If you sleep well, your skin heals faster after being irritated—like when you rub it with tape—than if you didn’t sleep well, and it’s about 30% quicker.

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Does poor sleep quality affect skin ageing?

Cross-Sectional Study

Human

2015 Jan

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Does poor sleep quality affect skin ageing?

Score: 42

DOI: 10.1111/ced.12455

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