SLEEP MASKS AND DARKNESS

Total darkness in the room is paramount for a decent night’s sleep. This will allow your sleepy hormone – melatonin – to be released. Melatonin needs to be released in order to actually get you off to sleep, but it also helps keeps your immune system in check. A sleeping mask is the perfect way…

ANTI-AGEING SECRET FOR HAIR AND SKIN

Grandma was right as always with her anti-ageing advice Get your beauty sleep on a silk pillowcase. A silk pillowcase is an amazing anti-ageing secret. It’s great for your skin and hair, and it keeps you cool too. The fantastic thing about it is, unlike cotton, it doesn’t draw water from your skin which therefore…

CHOOSING A PILLOW IS A NIGHTMARE

Choosing the ‘perfect pillow’ can be a total nightmare! Your pillow should fit you and allow the natural curves of your neck to be support whichever position you lie in. Before getting into detail let’s look at the 3 main sorts of pillows: They are natural, synthetic, and memory foam. Of course there are others…

TIME TO BUY A NEW BED

Is it time to buy a new bed? Research has shown that buying a new bed may be better than taking a sleeping pill! It found that those with uncomfortable beds slept on average one hour less each night than those with comfortable beds. So when is it time for a new bed? Take a…