There’s something that’s been on my mind lately, and it’s called inflammaging. It might sound like another skincare gimmick, but I promise you the science behind it couldn’t be more real.
What is inflammaging?
It’s the idea that chronic, low level inflammation, which stress makes worse, can accelerate skin ageing. This contributes to premature wrinkles, unwanted sagging and that somewhat haggard look that appears from nowhere.
What does bedtime have to do with it?
And while some inflammation is a natural part of life, constantly burning the candle at both ends certainly doesn’t help. In fact, I only realised quite how wound up I can be by bedtime when we helped put our godson down for the night recently.
Before bed, he splashed happily in the bath time bubbles, had a full head to toe massage (for as long as he could physically hold still, anyway 😂), then enjoyed a bottle of milk and some bedtime stories in a room filled with the most beautiful, twinkly lights.
Unsurprisingly, he drifted off to sleep in the most serene, peaceful state. And his godmother very nearly joined him! 😂
So as I crept out of his bedroom, I decided there and then that I needed to take a little piece of that calm home with me.
Not just to slow inflammaging, but because how can we put so much love and thought into caring for other people, yet let ourselves become so frazzled?
How can you slow inflammaging?
Now, the chances are I’m not going to fill our bedroom with fairy lights, but I AM going to embrace these cosy autumn evenings, slow down a little and start treating myself like someone I love.
Because although I know the antioxidants in my 5 Minute Kit help protect against the damage caused by inflammation, I want skincare to be my backup plan and not my ONLY plan.
So I’m passing this little reminder on to you, too. As the evenings draw in, I hope you find time to slow down, create your own little bedtime rituals and give yourself some of the care you so freely give everyone else. Not just to help slow inflammaging, but simply because you truly deserve it too 🤍
