7 Secrets to Get the Most From Your Beauty Sleep

It’s no secret that sleep is an essential ingredient to your overall health, appearance, and well-being—a full eight hours per night can truly work wonders. When it comes to skin, however, it is important to know how to truly maximize your sleep time in order to properly take care of your skin. 

Throughout the day, our skin is exposed to air pollution, cold and hot air, and much of our stress is expressed through our facial muscles. Long story short, your skin needs and deserves to rest and recover while you do. Additionally, your skin is also able to absorb nutrients and products much better at night, so it is especially important to use the correct products to ensure optimal results. Take a look below to see how we recommend caring for your skin while you’re asleep. 

This step may seem like an obvious one, but you’d be surprised by how much makeup actually stays on your skin even after you think you took it off. Remaining makeup can cause blemishes, and most importantly, can prevent your skincare products from actually reaching your skin and doing their job. To ensure you’re getting into bed completely makeup-free, we recommend avoiding pre-moistened towelettes and instead, removing makeup with micellar water and a simple cotton pad. 

No matter what, this should always be a staple in your nighttime skincare routine. Cleansing your face removes all of the layers of dirt, oil, and anything else that you encountered throughout the day that could clog your pores. To avoid any irritation from harsh products, we always recommend going with a gentle cleanser unless proscribed otherwise by a professional. 

Protecting the sensitive, thin skin around your eyes is an essential step to keep your eye area looking healthy and youthful. Apply a night-specific eye cream, usually heavier than an eye cream you would apply in the morning, around the eye area and let it absorb throughout the night. 

Using a nighttime-specific moisturizer helps to keep your skin hydrated, healthy, and rejuvenated. This may take some time to find the correct moisturizer for your skin, but keep in mind that it should be a bit heavier than the moisturizer you apply in the morning.

Take advantage of the time you don’t need to worry about how your skincare products will sit under your makeup and don’t be afraid of thicker products. Nighttime-specific products are typically heavier than daytime ones, and because of this, it helps the skin to absorb the product over a longer period of time. The feeling may take some getting used to, but we swear the results are worth it.