If you're a woman between 30 and 60 and you're not sleeping well—getting less than 5 hours a night and feeling tired a lot—your skin might show more signs of aging, like wrinkles and dullness, even if you're not sunbathing or smoking.

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Does poor sleep quality affect skin ageing?

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2015 Jan

Women who slept poorly (less than 5 hours and low sleep quality) had more visible signs of skin ageing than those who slept well, and the study used the same method to measure ageing as the claim mentions.

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Does poor sleep quality affect skin ageing?

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DOI: 10.1111/ced.12455

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