Sleep Your Way To Beautiful Skin

You may wonder why people always say “beauty rest”.  Read more below to know why you should sleep your way to beautiful skin!

Why sleep is so important for our skin

Lack of sleep leads to an increase in the hormones that cause inflammation and cell destruction in our skin. Resulting in dry, dehydrated skin with more lines and wrinkles with an uneven skin tone.

Get more out of your sleep

Scientists have discovered that our skin cells know if it’s day or night. During the day our skin cells are focusing on protecting our skin from UV damage. At night they aren’t as likely to be focusing on protecting not only from UV rays but also stress and pollution so they tend to move into producing new skin cells and regenerating the skin. 
Sleep allows the skin to start producing more skin cells, increase collagen production and reverse the free radical damage we experienced throughout the day. 

Why your night time skin routine should be different from your day

Try to complement what your skin does overnight by using some products specifically for night time use.
For example, our skin is more prone to transepidermal water loss (hydration escaping whilst we are asleep). This is the perfect reason for using a richer moisturiser with some key anti-ageing ingredients. 
Vitamin A is the essential ingredient to work on ageing as it kicks starts the skin’s ability to renew and regenerate the cells. Cell renewal peaks around midnight so the combination of sleep and Vitamin A are essential. 
A good night cream will also include peptides and antioxidants to fight free radicals and enhance hydration.

Check products we love that you can use for your night time skin routine!

NEW Aspect Dr Opti Boost which helps to repair an impaired barrier function. Super hydrating, Brightening, nourishing and rebalancing.
   
Probiotic Sleep Mask is a treatment mask designed to provide rapid relief to dry and dehydrated complexions, or skins in need of extra nutrition. The inclusion of 2 different probiotics encourages cell renewal to fight and reverse the ageing process while also delivering superior hydration.
 
Cosmedix Define is a unique blend of three hydroxy acids and Vitamin A to smooth out skin tone, soften lines and wrinkles and refine the complexion. With a cream base, Cosmedix Define is a gentle formula for dry skins, sensitive skins or those new to Vitamin A.

Cosmedix X Age, the ultimate Night Cream is a new generation, age-defying moisturiser with encapsulated Vitamin A designed to target fine lines, a loss of elasticity, dilated pores and photo-ageing. Ideally used at night.