Exactly how does a good night’s sleep affect the skin? Let’s break it down. The first and most important is the holy grail: collagen. While you sleep collagen production accelerates, keeping your skin firm and strong. Collagen is responsible for maintaining elasticity that keeps your skin supple. An additional advantage of collagen is its role in promoting enhanced cell turnover, which contributes to a fuller and more youthful skin appearance. With collagen production slowing during your twenties and accelerating after menopause, lack of collagen is visible with weakening tissues and the appearance of lines and wrinkles. 

Your skin is also busy flushing toxins from your system. Detoxifying is vital to healthy skin. The buildup of toxicity is seen as puffy under eyes and general lack of vibrancy. 

During sleep, your body is busy rebalancing skin’s PH and replenishing oils that keep the homeostasis of your skin. 

Typical signs of lack of sleep are under eye bags, breakouts, overall puffy face, and lines and wrinkles. 

It is recommended to have cortisol evaluated to identify if your levels are either too high or too low, neither of which is of benefit to you. 

Speak to your aesthetician about ways to stimulate collagen while you unravel lifestyle habits that may be working against you, preventing a solid night’s sleep.