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FOR HIM AND HER

Beauty /Grooming

B E CO M E A N

overnight
success
Want
glowing
skin this
month?
Then sleep
on it...

LEE
KYNASTON

MAIN IMAGE: STOCKSY *SOURCE: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE

Although a firm
believer that
real beauty comes
from the inside,
Lee sees no
harm in giving the
outside some TLC.

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ost of us understand the
benefits of getting some
decent shut-eye. You
certainly will if you've ever

rocked up to work looking like an extra
from The Walking Dead after burning
the candle at both ends. And before you ask
- no, beauty sleep isn't some myth created
by those who fancy an extra hour in bed on a
Sunday. It's actually crucial to skin's health.
Numerous studies have shown that the best
time for skin repair is in the middle of the night,
when skin switches from defence to repair
mode. It uses the downtime to regenerate, in
pretty much the same way a team of engineers
might fix a train line in the wee small hours,
while it's quiet. DNA and collagen synthesis
is preformed at night, too.

SUMMER SNOOZE
It's not always easy to get the recommended
seven or eight hours sleep in the summer,
though - especially when the nights are short
and it's as hot as hell in your top-floor flat.
The optimum room temperature for sleep

BEAU T Y
SLEEP

People
who
don't get
enough
sleep
appear
less
attractive
to others,
a new
study by
Stockholm
university
has
found.*

is around 20°C.
No wonder then that, according to a
recent survey by hotel chain Travelodge,
almost half of Brits are snatching just six
hours of slumber a night, with 'being too hot'

cited as the second most common reason
for not sleeping, topped only by stress.
So, if summer's causing you to lose out on
that precious beauty sleep, make sure you
give your skin all the help you can with a
decent nighttime regime.

SKIN SUPPORT
Since trans-epidermal water loss - that's
moisture leaving the skin - is also greatest
at night, a quality moisturising product is
essential. Look for those containing collagenboosting retinol if you're worried about
wrinkles, and ones with skin resurfacing
glycolic acid if you're after brighter, smoother
skin come morning. Ultrasun's Overnight
Summer Skin Recovery Mask is especially
useful if you've been in the sun.
Bear in mind that night creams aren't just
for women. The fact that there's an Overnight
Recovery Cream in Dermot O'Leary's new
skincare range for men shows that a bedtime
beauty routine is essential for the boys, too. B

S IX BEDTI ME E SSENTI ALS
good for

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acneprone
skin

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1. Ultrasun Overnight Summer Skin
Recovery Mask, £38, feelunique.com
2. Pestle & Mortar Superstar Retinol
Night Oil, £63, pestleandmortar.com
3. Superdrug Naturally Radiant Glycolic
Overnight Peel, £2.95, superdrug.com
4. Origins Overnight Hydrating Repair
Cream, £36.50, origins.co.uk
5. Dermot O'Leary 24.hr Grooming For
Men Overnight Recovery Cream, £15,
marksandspencer.com
6. Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout
Clearing Overnight Treatment, £15.75,
dermalogica.co.uk

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