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Melatonin: What It Is and How It Is Good For Your Skin

If you toss and turn in bed a lot, you are probably familiar with melatonin. 

Melatonin is a hormone that is produced by the master clock of our brain in response to darkness at night. 

It is responsible for making us drowsy, telling our brain that it is time to sleep. 

MelatoninThe good news is that, in addition to getting the sleep that you deserve, it also boosts the production of your antioxidant enzymes while you are asleep.

What Do These Antioxidant Enzymes Do?

These enzymes convert free radicals from pollution and UV rays into harmless molecules. 

Meaning, these antioxidant enzymes lessen and prevent damage to your cells. 

How Does This Help Your Skin?

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With fewer toxins circulating inside your body, the skin is able to preserve its normal anatomy and promote natural cell renewal; in turn, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. 

So while you are at rest, not only you get the benefits of sleep but also the repairing effects of melatonin.

Because of this discovery, melatonin is also now available in topical skincare products like  Asutra Dream the Night Away Melatonin Lotion with Magnesium, Peter Thomas Roth Green Releaf Therapeutic Sleep Cream Skin Protectant, and Zelens Z Melatonin Night Repair Serum.

Since melatonin works best at night, it makes sense to apply these topicals at night to recover the damage caused by exposure to pollution during the day. 

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Dr. Elli Reyes
Dr. Ellie Reyes

About the Author: Dr. Elli Reyes is a specialist of Aesthetic Medicine from the Philippines. With over four years of specialized training, her aesthetic practice has involved a variety of skin treatments involving Botox, fillers, and the like. As a licensed physician, she has been engaged by multiple clinics and is regularly interviewed by the local media as an expert in the science of the skin. Her research and writings to date have centered on nutrition, functional health, and general beauty.

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