Facts and Myths Of Beauty Sleep

Posted by on Aug 3, 2012 in Beauty |

I am sure many of you must have heard of the phrase “beauty sleep” often, but do you really understand what it is? People normally use this word to make joke, but actually beauty sleep is a serious issue and everyone should get it. But many people misunderstand this phrase.

Many of us think that if we are sleeping anytime except night then we are having beauty sleep, but that is not true. Beauty sleep is a part of your night sleep, but everyone doesn’t get it. Your body should a have a proper sleeping routine, you should maintain the routine of your sleep everyday at the same time and try to get up same time. This will help you in getting beauty sleep.

At the same time you shouldn’t be under a misunderstanding that you will become beautiful naturally by getting beauty sleep. People who don’t have a proper routine normally look tired as their body becomes tired of changing the rhythm of life every now and then. People who get their beauty sleep always look energetic and fresh. Badsleep will definitely affect your weight. You body lowers stress hormones while you are sleeping, which are essential for weight loss. So the more you sleep more hormones are lost and it will result in less fat loss.

Skin is very sensitive, it changes along with the changes in your sleep. Body makes use of sleeping time to retain dead skin. If you are not getting proper sleep, your skin may appear gray and pale, you may also get dark circles under your eyes. All you need to do in order to avoid such effects is set a proper timing to sleep everyday.

Quality of your sleep is also very important. If you are experiencing nightmares or you are still feeling tired after a sleep of whole night, you should try listening to some calm music before sleeping or have a hot bath before sleep. If this doesn’t help you then you are really tensed and some complicated health problems and you should seek some medical help.

To utilize the benefits of beauty sleep to maximum, you should use night lotions and creams on your body, work out when you wake up and have a healthy breakfast. You should avoid stress as much as possible, so that your body is not busy at night and you can have a good rest.