We may be asleep, but that doesn’t mean that our bodies aren’t working hard. Getting enough sleep is vital to many of our bodily functions, and it’s especially important for the health and appearance of our skin that we get enough sleep. Why? Because this is what our skin is doing when we’re sleeping the night away.
11pm
This is the beginning of the critical time for re-stablishing cellular metabolism – i.e. how much energy our cells have throughout the next day.
12pm-1am
The highest level of regeneration takes place between midnight and 1am. This is when our skin does most of its repairing. Incidentally, it also coincides with our deepest sleep time, or our REM sleep to give it its proper name.
During REM sleep the blood flow to our skin cells increases; which delivers nutrients to our skin, and removes toxins.
1am-4am
The skin is still going through its repair process, but at a less intense level.
6am-throughout the day
Studies have shown that the sun stimulates the skin’s natural protective functions towards the environment. Your skin may not be regenerating at the speed it is at midnight, but that doesn’t mean it’s not busy taking care of itself.
Via WomansWeekly.
