A glorious night’s sleep has become the pinnacle of modern day goals: well-rested, you’re alert, productive and your skin positively glows. But for many of us, a proper rest has become near impossible; part of what has been dubbed the ‘sleep deprivation crisis’. The sleep industry is booming, with experts, machines, classes, technology, teas, apps and more aiming to help you get to – and stay – asleep. Arianna Huffington’s 2016 book The Sleep Revolution amplified the ‘sleep as self-care’ conversation, with The New York Times last year declaring it the “new status symbol”, while Gwyneth Paltrow extolled the benefits of “clean sleeping” in her book Goop Clean Beauty. Constant fatigue eventually shows, so sleep has become big business in beauty too. The importance of a pre-bed skincare routine is…
