Getting enough sleep shouldn’t be seen as a luxury because it’s a necessity. Your body needs to rest for your system to perform at its best.
The Sleep Foundation reports that sufficient sleep helps stave off diseases, as well as helps your body and mind recharge.
Getting to the root of sleep issues is the most important thing but in the meantime, there are ways to appear like you got those eight hours of sleep even when you got like four to five hours.
Below are ways to look refreshed after a bad night’s sleep:
1. Drink Water
Your skin loses a lot of water at night, which can leave it looking dehydrated and tired in the morning.
The effects intensify after a bad night’s sleep, so it’s smart to chug a glass of water, first thing in the morning.
Being dehydrated can also make it difficult to focus, says the National Library of Medicine, which is something you’ll already be dealing with after a bad night’s sleep.
So having some H2O in the morning can fight some of that brain fog, making you feel and appear more alert.
2. Try A Revitalizing Face Wash
If sleepless nights are regular in your life, in addition to speaking to a doctor or making more time for sleep, invest in a revitalizing face wash. Ingredients like aloe vera and vitamin B3 will make the face look refreshed.
Caffeine such as green tea is another excellent revitalizing ingredient. Caffeine can help constrict the blood vessels under the eyes that cause puffiness after a bad night’s sleep.
3. Take a cold bath
Cold water boosts circulation throughout the body, including your face, giving a little more life back to your epidermis.
Anecdotally, people have reported that their skin looks glowing after taking a cold shower. This could be the perfect remedy after a bad night’s sleep that’s left skin looking dull.
4. Use hyaluronic acid
Finding ways to rehydrate the skin after a restless night is important. In addition to drinking water, add hyaluronic acid to the skin just before adding your favorite moisturizer.
This acid helps the skin retain moisture. In fact, a quarter-teaspoon of the stuff helps the skin hold about one and a half gallons of water, according to Cleveland Clinic.
5. Get rid of your dark circles
You have likely noticed those puffy circles under your eyes under a bad night’s sleep. This occurs because, without proper rest, the blood vessels around the eyes dilate, causing inflammation.
Press something cool, like a refrigerated cucumber slice or spoon left in the freezer for a few minutes, against these circles. The chill will reduce the swelling.
6. Take a brisk walk
While working out might be the last thing you feel like doing after a bad night’s sleep, it’s the first thing you should do. A brisk walk will get the blood pumping, and send more blood to the face for a brighter visage.
7. Grab some eye drops
Another thing you can do if you need extra help to improve your look after a bad night’s sleep is using an eye drop before leaving your house.
Just grab some whitening eye drops that will brighten the whites of your eyes. Nothing says sleep-deprived like blood-shot eyes.
8. Use a bright lipstick
A bright lipstick goes a long way in distracting onlookers from your tired eyes, and there’s research to back this up.
One study put on by Procter & Gamble and conducted by Harvard and Boston University researchers found that women wearing brightly colored makeup like lipstick are perceived as more competent.
9. Try a facial massage
The benefits of facial massage are three fold, especially when enjoyed as part of your pre-sleep or morning routine. It’ll not only help to reduce puffiness, but help you to unwind too. And, when adopted in the mornings, it’ll help boost circulation for wider awake appearance.
10. Use an eye cream
The skin on our faces is thinnest around the eye area, and really takes the brunt of a bad night’s sleep.
A dedicated eye cream will help to reduce the look of puffiness, illuminate the appearance of dark circles under the eyes(opens in new tab), reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and crow’s feet.