Want Good Skin? Get to Bed!
Want Good Skin? Get to Bed!
Can you ever tell when someone hasn’t gotten a good night’s sleep? What about for yourself - have you ever had a restless night or stayed out way past your bedtime and noticed the difference in your face the next day? (Here’s where you can find more detailed information on skin care and stretch mark removal cream.)
People who don’t get enough sleep, whether it’s just for one night or whether it’s a common problem, usually look pale, clammy, and rather unhealthy. They get dark circles under their eyes and usually look somewhat clammy as well.
Why is this? Why does a lack of sleep affect someone in this way? How could just one night’s poor sleep affect your appearance so drastically?
Many people think that when we’re asleep our entire body is at rest but this just isn’t true. Our major systems need to work continuously for a human to survive; the heart needs to keep beating, the lungs continue breathing, the digestive system still breaks down and absorbs food, and so on, even when we sleep. Our bodies are constantly at work no matter what our activity level; a person in a coma is still burning some calories!
Our brains are also still working when we sleep as they of course regulate all these systems, and while we don’t have conscious thought the brain still needs to evaluate noises, smells, and other sensations so as to judge them as being a threat or something harmless. This is why a loud sound will wake us up while the sound of our bed partner breathing doesn’t - the brain knows that one is a potential threat while the other is not. (Here’s where you can find more skin care products reviews.)
However these systems do slow down quite a bit; we breathe slower, the heart beats slower, and so on. But sleep means more than just a time to rest for the major systems of the body. When sleeping the body now has time to rejuvenate and renew itself. During sleep dead cells are removed and new cells replace them. The body is actually hard at work during sleep repairing and rejuvenating itself.
This is true of your skin as well. When the body is asleep any and all rejuvenation for the skin is likely to happen. Dead skin cells are pulled away while new ones replace them.
When you use skincare products on the face it’s always recommended that you use these at night at the very least because that’s typically when they do the most good. Moisturizers have a chance to penetrate deeply and to be thoroughly absorbed by the skin. But even without moisturizers, sleep is a time for your skin to repair and heal itself. So if you want skin that looks healthy and radiant, get to bed!
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