035. Understanding Your Skin's Circadian Rhythm (This is Why You're so Itchy at Night!)

If you've ever wondered why your skin gets more itchy at night, this episode of the podcast is for you.

The reason for the itch in the evening?... Your skin has its own cycle 😮

Your body has its own circadian rhythm while you sleep and, get this, your skin does too!

☀️During the day, your skin thickens and produces extra sebum to help protect it from the sun and environmental aggressors.

🌙 Here's the circadian rhythm changes that happens in the evening with your skin...

• Oil production slows down and is the lowest at this time
• Skin blood flow and temperature increase (which can cause permeability of the skin barrier)
• Researchers suggest that this can contribute to an increase in water loss, which can in turn lead to higher levels of itch that many experience at night!
• \When your skin’s barrier becomes more permeable in the evening, it lets products into the skin more effectively so it can have more impact. ...Unfortunately, it’s not just the good things that can get through, it’s toxins as well.

What does this mean? 👉 it means that the time of day can influence the effectiveness of your skin care products 😬

• Studies have also shown that the repair of skin cells with DNA damage from the sun also starts to peak at night.

So, to summarize....
👉 DAYLIGHT helps to protect your skin
👉 DARKNESS helps regenerate your skin

As many of us TSW sufferers can relate, thermoregulation is also a common problem we deal with, which can lead to difficulty falling asleep and also disrupt the circadian rhythm, which leads to scratching. gahhhhh. so annoyinnnggg.

🙏 Anyways, hopefully now you have some understanding about all this and why nighttime can be the worst! But hang on friend... we will get through this together!

Your Friend & Fellow Warrior,
🖤 Jen

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