Beauty sleep is not a myth and having a good night sleep is essential for healthy, glowy skin. Our skin repairs and regenerates itself when we are sleeping and it is the time of the day when our skincare products are the most effective. Therefore, it only makes perfect sense to up our skincare game at night so that we can wake up looking refreshed and radiant.
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On top of your nighttime beauty routine, which should preferably include a toner, serum, and a night cream, it is advisable to use a sleeping mask at least twice a week.
What is a sleeping mask?
Sleeping masks have been around in the market for a while but not many have jumped onto the bandwagon to include it in their beauty routine. Unlike night creams which are essentially moisturisers, a sleeping mask is a skin treatment that nourishes your skin overnight. It provides the skin with deep hydration, and of course, different sleeping masks come with different treatments targeted at different skin types. You can be sure that you will look fresh and glowy the next morning after a night of skin treatment with the sleep mask.
Unless it is a hydrating sleeping mask, we do not recommend using the sleeping mask every day because it may lose its efficacy in the long run. Use the recommended dosage as stated on the packaging, and adjust accordingly according to your own skin type.
Here are some of the sleeping masks that we love.
The Body Shop Drops Of Youth™ Bouncy Sleeping Mask $49.90
Formulated to address the first signs of aging, this is an innovative bouncy gel cream that moulds itself like your second skin, leaving a soft finish. Wake up to softer and smoother skin that is plumped and renewed.
VICHY Aqualia Thermal Sleeping Mask $48
VICHY Aqualia Thermal Sleeping Mask helps to restore hydration and radiance in dull skin with its 145 mineral-rich thermal spa water. It comes in a light, gel-cream texture that acts as a shield against airconditioning at night.
Garnier Light Complete White Seed Yogurt Sleeping Mask $19.90
With the goodness of yogurt, this sleeping mask nourishes our skin as we sleep and works like a brightening yogurt treatment to reduce dullness, exfoliate dead skin cells, lighten spots, and evens skin tone.
Laneige Water Sleeping Mask $42
Laneige Water Sleeping Mask is one of the most popular sleeping masks in the market and it is an intensive moisture sleep mask to hydrates and purifies our complexion as we sleep. Be in for clear and bright skin in the morning!
Skin Inc Pure Deepsea Hydrating Mask $116
Skin Inc Pure Deepsea Hydrating Mask comes in a transparent gel that hydrates, clarifies, and brightens skin. It contains nutrient-rich Okinawa deepsea water, soya bean extracts and Hyaluronic Acid to pamper our skin through the night.