If sleeping’s easier said than done, you’re not alone. According to a Sleep Council study, nearly half of the UK population are getting just six hours of sleep a night or less, as opposed to the optimal seven to nine hours most adults actually need. We’ve rounded up 18 beauty products that could help you sleep better.
Experts say good ‘sleep hygiene’ is important. Ie. making your bedroom more conducive to slumber by ensuring it’s dark, quiet, tidy and not too hot or cold. Aim for a temperature between 18-24C. And banish those bad habits like looking at your phone or tablet too near to bedtime.
In addition, the use of products that are scented with sleep-inducing oils like lavender and camomile before bed can help you to drift off. This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, for example, was found in a trial to help 97% of participants to sleep better, with 89% saying they fell asleep faster than usual.
Beauty products to help you sleep
And now there’s a wide variety of beauty products that you can incorporate into your bedtime routine to reap the benefits of those soporific scents. Here are some of the best…
1. This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray
We’ve already mentioned how effective this one is. Simply spritz onto your pillow before you go to bed. This fast-acting pillow spray helps to reduce sleep associated anxiety and is proven to aid sleep at bedtime.
Buy it here: Amazon.
2. Sanctuary Spa Lavender Pillow Spray
You can use this spray on your pillow or your face. It focuses more on the beauty-side as well as sleep, containing hyaluronic acid for your skin.
Buy it here: Amazon.
3. Elemis Life Elixirs Sleep Perfume Oil Rollerball
A soothing fragrance composed of a carefully selected blend of 13 pure essential oils such as Patchouli, Elemi, and Palmarosa to relax, restore the mind and help you get a good nights sleep. To use simply apply to pulse points on wrists, neck and temples.
Buy it here: Allbeauty.com.
4. Weleda Lavender Relaxing Body Oil
With a scent which immediately dispels stress and creates a sense of peace and well-being, this oil is infused with a gossamer-light blend of sweet almond and organic sesame oils, to absorb quickly. Ideal after a stressful day, to help induce truly restful sleep. Massage in, breathe deeply and relax.
Buy it here: Amazon.
5. Sleep Well Scentered Therapy Balm
This balm is formulated with a blend of moringa and shea butters to ensure non-greasy residue on the skin and long-lasting fragrance. With up to 25 essential oils in the ball,, you should start to feel the benefits within 5 – 20 minutes of application.
Buy it here: Amazon.
6. Manuka Doctor ApiNourish Overnight Lavender Mask
Teaming manuka honey with hyaluronic acid and lavender, this is a gel mask that you apply before you go to bed, allowing the active ingredients to soak in and work their magic, while the scent helps you drift off to sleep.
Buy it here: Amazon.
7. Neom Organics London Bedtime Hero Bath Foam
This bath foam contains 11 essential oils including chamomile, ylang-ylang and cedarwood. Add to a warm, relaxing bath to help yourself get ready for a better night’s sleep.
Buy it here: Amazon.
8. Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax Bath & Shower Oil
The founder created this oil to address her own insomnia, so it really does work. It helps you relax and slows down a racing mind so you can get to sleep faster and stay asleep longer.
Buy it here: Amazon.
9. Lush Sleepy Body Lotion
Designed to evoke the same sensation that a cup of hot cocoa brings on a cold night, this body lotion is infused with creamy oat milk, sweet tonka and that all-important lavender.
Fans love the soothing scent and say it really has a soporific effect, as well as being an excellent body moisturiser.
Buy it here: Lush.com.
10. Tisserand Sleep Better Massage & Body Oil
Give yourself a calming massage with this oil made of natural essential oils. This beauty product contains calming Lavender, relaxing Jasmine and comforting Sandalwood to help you sleep.
Buy it here: Amazon.
11. Lush Twilight Bath Bomb
Another fan favourite from the slumber specialists at Lush, the Twilight bath bomb contains a similar scent blend, with the addition of benzoin resinoid, which has a warm vanilla-esque quality.
Sit back and relax in the tub as the pink and violet bomb dissolves and the dreamy aroma is released.
Buy it here: Lush.com.
12. This Works Sleep Power Recharge Mask
This Works insomnia-busting pillow spray is the stuff of legend, so you know that its sleep skincare range is going to be good too.
This mask promises the benefits of a full eight hours’ sleep in just 20 minutes, using AHAs, kaolin clay and hyaluronic acid to brighten, detoxify and moisturise.
It also contains some of the same ingredients as the famed pillow spray, so use it at night to reap similar benefits.
Buy it here: Amazon.
13. Neal’s Yard Lavender Bath Salts
Neal’s Yard’s new range of bath salts helps to soften your skin and soothe your muscles and your mind.
Pour a generous helping of the lavender-infused sea salt crystals into a warm bath to unleash the relaxing floral fragrance.
Buy it here: Nealsyardremedies.com.
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