Spiddal Botanicals

SLEEP DEPRIVATION!

There is no skincare product in the world that can rival a good night's sleep.

Here are some really great tips and useful info to help you get your needed beauty sleep :)

Turn down the heat!

At least an hour before bed, you need to look into cooling down your room. The ideal temp for sleeping is 16-20 degrees celsius.
Cooling the body helps slow down all the metabolic processes, including activity in the brain, promoting deep sleep.. Sleep with an open window if you can!

Stretch!

Exercising at night can hinder a good night’s sleep. It can suppress melatonin, and the adrenaline surge may make it difficult to relax. Stretching along with deep breathing can help relax you without raising your heart rate dramatically. It also loosens the muscles and improves circulation before sleep.
Try doing this stretch for 2 minutes: Lie down 6 inches from a headboard or a wall with your legs up extended up the wall. Let arms rest by your sides and breathe gently. You should feel a light stretch in your legs. Elevating the legs helps loosen muscles and aids in the prevention of morning leg cramps. When you have finished these stretches, try to go to bed within 10 minutes for a deep sleep.

Chamomile Tea and or raw honey

Chamomile works as a very mild tranquilizer and a sleep inducer.
Raw honey improves sleep quality as it contains an ideal ratio of fructose to glucose, to support the liver, an organ that works non-stop, during the sleeping process. Honey is great especially if you find yourself waking up intermittently through the night.

Lavender Steam/Cleanse

Try to incorporate lavender/chamomile into your night cleansing regime.
Slather your face in a lavender infused cleansing balm, massage your face for as long as you can and mildly steam it away.. It's like a mini relaxing facial every night, that you can do yourself!

Can you guys believe it's the first of March today?!

Hazelnut oil... or, if you're fond of yourself.. Corylus avellana

Amazing oil for those who tend to have oily skin as it has a slightly astringent action.. It's also highly penetrative and ab fab in terms of tonifying and tightening your skin.

It's high in Oleic acid - 75.9% - and contains Vitamin E so it's a dab hand in strengthening capillaries and cell regeneration too...

It's my go to base for my own personalised oil blend :)