Written by Editorial Team |Published : October 16, 2014 1:38 PM IST
With a hectic schedule and stress in either your personal or professional life, you deserve uninterrupted 8 hours of sleep daily. Not only will some sound sleep prove beneficial to your lifestyle but also to the way you look and enhance your beauty. Here are the wonders that you can expect from your beauty sleep:
Delays premature ageing of skin
Prevents under-eye dark circles
Now this one is a no-brainer! Have sleepless nights too often? Get dark circles complimentary with it. The blood vessels under your eyes become easily visible through your skin when you do not sleep. Puffy eyes is another problem for sleep deprived people. You can conceal dark circles with make-up or even home remedies but understand the root cause of it is most often lack of sleep.
Prevents hair loss
Yes, sleep deprivation is a factor for you losing your hair. You may not realise it but to maintain a full head of hair, you need to catch up on sleep. If you are losing more than 100 strands of hair on a daily basis, it is a wake-up call to sleep right.
Ensure your sleeping routine is well in place reports huffingtonpost.com. Here are tips to get your beauty sleep:
Shower
Body temperature naturally dips about two hours before bedtime. A soak in the tub temporarily lifts your temperature resulting in a quick cool down after you hop out of it - can be relaxing.
Ear plugs
If you are a light sleeper, it's tip you get some ear plugs. These are a simple and inexpensive way to make your sleep even more quiet. They can help block out not only those traffic noises but loud snores which may often make you restless during your sleep time. It's also a good away to excuse your self from buzzing electronics.
A good pillow
Most of us can appreciate the value of a good mattress but we don't always place such importance on our pillows. You rest your head for quite a few hours and hence it's important to know the pillow that soothes your sleeping senses. Your sleep style plays a big role in the type of pillow you'll need, since it should ideally fill the gap between your head and shoulders when you lie down, keeping your head in perfect alignment to avoid neck pain.
An eye mask
Bright light and sleep just don't go hand in hand, but the effects may be bigger than you realise. The slightest glow of an alarm clock can wake you up unnecessarily and keep you wide awake before time. So covering up with a mask can preserve your sleep haven.
Sleep-friendly bedding
Bedding is crucial in maintaining the perfect temperature for sleep, and losing the covers can easily leave you either too hot or too cold on a regular basis. Luckily, you don't have to follow any rules of sheets and blankets, since it's mostly a matter of personal preference, but that does mean it might take some trial and error.
Wake up! Wake up!
You should ensure that you are waking up on time and not letting unhealthy sleeping patterns take over you. For a sleeping pattern to work for you, it is important that you define one appropriately as per your daily routine and stick to it consistently. Also, if you can then sleep in mid-day for even half an hour to keep you well productive through long hours.
Ditch those devices
Your mind cannot be subjected to vibration tones or loud ring tones all day. Give it a break! It's not new that many are addicted to checking social networking sites before sleeping. But the emitted light of the device is a problem. Avoid any electronics at least one hour before bed so that you don t need the sleep hormone.
With inputs from IANS
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