Castilla surmises that it’s likely to be used off-label (or in ways that the FDA hasn’t approved) for places like the decolletage and the backs of the hands. Meanwhile, I am already on my second tube and I will continue to enthusiastically recommend it to anyone who expresses even the vaguest issue with sleeping through the night (and also, people who don’t ask for my advice at all).Right now, the only on-label use (a term that means it’s been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the entity that regulates cosmetic procedures) is for the cheeks. ![]() My sleep app has the proof: I’ve gone from an average of eight hours, 35 mins on a weekend night, to around nine hours, five mins asleep.Īnd if you don’t believe me, how about an actual expert – I sent a tube to my sister, a respiratory physiotherapist who was recalled to the NHS front line from her office job during the first lockdown and was extremely stressed. She said she coated herself in it, head to toe, and had her first night of undisturbed sleep since she started at the Nightingale Hospital, and dozed off more quickly every night after that. The pillow spray’s scent is stronger, but I find it tends to fade quite quickly, and the lotion tends to hold its calming, relaxing scent a lot longer, which means I fall asleep more quickly, and sleep for longer. I like best to use it alongside the pillow spray – as it contains the same oils as the spray, they complement each other. The scent is also quite strong so makes your room – and bed – smell lovely. Because it contains shea butter and it’s a thicker formula, the cream takes a little while to sink it, but it doesn’t come off on your sheets and it’s great for over-washed hands. The packaging says to put it on after a bath, but I just smear it all over my hands, arms and chest before going to bed because I’m five-foot-nine and it feels like a waste to put it on my shins where I won’t be able to smell it. ![]() It somehow smells fresh and clean but also relaxing and calming. Its lavender and camomile scent is deeply calming, but because it’s got vetiver oil in it too, it’s not the traditional musty lavender scent you might associate with, say, your gran’s downstairs loo. ![]() I am (naturally) a fan of the This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray – which I love and use so much that I always have at least one backup bottle in my flat – so as soon as I saw the Cocoon cream on Instagram (when it launched earlier this year), I ordered a tube. So as a board-certified sleep expert – which sounds so much better than just ‘lazy’ – let me tell you all about This Works’ Deep Sleep Body Cocoon. While my friends get in virtual queues for Glastonbury tickets or trainer releases, I know the exact time the new version of my favourite Sundays sleep mask ‘drops’ online. Weird warming gel that was supposed to make me relax but actually felt like £12 worth of severe sunburn? I’m still annoyed. ![]() Harry Styles reading me a bedtime story on the Calm app? I did not enjoy that. A small lavender-filled pillow that quickly lost its smell? Bought it. I don’t have either of these X-Men-like powers: I am just very good at sleeping.Īs a sleep enthusiast, there’s nothing I won’t try to get eight (or, the goal, ten hours rest): I take my own pillow everywhere, I’ll road-test (bed-test?) any new ‘sleep trend’ (remember Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘clean sleeping’ a few years ago? I did it, and I’ve never been more tired) and I’ll pay for any new product promising me a restful night. Some people can always tell if the dress they’re about to buy will go on sale the next day, others are mysteriously good at knowing when to stop drinking on a night out.
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