Q: Why is it such a bad thing to
sleep with my make-up on?
A: Your
skin needs to "breathe." It breathes in oxygen and breathes out toxins. Sleep is
when our minds and bodies are rejuvenated. Our beauty sleep is between 10 p.m.
and 1 a.m. Hair and nails grow more quickly during these hours than at any other
time of the day. Your skin needs to be free of products which will block your
pores and prevent the skin from breathing and inevitably cause breakouts. Think
of this...if the skin absorbs ingredients into the blood stream from a patch
(i.e., smoking patches or estrogen patches), then your make-up can be absorbed
also! Wearing makeup to bed one time ages the skin 4 days!
It is the time before bed when you
should give special attention to thoroughly cleansing your skin from the day's
dirt, grime and oil build-up and use products which will leave you with a soft,
firm, wrinkle-free, luminous complexion in the morning. After cleansing and
toning, choose a skin care regimen which works for you and stay with it. Read
the ingredients; mineral oil, artificial emulsifiers and perfumes are rejected
by the skin and tend to clog the pores. Following my tips, you will wake with
soft, beautiful, radiant, untroubled skin.
If you have any questions or
comments about this topic, please contact me by
e-mail.
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