Sleeping Beauties
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”
William Shakespeare
March is designated National Sleep Awareness Month.* The irony is Daylight Saving Time arrives mid-March and most Americans lose an hour of sleep. But perhaps when this precious life elixir is spirited away, we most appreciate it.
The benefits of sleep are plentiful: reducing stress and inflammation, keeping your heart healthy, improving your memory, reducing the risk of depression, and giving your body a chance to repair itself. (Many believe there’s a direct link between getting enough sleep and losing weight – how’s that for a fringe benefit?)
Experts say we need 7 – 9 hours of sleep each night in order to reap the rewards, and those rewards are particularly evident in our appearance. Not the appearance of something like feet that can be tucked into shoes – nope. Sleep (or lack of slumber) shows up front and center. On our face.
The benefits of sleep have almost mythic proportions. Consider the story of Sleeping Beauty who slept for a hundred years and when awakened by a handsome prince – he was so taken with her beauty he proposed instantly.
Sleep really is a fountain of youth. It fights wrinkles by helping our skin produce new collagen. In fact, sleeping only five hours a night can mean TWICE as many fine lines as sleeping seven.
Blood flow is boosted while dozing so we awake with a healthy glow – whereas less rest leaves a complexion ashen or drab. But what a lot of us don’t realize is that products applied to the skin overnight work better because of this more consistent blood flow.
Yon-Ka Paris – always at the forefront of luxurious, plant cell active-based regimens – has created a new overnight mask with 10% Glycolic Acid to allow for the most dramatic affect possible to your complexion. Yon-Ka’s Glyconight 10% Masque.
This high-performing creamy sleep mask boasts natural and organic ingredients that reduce the signs of aging and wrinkles, while amplifying the luminescence of the skin’s appearance – leaving it plump, glowing, and youthful. Vegan and free from controversial ingredients Yon-Ka’s GLYCONIGHT 10% Masque is potent, effective, and safe. Its unique addition of aromatic essential oils transforms skincare into a beautiful night-time ritual.
After one month of use in women aged 20 to 55, results indicate forehead wrinkle depth decreased by 15% while fiber density within the dermis increased by 12% with a 24% increase in complexion radiance.
Dermatologists also reported a 30% decrease in crow’s feet wrinkle depth and a 19% decrease in pore diameter. This is turn increases the overall density of the skin making the skin’s appearance appear up to five years younger.
Now your skin can add some of the world’s most beneficial ingredients to its toolbox when it goes to work each night improving your skin’s tone and texture. Sleeping Beauty shouldn’t be the only one who gets to live ‘happily ever after.’ The magic of Yon-Ka allows you to star in your very own fairy tale.
“Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.”
Anthony Burgess
“Eat well and sleep well. That will feed your nervous system and your psyche. As you get older, you look how you feel.” – Francesca Annis
*Footnote: March also carries the banner of Women’s History Month – commemorating the vital role of women in American history. We try to celebrate the many remarkable accomplishments of women every month, but we’re proud it’s getting extra attention for these 31 days. Brava!
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