmetics? Take advantage of this science and care for your skin also while you sleep.
THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON YOUR SKIN
There are numerous studies showing that a lack of sleep takes its toll on our skin(1). Without a healthy sleep pattern, premature aging is guaranteed. In the case of severe insomnia, it can even cause serious cutaneous alterations to appear.
There is now plenty of evidence to prove that not sleeping enough reduces the production of collagen and hampers the barrier function(2), both essential factors in keeping our skin healthy, pretty, and younger looking. Moreover, if we are awake all hours, our skin gets dehydrated, accentuating wrinkles, and those unattractive puffy bags and dark shadows become a persistent nuisance.
But how does our skin know when it’s day or night to act effectively?
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS
The circadian rhythm is the body's inner clock known as circadian rhythms, which tell our body when the sun rises and sets so it knows when it has to activate nighttime repair mode. The skin is also governed by these rhythms and the skin cells know when they have to work to protect themselves (in the daytime) and when they have to regenerate (at nighttime).
Poor quality sleep, stress, taking medication and exposure to external aggressions can affect these natural cycles that guide our body and our skin so that they work properly.
CHRONOCOSMETICS: THE SCIENCE THAT LISTENS TO YOUR SKIN
In order to achieve lovely, healthy skin, as well as getting a good night’s sleep, we believe in chronocosmetics, the best nighttime skin routine. Products designed to work in harmony with the natural skin cycles, such as Natura Bissé Diamond Extreme Night Dual Treatment, specially created for night care.
The best nighttime skin care routine should be before we sleep. When we sleep, our skin cells regenerate, so this powerful duo of Diamond Extreme Oil and Diamond Extreme Mask include ingredients that help renew your skin’s appearance to preserve its natural beauty for longer. Likewise, the chia, amaranth, calendula and carrot oils, together with the punicic acid and marine DNA, provide extraordinary nourishment that your skin will exploit to the fullest during the hours of rest.
NIGHT TIME SKINCARE ROUTINE
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Good night and wake up with splendid skin!
SOURCES
(1) Robert Haas, MS.:
How Chronic Insomnia Destroys Skin Health; www.lifeextension.com; April 2011
(2): The effects of sleep deprivation on your skin; www.openaccessgovernment.org; 14th May 2021