This Is What Your Skin Does While You’re Sleeping

Getting enough good sleep doesn’t just give you a refreshed mind and better mood the morning after - it also gives your skin an amazing glow up. Beauty sleep is a very real thing and it’s this wondrous nightly magic our skin does to heal from everyday damage (think: UV rays and air pollution). But what does our skin do while we're on our way to dreamland? Here’s a breakdown:

Hours 1 to 2: Your Skin Winds Down

As you go to bed, your body releases melatonin, a hormone that makes you feel sleepy and at the same time it boosts skin’s capacity to repair itself from the day’s damage.

Hours 3 to 4: Skin Repair Accelerates

By this time, HGH (human growth hormone) kicks in which makes the skin’s repair and cell regeneration work double time. This is where your true “beauty sleep” starts.

NOTE: If your sleep gets interrupted at this stage, the cell turnover stops and you’re left with old skin cells that may block pores, leaving the skin looking dull and prone to breakout.

Hours 5 to 6: Golden Hours for Your Skin

You’re in your deepest sleep and cell turnover increases by as much as three times during these hours. This is when your skin is most active, creating fresh new cells so you wake up looking fresh, glowing and ready for another full day ahead.

And making the most of these golden hours for your skin is as easy as adding a serum into your nighttime skincare routine. Serums are oils that go deeper into the skin and are specifically formulated to pack in a lot of antioxidants and intense moisturization to address certain skin concerns such as skin aging, dullness and acne.

Our recommendation: 100% Natural Overnight Elixir

Brimming with nine of Mother Nature’s most potent and purest oils, Overnight Elixir gives you visibly radiant and softer skin overnight and makes it easier for you to maintain that youthful-looking skin in the long run. Shop it here.

Hours 7-8: Your Skin is at Its Driest

Your skin becomes more permeable during night time meaning all throughout your sleep, your skin has been steadily losing moisture. By the time you're almost ready to wake up, your skin would be needing added moisture.

The trick to not ending up with parched skin? Put on a reliable night cream before hitting the sack. Night creams sit on the top layer of your skin to keep your skin hydrated and to prevent water loss.

Our recommendation: 100% Natural Radiant Grace Night Cream

This hypoallergenic night cream keeps skin youthful with users reporting improved skin firmness, reduced appearance of fine lines and more radiant skin.* Shop it here.

And that’s it! Do your best to stick to your beauty sleep (and a good nighttime skincare routine!) and you’ll soon be rewarded with naturally glowing skin every morning.

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The Truth About What Your Skin Really Does at Night

*Based on a self-assessment test by Human Nature skin care users who tested the Radiant Grace Night Cream for 31 days without the use of any other product. Individual results may vary.