New Years’ Skin Resolution #2: Get Your Beauty Sleep

SKIN FACT: Skin does look better after a good night’s sleep. Sleep can reduce dark circles because a lack of sleep compromises your body’s circulatory system and you get stagnant blood in the vessels under the eyes because it hasn’t properly drained. Sleep can also make your skin glow because a lack of sleep causes the skin to look pale and tired because the circulation has been impaired. So if you want your skin to glow–get some sleep!

Read: Tips for Reducing Dark Under Eye Circles

SKIN FACT: A good night’s sleep can reduce acne. Aside from my experience confirming this is true, one such study was conducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine in 2002. It was a small study that involved students suffering from acne. The college professors involved in the study conclusively proved that the exam stress worsened acne in these students. According to researchers, their findings indicated that “Subjects who had the greatest increases in stress during examination periods also had the greatest exacerbation in acne severity.”…

Stress not only affects acne flare-up, in general it worsens the overall skin condition. It induces the adrenal glands into overproduction of cortisol, a steroid, which in turn makes sebaceous glands produce more oil and make skin extra oily. This the reason why in stressful periods, people experiencing an increase in acne get more inflamed, puss-filled papules than simple whiteheads or blackheads.

SKIN FACT: Yawning from lack of sleep will cause under eye puffiness. If you stay up past your usual bedtime, chances are you’ll be yawning more. When you yawn, the act encourages your eyes to water which creates swelling and puffiness. Excessive yawning is actually the equivalent to crying during a sad movie because of the fluids it creates. So before you stay up past your bedtime to watch that last show or to read just one more chapter, consider the side effects. Just one more reason to get a restful night of sleep.

And lastly, read how the position of your body while you sleep can affect your skin.

Readers, do you think getting enough sleep helps your skin?

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New Years’ Skin Resolution #1: Wash Your Skin Nightly
New Years’ Skin Resolution #3: Don’t Pick at Your Skin
New Years’ Skin Resolution #4: Wear Sunscreen 365 Days a Year
New Years’ Skin Resolution #5: Only Use Products Suited for Your Skin Type

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