We all know that as we sleep, our bodies will rejuvenate, heal, and reenergize. Therefore, getting a good night's sleep will not only help you relax but also make you look and feel better.
Most people don't have much time to take care of their skin, nails, eyes, hair, etc. because of their busy lifestyles. So why not make the most of this good eight hours of sleep to look even more beautiful? Are you aware that you can wake up looking beautiful with a lot of overnight beauty tips?
This article offers you incredible overnight beauty techniques that will leave your eyes clear and bright, your skin soft and shining, and your hair lustrous when you wake up.
Overnight Beauty Tips:
Are you ready to treat your skin and hair with natural remedies and enjoy both rest and beauty treatment at the same time? Let’s have a look at these tips and tricks which you have to follow them overnight to fix your beauty problems.
1. Soft Feet:
Dry or cracked heels, cold feet, rough skin, etc. are common problems faced during winter or cold times. So, to protect your legs, exfoliate it gently and apply warm olive oil massage to the feet for few minutes. Then cover them with cotton socks and leave it for overnight. Remove the socks in the morning to enjoy soft feet. Or you can also apply Vicks vapor rub instead of warm olive oil to your feet.
2. Moisturize Lips:
When the lips unable to produce enough natural oils to moisturize themselves and thus results in dry or chapped lips. To wake up with soft and pink lips, exfoliate the lips with a clean toothbrush or use some homemade natural lip scrubs. Dry the lips and apply sweet almond oil or honey over it at night before bedtime. Leave for overnight to enjoy smooth, pink lips.
Also, you can homemade lip balm prepared by mixing shea butter with few drops of rose essential oil to the lips and leave overnight to enjoy smooth and moisturized lips.
3. Nail/Cuticle Care:
Not only nail you have to take care of your cuticles to prevent it from dryness and to make it soft. To soften the cuticles, apply some coconut oil or shea butter on your cuticles to moisturize and leave for overnight. This application of oil will strengthen the nails as well.
4. Eyelash/Eyebrow Growth:
Having thick and well-shaped eyebrows/eyelashes are trendy, as they enhance your natural eye beauty. You can make them grow longer and stronger by moisturizing and condition them with natural oils like coconut oil or castor oil (rich in omega fatty acids). Apply castor oil on your eyebrows and eyelashes at night before bedtime by using a q-tip (or mascara). Leave for overnight to make them grow long and thick.
5. Hair Growth:
Warm oil massage will not only provide a healthy hair growth but also promotes a sound sleep. Add few drops of lavender oil to your favorite hair oil (warm) and stir well to apply it on your hair. Massage gently in circular motions by using your fingertips. Cover your hair with a shower cap or towel and leave for overnight. Rinse off your hair in the morning to enjoy a healthy and shiny hair.
6. Split Ends:
Split ends are the most common problem faced mostly by people with dry or frizzy hair due to lack of proper moisture and nourishment to the hair. They will get single or multiple slits at the end of their hair. To treat this dry, split ends, apply aloe vera gel to hydrate and condition the hair ends. Leave for overnight to wake up with smooth ends. Or you can also add lemon juice, olive oil or castor oil to this aloe gel.
7. Moisturize:
Cleansing and Exfoliating will remove dead cells, makeup and other impurities from the skin. Then follow with a good moisturizer to rejuvenate the skin overnight. All you need to apply few drops of natural moisturizers like vitamin E oil, argan oil or avocado oil to your clean face, neck, and hands at night before bedtime to wake up with a radiant glow.
To make your body soft and glowing, massage all over the body with a body lotion or coconut oil at night before going to bed. Leave for overnight and wake up with gorgeous, moisturized and soft skin.
8. Pimples:
The acne/pimples are caused due to bacterial buildup in the skin pores. Tea tree oil treats acne with its natural disinfecting property to fight off the bacteria and thereby reduces redness and excess oil secretion on the skin. So, apply tea tree oil (diluted with water or natural oil) as a spot treatment on the acne affected areas and leave for overnight.
Or apply a mix of honey and cinnamon on the pimples as a spot treatment on the acne affected areas of the skin and rinse off in the next morning to get rid of acne.
9. Removes Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes:
Aging, lack of sleep, hormonal changes, poor diet, etc. are some reasons causing dark circles and puffy eyes. To treat dark circles and puffy eyes, apply coffee oil or almond oil all around the eyes using your clean ring finger for few minutes. Leave for overnight and rinse off with water.
10. Soft Hands:
Most people won’t take proper care of their hands which in turn results in dry and rough hands. To soften your hands, exfoliate them with natural scrub (olive oil + sugar) for few minutes and rinse off with water. Then apply a natural moisturizer like shea butter and cover them with soft gloves for overnight. You can enjoy soft, smooth and young looking hands in the morning if applied regularly.
11. Erase Wrinkles:
Using silk pillowcases will help you in preventing skin breakouts, delays the signs of aging (wrinkles) and hair breakage. So, sleep on a satin pillow to reduce the friction, prevent frizzy hair and reduces the stress on the skin and make you won’t wake up to sleep lines or wrinkles on the skin.
12. Sunburn:
Spending most of the time in the sun will definitely result in sunburn. Aloe vera is the best soothing agent that soothes and moisturizes the sunburnt skin to clear this problem. Apply fresh aloe vera gel as a spot treatment or as an overnight moisturizer to soothe the skin from sunburn.
Tips and Precautions:
- Drink plenty of water and other healthy fluids to detox your body and to wake up with natural beauty and glow on your skin.
- Consume healthy diet along with regular exercise will help to maintain a healthy body (both hair and skin).
- Other than these tips, you have to sleep for 6 – 8 hours of sound sleep and take proper care of your skin and hair.
- Always rinse your face before going to bed and after you wake up from sleep to clear the dirt and impurities and to rejuvenate the skin.
- Sleep with an extra pillow on your bed will keep your head higher than rest of the body, which in turn helps to keep the excess fluid under the eyes to drain away.
- Remember all these natural tricks and tips will not give instant results you have to follow them regularly to grab these benefits but results long lasting.
- Tie back your hair to prevent the oils and dirt of hair causing breakouts on the face and also to prevent the hair from getting dry or frizzy. Also, don’t tie your hair too tight.
- Sleeping in tight clothes will prevent the skin from breathing. So, prefer loose clothes like pajamas or night wear for proper rejuvenation process and also to sleep better.
- Make sure to switch on a humidifier at night to add moisture to the air and thereby prevents dry skin.
Try these overnight beauty tips to make your skin glow naturally. Do you know any other successful overnight beauty tricks? Then share it with us in the below comments box.
