After a really hectic day or a late night party, most of us don't think anything else expect hitting the sack. We don't even bother to take off our dress and shoes, let alone make-up. But, it that right? We have all heard skin care experts repeating endlessly not to sleep with make-up on; however, we never seem to care. You might probably think what difference can few hours make. Make-up that has been on your face for 12 hours can't do any harm in another 6 hours.

You aren't alone. According to a survey conducted by Daily Mail, one third of women, who participated in the survey, confessed to be sleeping with their make-up on.  To demonstrate how badly leaving make-up on in night can affect your skin, one of the reporters of the UK daily took on the challenge of leaving her makeup on for an entire month. The results where shocking. By the third day of sleeping in make-up, she developed tiny white cysts around her eyelashes and her skin felt dry and taut.

She had a swollen eye after 10 days and looked really tried all day. After a month, dermatologist told her that her skin texture was substantially worse than the previous month, her wrinkles had become deeper and pore size increased. This all was just due to her decision of leaving the layers of make-up on. The layers of those chemical products blocked oxygen from reaching the skin. It also made her skin dry and caused bacterial growth. Her pores increased in size because of clogging.

No matter how expensive make-up you use, wearing it to bed can ruin your skin care treatments and leave you will a dull, dark and patchy skin. If you already have skin problems like acne, rosacea or wrinkles, then make-up can only aggravate the condition. You might wonder that how can situation get out of hands in just few hours? Well, skin repairs itself overnight while you sleep. If you leave the make-up on, oxygen and other essential vitamins and moisturizers that are required for the repairs will not reach the skin cells.

Skin needs air to breath at night, therefore it is essential that you properly remove all the impurities and traces of make-up from skin before sleeping. To keep your skin soft and glowing, treating it at night is very important. If you moisturise and nourish skin before hitting the sack, skin regeneration process will get a boost and you will see drastic improvement. Here is step-by-step guide to an ideal night skin care regime:

Step 1: Remove make-up

Never sleep with make up on, no matter how tired you are. According to experts, sleeping in any kind of makeup - organic, mineral - can cause damage to your complexion. Use a quality cleanser or cleansing wipes to removal the layers. If you apply heavy make-up, consider using cleaning tools like Slik'n Sonic Clean that deeply cleanses skin to remove any traces of make-up.

Step 2: Cleanse gently

If you are simply using wipes to remove make-up, follow with cleaning your face and neck with a gentle cleanser. Pick a soap-free cleanser that suits your skin type. Damp you face and work up lather using the cleanser. Rub gently using your fingertips. Wait for 30 seconds before rinsing.

Step 3: Don't skip toning

Follow cleansing with toning. Natural pH of the skin is disturbed after cleansing and hence you need a toner to restore it. Consider using Makari Purifying and Cleansing Tonic, which is a natural toner that contains Alpha Hydroxy Acids to exfoliate the skin and reveal glowing skin beneath.

Step 4: Lock in the moisture

After toning, apply moisturiser to seal the natural oil of the face. Deep moisturising at night keeps your skin soft and moist next morning.