Importance of sleep: Did you know these beauty benefits of a good night’s sleep?

Sleep your way to healthy skin and hair!

Author: Priya Prakashan

Published: April 20, 2017, 4:55 PM IST

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Sleep is essential for a person’s health and well being and plays an important role in your physical health. You will be surprised to know that an extra hour of sleep can make a whole lot of difference in your life.  As you drift off to sleep, your body deals with healing and repairing of damaged cells and also recharges the heart and cardiovascular system. Your body recovers from the day’s activities when you go to sleep. (ALSO READ Importance of water for your skin: 8 amazing beauty benefits of drinking water).

You need at least 7-9 hours of sleep for your body to repair itself and recover. Both quality and quantity of uninterrupted sleep is required for your body to get you through the day. The number of hours you sleep affects how you look, feel and perform throughout the day. So, if you are getting less than 6 hours of sleep, it is most likely not only affecting your day but it is also affecting your appearance.

Getting a good night’s sleep should become an integral part of your beauty regimen as it benefits your skin. It goes without saying that a well-rested face looks more attractive! When it comes to your beauty routine, the key is to get enough shut-eye each night. Here are the some beauty benefits of getting enough rest.

Say goodbye to dull skin

Sleep deprivation can make your skin dull and lifeless as it decreases the blood flow to the skin surrounding your face. When you start to get enough sleep every night, your body will boost the blood flow to the skin. This means that when you wake up in the morning you will have beautiful glowing skin. (ALSO READ How to get fair skin naturally: 13 natural home remedies and face packs to get flawless and fair skin).

Delays signs of aging

Getting enough sleep can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. When you sleep, the skin starts making new collagen, which is responsible for the elasticity of the skin. The degradation of collagen leads to wrinkles, sagging of skin and other signs of aging. Getting less sleep can leave your skin dry, making the fine lines more visible. You need to get enough sleep so that the skin repair process works in your benefit and you wake up with plumper skin.

Promotes hair growth

If you are currently dealing with hair loss, breakage and damage, do consider how many hours you sleep every night, because lack of sleep can even affect your hair growth. Lack of sleep results in the decrease of blood flow, which can affect the hair follicles as hair gains all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals from the blood flow. So if you are sleep deprived, your hair will not grow properly. (ALSO READ Home remedies for hair loss: 6 effective tips to stop hair fall and boost hair growth).

Gets rid of puffy eyes

When you reduce your sleeping hours, you will get bags under your eyes. Puffy eyes is one of the first changes that you notice on your skin due to lack of sleep. As soon as you start getting enough shut-eye you will get rid of the puffiness under your eyes. (ALSO READ How to get rid of puffy face? 6 tips to get rid of puffiness from your face and look fresh in the morning!).

Minimizes dark circles

When you sleep less, you tend to get dark circles around your eyes, this happens because of poor blood circulation. So when the blood is not flowing well, it can collect under your eyes and become visible when you are low on sleep. Also discoloration under eyes can becomes worse due to sleep deprivation. (ALSO READ How to lighten skin tone? 14 skin-whitening beauty tips to lighten your skin tone naturally!).

Gives you an overall healthy appearance

When you are low on sleep, your overall appearance becomes dull with sagging eyelids, dark circles and the corners of your mouth starts drooping. It can also make your skin texture look dry and ashen your complexion. When you start getting enough sleep, your skin will be well rested and this will give you an overall healthy appearance.

The amount of sleep you get can make or break your appearance. A bad night’s sleep will wreck your skin. Follow healthy sleeping habits, your skin will thank you when you start getting enough sleep!