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Night-time beauty tips

Get the complexion of your dreams with these night-time beauty tips.
Get the complexion of your dreams with these night-time beauty tips and serums.

Get the complexion of your dreams.

We’ve all heard the term “beauty rest”, but the benefits of sleep to your complexion cannot be overstated. While we sleep, our cells regenerate, rebuilding and repairing themselves. Our bodies create the human growth hormone, which is critical for the production of collagen, and this growth hormone only functions at night.

When you’re sleep-deprived, the body creates more of the stress hormone cortisol, which can lead to increased stress and inflammation in the body, disrupting the skin. Conditions such as acne and psoriasis worsen when the body is stressed. Stress can also cause the capillaries in our skin to tighten, leading to poor nutrient flow, which in turn leaves our complexion looking dull.

From left to right: Dr Hauschka Night Serum, Clinique Turnaround Overnight Revitalizing Moisturiser, Estee Lauder New Dimension Shape + Fill Expert Serum

Get the most out of your beauty rest by treating your skin to a night cream. Lathering up with a product full of active ingredients can improve your complexion while you sleep, so you wake up to smoother, clearer, glowing skin!

Help your skin repair damage caused by free radicals with a cream that’s full of antioxidants like Vitamin E, Vitamin A, green tea or resveratrol. Apple fruit hydrosol and apple blossom extract are also known assist the skin’s natural processes.

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