A consistent skincare routine can be one way to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, but celebrity dermatologist Dr. Elif Benar (@drelifbenar) also warns that there are certain lifestyle choices that could be undoing your hard work. . Speaking to Express.co.uk, she explained: “The most common signs of skin aging are wrinkles, blemishes, loss of volume, dull and crepey skin.”
While anti-aging products can “increase collagen and elision to lessen” these skin changes, Dr. Elif said, “Sleep deprivation and a sedentary lifestyle can reduce collagen and show these signs of aging a lot.” before”.
How does sleep affect the signs of skin aging?
Lack of sleep has been shown to weaken the skin’s ability to repair and rejuvenate itself. In 2015, the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology published an article on how lack of sleep affects skin aging.
Sixty healthy women participated and were divided into two groups: good-quality sleepers, including those who regularly slept eight hours a night, and poor sleepers, those who slept only five hours a night.
Experts then used a dermatological tool known as SCINTEXA(TM) to assess dark circles, transepidermal water loss (skin dehydration), and resulting redness.