Hi...Penny here!
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Over the years I have had many a debate on whether or not we should remove our makeup before bedtime. Penny’s answer is always…absolutely! But I realized that so many of my friends who have the (bad) habit of sleeping in their makeup, were never convinced no matter how many times I told them that it was an unhealthy habit. Whenever I would say that sleeping in makeup can cause break outs…my smooth-faced fawns would point out how they never break out and have been sleeping in makeup for years. So it got me to thinking…I need some professional back up. LOL! ;-)
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Sleeping in your makeup does more than clog your pores and potentially cause acne. Here are a few excerpts from the pros, already featured on www.beautystat.com:
During the day, skin is also exposed to pollution, dirt and grime. So at night, “it’s not just make up you want to wash
off”, says Dr. Charles Zugerman, Associate Clinical Professor of
Dermatology at Northwestern University.
It has been said by the pros that our skin needs to
'breathe' when we go to sleep. Our body temperature rises as we sleep, hence
opening the pores. “So when makeup is left on, it could seep deep down into the pores making them
clogged and then breakout”,
says Dr. Dennis Gross, Board Certified Dermatologist and Dermatological Surgeon
in New York City. He also says that once your collagen levels decline (due to
the aging process), the pores do not snap back as easily once it has been
enlarged. And leaving makeup can only lead to more inflammation that can
generate free radicals and collagen breakdown. (read full story...)
