The Quicky17 Marras 2024

Face Tape, Jaw Slings & Castor Oil: Do These Sleep Hacks Actually Work?

You know what they say, the uglier you go to sleep, the prettier you wake up, apparently?

In an age where everyone is time poor and sleep a commodity as valuable as gold, surely adding extra bedtime tasks before you hop under the covers is just taking time away from those precious moments of lights out?

There's a whole side of Tiktok dedicated to hacking your sleep, or 'sleepmaxxing'. From pre bedtime rituals to post wakeup shedding, what do the experts really think of them?

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CREDITS

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

Erin Docherty, Mamamia's Beauty & Lifestyle Editor and Host of You Beauty podcast

Dr Carmel Harrington, Managing Director of Sleep For Health and Author of The Sleep Diet & The Complete Guide To A Good Night's Sleep. You can buy her books here.

Executive Producer: Taylah Strano

Audio Producers: Tegan Sadler

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