Seven Tips for Beauty Sleep with Dr. Hauschka

Blog Credit: Dr. Hauschka

It Really Is Beauty Sleep

When you sleep, your body recharges and a great night’s sleep means you’ll wake up feeling refreshed, revitalised, ready to seize the day!

If you repeatedly don’t get enough sleep, it shows in your face with dark circles under your eyes and poor skin condition. During the night, your skin’s natural replenishing and repairing cycle is active. If you want to look fresh as a daisy, make sure you get enough sleep each night because it's a powerful beauty treatment.

Here are some of Dr. Hauschka's top tips for switching off, unwinding and getting a great night’s sleep...

Have a Regular Routine

It supports your body clock if you go to bed and get up at the same time each day. Your evening skincare ritual of cleansing, toning and revitalising supports your evening routine in readiness for bed as well. 

Make Lists

Create a list of any jobs that will need to be done the following day. Any thoughts you may have write them down, rather than keep mulling them over in your mind. 

Alcohol, Caffeine and Sugar

All are stimulants so no late evening coffee and sweets. Have a chamomile tea instead.

Bedroom

Bedroom temperature should neither be too hot or too cold, around 18 degrees is optimum. Your bedroom needs to be dark and quiet. Your bed needs to be cosy and fabulous.

Daily Exercise

Exercise daily, particularly in fresh air aids a good night’s sleep, as does yoga, tai chi and meditation.

Technology

The screens of devices such as tablets and smartphones emit blue light. All light can suppress the secretion of melatonin – the hormone that controls our day-night cycles – in the evening and night-time, but blue light has a particularly pronounced effect.

> No technology 2 hours before bedtime - ok, at the very least one hour then.

> Make your bedroom no technology zone - no phone, computer, tablet or television.

> Read a book instead, reading is helpful for reducing stress. Think e-readers that aren’t back-lit, but illuminated from the front with LED which are different from the blue light omitted from many other devices.

Calming Moor Lavender

> We recommend a relaxing bath with Epsom Salts (magnesium) and Dr Hauschka Lavender Calming Bath Essence.

 > You may also use Dr Hauschka Lavender Calming Bath Essence in your compressing and hydrating basin water when you’re getting prepared for your evening facial cleanse. When you’re holding the compress around your face inhale deeply.

> Moor is a specially prepared peat extract used for its grounding energy to help you to get out of your busy head, and Lavender is relaxing. 

> Apply Dr. Hauschka Moor Lavender Body Oil to skin still moist from shower or bath.