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Putting the ‘beauty’ in your beauty sleep is not as simple as hitting the hay and getting enough shut-eye.

A good eight hours of sleep a night will certainly give you some pep in your step, but it might not be enough to prep up your skin for the day that lies ahead.

Consider these simple skincare tips to ensure you wake up with your skin glowing, helping you put your best face forward for the day.

1. Pay attention to how you sleep

Waking up with skew eyelashes and a stiff neck is a good indicator that you’re probably not sleeping in the best position for your skin.

Indeed, the way you sleep can contribute to the ageing process, particularly on your side or stomach, which forces your skin to roll and fold while you doze – often for hours at a time – causing fine lines and creases to develop on the face.

If you have struggled to train yourself to sleep like a delicate princess, then snoozing on a satin pillow cover might do the trick.

A good sleeping mattress also plays a major part in providing a good night’s sleep. A mattress like Eva’s new adjustable mattress might be a good option to start with. 

2. Never go to bed with makeup on

No matter how tired you are, giving your skin a thorough cleanse before your head hits your pillow is a must.

If you don’t give your skin a good scrub at the end of the day, you give all the product, makeup, pollution, sweat, and dirt collected on your skin throughout the day the chance to wreak havoc on your pores and your complexion.

It also gives premature ageing the green light, which is a big no-no.

It is wise to choose a non-abrasive, industry-leading cleanser that is guaranteed to give your skin sweet dreams

Have a peek at Skin Renewal’s online shop for product ranges that offer foaming cleansers and cleansing oils for the best in the business.

3. Don’t leave home unprotected

We’re talking about an age-old, tried and tested full-coverage high-SPF sun cream.

Using an SPF every day, come rain or shine, indoors or outdoors, is one of the best ways to ensure that your skin doesn’t age prematurely.

It can also prevent sun spots (or age spots), sun damage, pigmentation, loss of tone, and loss of elasticity from sun damage.

The better SPF products on the market contain powerful antioxidants that protect the skin from harmful daily pollution in the air.

4. Moisturise, moisturise, and moisturise again

Few things say you had a good night’s rest more than a well-hydrated, dewy complexion.

You can counteract the dehydrating effects of back-to-back cups of coffee with a day cream that puts back into your skin what the past 24 hours have taken out.

As an added bonus, a well-moisturised complexion will also enable your makeup to look (and feel) more like a second skin and give your favourite highlighter swept across your cheekbones that “glowing from within” effect every selfie-taker yearns for.

Skin Renewal’s online skin shop has a wide range of day creams that are up to the task, whatever the night before entailed.

5. Lemon and cucumber can save the day

Drinking hot water with lemon first thing in the morning is an instant wake-up call for your tastebuds, metabolism, and your skin. Thankfully, it is easy to make, even at the crack of dawn.

Try this for a few days in a row, and you’ll give your skin a healthier glow from the inside out.

For later on in the day, pop cucumber slices over your eyes to reinvigorate tired lines and achieve a more wide-awake appearance.

The effect of skin cooling with cool cucumber slices helps soothe the skin, decrease redness and swelling, and reduce puffiness around the eye area.

It has something to do with the constriction and expansion of the tiny blood vessels found just below the surface of the skin, where blood circulation plays a big role in how you look.

Test these tips in your own time and enjoy the buzz as you wake up, knowing that your skin is in safe hands.

For more information, products, treatments, and advice, you can also head to one of Skin Renewal’s 18 branches nationwide and have a chat with their highly-qualified medical aesthetics doctors.