A night of poor sleep can easily show up on your skin.
But the sleep-skin connection is not a one-way street.
Here, the telltale signs your complexion may impact your sleep quality.
It found that almost half (42%) of participants with skin disease experience sleep disturbances.
Itching, burning, and tingling sensations impacted sleep the most.
And heat is a common trigger for inflammatory skin conditions, which can increase itchiness.
After all, feeling anxious about falling asleep often keeps you up even later.
And high cortisol levelscan cause you to toss and turn all night1and feel tired again the next day.
“It is truly a cycle,” she notes.
For itchy skin conditions, identifying your triggers (which differ for everyone) is key.
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The takeaway
A lack of sleep can impact your skinand apparently, vice versa.
Given the intimate relationship between stress and skin health, it makes total sense.
