In this one question quiz, you will choose the sleeping position that best describes how you sleep. You'll be shocked to find out how this is affecting your skin!
In this one question quiz, you will choose the sleeping position that best describes how you sleep. You'll be shocked to find out how this is affecting your skin!
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Which Picture Best Describes Your Sleeping Position?
Side sleepers like you tend to be sensitive. Although you really have a soft center, you probably project a tough exterior.
You tend to be friendly, but you may come off as shy initially to others.
More than twice as many women as men tend to adopt this position.
While you have great personality traits, this position causes the second-most amount of damage to your skin.
Science shows that side sleepers will often see deeper wrinkles or creases on the side of their face that they naturally turn to each night. They also complain of vertical creases down their cheeks and chin.
Trying to change your sleeping position would probably cause more harm than good for your skin. SInce your body obviously is comfortable in this position, attempting to change positions may cause sleep loss.
Since a lack of sleep can cause skincare problems too, it's important to be proactive about how you are taking care of your skin if you sleep in this position.
People who sleep flat on their back tend to work in transport and logistics, according to Sealy’s research. And they’re also most likely to wake up feeling “refreshed.” But maybe that’s because back-sleepers tend to be a young group, in general, with most of them being between the ages of 25 and 34. which is the best age for sleeping soundly through the night.
In addition, snoring is associated with back-sleeping, according to Dr. Greuner, which means that although you may be waking up refreshed, your partner won’t be. SleepScore’s Dr. Breus explains why this is: “When you’re lying on your back, your throat is more narrow, making snoring louder and more frequent.”
This can be alleviated by sleeping on your side, Dr. Breus advises, which may seem difficult if it’s not your preference, although there are wearable products on the market that can help. “You can also put a hard object, like a football, in a kid’s backpack and wear that to bed so if you shift onto your back, your body will adjust itself,” he adds.
A recent study published in the Journal of Physiology also indicates that back-sleeping is bad for unborn babies at the tail end of pregnancy, raising the risk of stillbirth.
Both experts agree that your best bet is to conk out face-up—a.k.a on your back. “This position keeps everything off your face, including dirt and oil from the pillow and grease from your hair, and prevents any friction to the skin that can stretch collagen fibers and lead to wrinkles,” says Breus. If you’re lucky enough to sleep naturally on your back, be sure to keep your head elevated. “Sleeping in a flat position allows fluid to gather around the eyes, giving them a puffy appearance the next day,” says Schlessinger.
Trying to change your sleeping position would probably cause more harm than good for your skin. SInce your body obviously is comfortable in this position, attempting to change positions may cause sleep loss.
Since a lack of sleep can cause skincare problems too, it's important to be proactive about how you are taking care of your skin if you sleep in this position.
Sleep researchers have found that stomach sleepers like you tend to be anxious, impulsive, compulsive, and rigid. These traits work well in certain occupations.
You probably excel at accounting, banking and management.
However, when it comes to others, your sleeping position shows that you are more likely to be anxious and self conscious.
Although, researchers have found that your personality traits will be different if you are a stomach sleeper who is in "free fall" stomach sleeping position. In this position, you will be most comfortable with your hands around a pillow and your head turned to one side.
Those stomach sleepers who sleep in the freefall positiono are actually MORE social, but can border on being brash. Deep down, however, they are more sensitive and are especially unsettled by criticism and extreme situations.
As it relates to your skin, stomach sleeping is the worst of the worst. If you place your face directly on your pillow while you sleep, you will cause friction on your skin, often causing acne.
As a stomach sleeper, you will probably start to see more pronounced forehead lines.
Trying to change your sleeping position would probably cause more harm than good for your skin. SInce your body obviously is comfortable in this position, attempting to change positions may cause sleep loss.
Since a lack of sleep can cause skincare problems too, it's important to be proactive about how you are taking care of your skin if you sleep in this position.
Partial side sleepers like you are also known as “Yearners”. These are people who sleep on their side, with their arms outstretched as if reaching for something.
13% of the population joins you in sleeping this way! Since you sleep in this position, you are probably very open and inviting. You easily connect new people and love to live life to the fullest, embracing a variety of new experiences.
However, you also are prone to cynicism and suspicion. As a result of this, you might be slow to make up your mind. However, once you have made a decision, you likely remain firm in your decision.
While your sleeping position shows strong personality traits, it comes with some disadvantages when it comes to the health your skin.
Partial side sleepers have the disadvantages of both side sleepers and stomach sleepers.
Stomach sleeping is the worst of the worst when it comes to your skin. If you place your face directly on your pillow while you sleep, you will cause friction on your skin, often causing acne.
As a stomach sleeper, you will probably start to see more pronounced forehead lines.
Side sleeping is linked to deeper wrinkles or creases on the side of their face that they naturally turn to each night. They also complain of vertical creases down their cheeks and chin.
Trying to change your sleeping position would probably cause more harm than good for your skin. SInce your body obviously is comfortable in this position, attempting to change positions may cause sleep loss.
Since a lack of sleep can cause skincare problems too, it's important to be proactive about how you are taking care of your skin if you sleep in this position.
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How to Prevent Sleep Wrinkles
Preventing sleep wrinkles may sound difficult. Especially if you get your best rest in one of the worse positions. You can find out if this is you by taking the quiz above.
But there are a few things you can do for free to prevent sleep wrinkles from forming, even if you sleep in a bad position.
The biggest thing you can do to prevent sleep wrinkles is to sleep with your hands away from your face.
Putting your hands against your face causes your skin to wrinkle against the lateral pressure. The best thing for your face is to avoid contact with other surfaces .
Try keeping your face and head elevated with a pillow and using a silky cover. This will help minimize your hands pulling on your facial skin.
If you’re someone who often sleeps with their hands tucked under their face, you could try keeping your hands under your pillow rather than directly on your skin. Since your hands won’t be directly on your skin, it can help reduce friction while still keeping you comfortable.
Preventing Sleep Wrinkles on Your Face
The best way of preventing sleep wrinkles on your face is to sleep on your back. If that isn’t an option for you, here are a few other ideas that might help.
Upgrade your pillow
You can invest in a special pillow that has benefits that include minimizing wrinkles by supporting clean skin while it hydrates. Hydrated skin helps prevent less fine lines.
You might also try a pillow that will help encourage you to sleep on your back to help reduce the amount that your face comes in contact with the pillow.
Use a nighttime mask
What do you picture when you think of someone who uses a night mask. More than likely, you think of someone looking to sleep in late and eliminate the light coming in and disturbing them.
But wearing a mask at night can do more than just block out the early light. It can also keep your skin in place while you sleep, preventing it from folding.
Try a special pillowcase
Investing in a pillowcase that allows your skin to glide may be another way to prevent sleep wrinkles. Most people use pillowcases that grip the skin rather than allowing it to glide. Silk or satin pillows are the best options for preventing sleep wrinkles.
Use a retinol
What’s the most powerful tool in your anti aging arsenal?
You guessed it.
Retinol.
Retinol is a vitamin A derivative that teaches your skin to act young again by stimulating the collagen that prevents fine lines.
The problem with most retinols is that they are harsh on your skin and can’t be used in the daytime due to photosensitivity.
Night Creams are heavy, ultra-moisturizing lotions that are specially designed to wear while you sleep. The best night creams are the ones that contain bakuchiol, a plant based retinol.
Another important ingredient is hyaluronic acid, which helps plump and firm the skin.
The quality and length of sleep you receive every night has been shown to impact your skin’s appearance. As we sleep, our bodies recharge, healing, restoring and eliminating toxins from the skin.
If you’re missing out on quality sleep, the chances are your skin is suffering in the process.
Does Sleeping Without a Pillow Reduce Sleep Wrinkles?
Sleeping without a pillow can help you prevent sleep wrinkles if sleeping on your back is not an option.
Since quality sleep can help prevent wrinkles, it may not be an option for you to start sleeping on your back.
Early research suggests sleeping without a pillow may help reduce wrinkles.
Scientists believe the pillow that presses directly on your face may cause more skin impressions than lying on a bare mattress. They believe the reason for this is that a bare mattress is less likely to conform as closely.
If sleeping without a pillow causes pain, you could try to sleep with your head elevated on a pillow and avoid putting your hands under your face.
Can Sleep Wrinkles Be Reversed?
The problem with sleep wrinkles is that muscle immobilizers like Botox that work on expression lines, are ineffective against reversing sleep wrinkles.
Here’s the thing.
Sleep wrinkles that disappear immediately on younger skin, will eventually become permanent due to decreased skin elasticity with age.
In order to maintain your skin and minimize the appearance of sleep wrinkles, the best advice is to take good care of your skin.
This means eliminating your smoking habit, if you have one, as well as using sunscreen and not allowing too much sun exposure in general.
Using facial toners and moisturizers will also limit the amount of wrinkles that form on your face over time.
How to Get Rid of Sleep Wrinkles on Your Face
Getting rid of sleep wrinkles on your face is tough because they will most often disappear immediately when you’re young. Therefore, you just take it for granted that they will always disappear.
The problem is that they will eventually become permanent.
Once you develop permanent sleep wrinkles, it’s harder to get rid of them. They don’t respond to treatments like botox or fillers.
The best way to get rid of sleep wrinkles on your face is to prevent them all together.
Side Sleep Wrinkles on Your Face
If you sleep on your side or on your stomach, your face might be pressed into your pillow, causing your skin to fold up and form vertical wrinkles.
Since you spend around a third of your life asleep, over time, sleep wrinkles get repeatedly reinforced and etched into your skin. The best way to avoid these is by making and effort to prevent them
Stomach Sleeping and Sleep Lines
While stomach sleeping alone won’t cause sleep lines, that sleep position can expedite and intensify them. Actually, any behavior that continually folds or stretches your skin will cause you to lose elasticity.
In other words, it will be more obvious on the already lax skin of a more mature person than on a child.
