Beauty sleep

Tomorrow is World Sleep Day and, while I wish I could say I'll be celebrating with a full eight hours in bed... my children will probably have other ideas.

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But while I don't have control over the amount of shut eye I get, I do have some when it comes to my sleepcare routine. Enter, "sleepmaxxing".

"Sleepmaxxing" is a huge wellbeing trend this year: when you use the time before bed, as well as specifically tailored products, to encourage and enhance your sleep. Here's how it's done...

BEAUTY SLEEP IS NOT A MYTH

The concept of beauty sleep is based firmly in fact. When we sleep our entire body recovers and regenerates, and this includes our skin.

Getting enough rest therefore directly leads to increased skin health, thus increased radiance, suppleness and clarity.

TAKE THE DAY OFF

One of the single most important things you can do to boost your skin's recovery overnight is to cleanse it of all the dirt, grime and make-up residue that has accumulated on it over the course of the day.