Why I look like a bogeyman after sleeping: the rules of beauty sleep and waking up

Wake up, go to the mirror and look at unfamiliar wrinkled face with dull skin? This problem is known to every woman, some face it literally every morning… What should you do so you don’t look like a nightmare after sleeping?? It is enough to follow five simple recommendations.

1. Magic elixir

Everybody knows: if you drink water before going to bed, in the morning you’ll see a Shar Pei’s face in the mirror. But when the flow of clean drinking water is limited, the body switches to a strict economy and saves fluids “for a rainy day”. – in case they don’t give you anything to drink tomorrow? If you drink enough water, then very soon the body gets out of the “I’m in danger” mode!” and begin to get rid of excess fluid – swelling will be a thing of the past.

Doctors recommend sticking to the formula: two glasses of water not 2 liters, as commonly thought per 10 kilograms of weight. Add at least 200-400 milliliters more on workout days and after coffee and alcohol. Can’t get used to drinking regularly? Install a mobile app that reminds you about the next drink. For example, a Hydro Coach. Another option: put a nice jug on your desk for one and a half to two liters. Just by looking at him, he will invite you to take another sip. If you do not abuse salt and keep to a drinking regime, then a glass of water half an hour to an hour before going to bed is only beneficial but not for people with kidney disease .

2. Individualized support

You risk wrinkles, puffiness and folds if you sleep with your face flat on the pillow. The ideal is to sleep on your back or on your side when the pillows touch your ear and cheekbone, and your nose can breathe freely . To make the night in this position was comfortable and useful, you need the right mattress, which will help the body to fully relax. For example the Belgian Octaspring technology the filling of mattresses based on the hundreds of springs of high-density foam supports each part of the body due to the 3D effect and varying degrees of firmness: softer for head and shoulder, firmer for hips and back.

If you can’t give up the habit of sleeping face down, use a pillow of anatomic shape, which follows the curves of your body, provides good air ventilation, and a cooling effect, for example IQ Sleep.Another affordable way to combat swelling in the morning is to sleep on a high pillow.

3. Cryo-technology at home

Stay cool – a true friend of beauty in the morning. First, wake up, open a window, or at least look out of it for a couple of minutes to cheer up. Secondly, wash your face with cold water, and keep your morning beauty products cream, tonic, mask, patches in the fridge. Thirdly, do not neglect the contrast shower – it helps to tighten the skin and strengthen blood vessels. By the way, Kate Hudson and Salma Hayek practice an even more extreme method after sleep – immerse your face in a bathtub for a few minutes… Ice.

4. Unloading days

To forget about edema and a dull complexion forever, practice unloading days on natural vegetable and fruit juices: once a week for a day “eat” only fresh fruit. Juice from pineapple, as well as ginger and celery can help increase the draining effect. The main thing is not to use packaged drinks: they have a minimum of benefit, but a maximum of harmful sugar.

5. Add warmth

British scientists found out: making love is the best remedy for bad sleep, and therefore – from “ugly” awakening. This agrees and famous TV host and beautiful woman Irena Ponaroshku: “Let it be hot in your marital bed, and in the bedroom – cool!”.

A happy person is beautiful by default at night and in the morning, and even after a busy day. So love more and sleep with your soul mate!

Sasha Köllner