How to Have Wrinkle-Free Sleep To Help You Wake Up (And Stay) Younger Looking

You may be thinking that while you are sleeping, your skin is free from potential wrinklers, however it isn’t. Actually, while sleeping, skin is quite vulnerable to aging for several reasons: It is now that skin works harder, regenerating, metabolizing nutrients, and eliminating wastes at its peak rates. What you do–and don’t do–for your skin when you sleep can have a profound influence on your appearance the next morning… and in years to come. The three main factors that age the skin during the night: fluid retention creasing dryness

Fluid Retention When you’re inside a prone position, your body fluids tend to collect in facial tissues, making you wake with a puffy face and especially puffy eyes (the reason why too much sleep can sometimes cause you to look more tired than not enough). Try raising the head of the bed with books wedged under the mattress and box spring or elevating your head and feet on a pillow to enhance circulation. Reduce salt and alcohol, too.

Creasing There’s two reasons you probably awaken with sleep creases now: first, if you’ve been scrunching your face into a pillow or your hand for eight hours, and second, if you are ‘expressing’ yourself during sleep (i.e., you grind your teeth as a result of stress, or you squint). In both cases the wrinkles are temporary (they’ll fade within a couple hours of rising), but after awakening every single day, year after year with sleep creases, it’s not unlikely that they’ll become permanent fixtures. What to do?

1. Sleep face up. Although it is tough in the beginning, keep trying and very soon you’ll always sleeps that way as a matter of habit. If you have tried and failed, train yourself to sleep with your face slightly out of the pillow, which should be a small flat baby pillow underneath the nape of your neck. 2. Ensure your bedroom has good shades and/or have an eye mask so that you don’t squint and cause wrinkles while you sleep. 3. Stop expressing yourself during the night. If you express yourself during sleep–most commonly by grinding teeth or frowning (thereby wrinkling your forehead in response to tension)–find a way to stop. Drink a glass of warm milk, take a hot bath, or put on some soothing music–anything to relax before going to bed.

Should you awaken with sleep creases and can’t wait the two hours it takes for them to fade naturally, here’s a routine I developed that erases them almost on the spot: First, cleanse. Then slather on moisturizer–be generous. Next, bathe or shower in hot water (the steam plumps up fine lines) or apply warm water, washcloths, and compresses to your face for five minutes. Blot off remaining moisturizer with a tissue. Finally, rinse with cold water.

How to Have Wrinkle Free Sleep To Help You Wake Up (And Stay) Younger Looking

Dryness Unless your bedroom is in the middle of a rain forest, you’d do well to understand your skin’s water loss-due to heat or air conditioning-during sleep. This is one reason it’s very important to cleanse and apply night creams before going to sleep and to switch on a humidifier. You don’t want to drink a lot of fluids before bed because too many fluids can exacerbate the flow of fluids to the face and cause puffiness. Another possible irritant is the drying detergents used to wash linens. Try switching detergents.

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