'Beauty sleep' is actually a real thing according to this research!
| Updated: Apr 18, 2018, 15:12 IST
What if we tell you today that the fountain of youth and gorgeousness lies behind that long, lengthy and cosy slumber? Yes, we mean it! A study at Stockholm University published in the Royal Society Open Science journal states that sleep-deprived people look less attractive, less healthy and others are less inclined to socialise with them. Here's how they conducted the research and deduced results...
For this study, 25 volunteers were photographed after two consecutive nights of quality sleep and then again after they had only four hours of sleep for two night in a row. These photographs were then rated by 122 people on sociability, trustworthiness, attractiveness, health and sleepiness. Restricted sleep also affects facial appearance negatively and decreases others' willingness to socialise with the sleep-restricted person.
So, now that science has given us another reason to lay in bed all day, put that phone aside snooze away! Beauty sleep, here we come!
For this study, 25 volunteers were photographed after two consecutive nights of quality sleep and then again after they had only four hours of sleep for two night in a row. These photographs were then rated by 122 people on sociability, trustworthiness, attractiveness, health and sleepiness. Restricted sleep also affects facial appearance negatively and decreases others' willingness to socialise with the sleep-restricted person.
So, now that science has given us another reason to lay in bed all day, put that phone aside snooze away! Beauty sleep, here we come!