It’s not just daylight savings.
One of the body’s key biological processes, sleep, is becoming harder to come by, despite its physiological and psychological benefits. Data from the Sleep Foundation suggests that more than one-third of adults in America sleep less than seven hours a night, while seven out of every 10 workers say they are tired when their work day wraps up.
“People don’t realize how important sleep is,” says Dr. Frank Lipman, an integrative and functional medicine expert. “People need to take sleep more seriously. Sleep is not a passive process, a lot of physiological things happen in the body — the glymphatic system, which is the brain’s detox system, kicks in when you sleep,” Lipman continues, noting that stress is among the key contributors to poor sleep.
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“We try to look at what’s going on with someone’s poor sleep, and it’s often stress,” Lipman says, pointing to meditation, exercise, and getting on a designated sleep schedule as keys to deepen sleep.
The beauty benefits are also myriad.
“It permeates all aspects of health,” says Dr. Dendy Engelman, board-certified dermatologist. “Consistent sleep cycles allow for these innate repair processes to occur. If you’re limiting your amount of restorative time, it has detrimental effects — DNA repair, cellular turnover don’t take place, and that can manifest as increased fine lines, wrinkles and increased collagen degradation.”
Both are proponents of supplements like magnesium and L-theanine, while Engelman also recommends nighttime skin care products like retinols.
Here, products to maximize beauty sleep.
Chanel Sublimage L’Extrait de Nuit Ultimate Repair Night Concentrate, $1,050.
Designed to work with skin’s natural rejuvenating cycle and ripe with polyfractionaed vanilla planifolia, Chanel’s hero nighttime product gets reimagined in a limited-edition tweed travel case.
Moon Juice Sleepy Magnesi-Om, $42.
Magnesium paired with phytomelatonin give this formula its sleep-supporting benefits, while its flavor comes from organic blackberries.
NatureLab. Tokyo The Perfect Dream Night Ritual Hair Mask, $22.
Sugars, seaweed extract and rosewater power this hydrating overnight hair treatment, while its scent technology — with notes of lavender, violet and amber musk — offer aromatherapeutic benefits.
Nécessaire The Body Retinol, $55.
No longer just for the face, retinol for body — in this cream by Nécessaire — combats crepiness, in addition to dark marks and scars.
Parachute Linen Venice Set, $469 to $569.
This linen bedding set also boasts temperature-regulating qualities in a variety of colorways.