Sleep naked, you've thought about it, but you can't.
Reasons of hygiene, modesty, habit... Eve's outfit for spending the night with Morpheus is not to everyone's taste.
However, the practice would have some virtues.
Should we drop the pajamas to sleep better and withstand the high temperatures like those that await us this summer?
The answers of a sleep doctor, an infectious disease specialist and a sex therapist.
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“Lowering body temperature is very important for falling asleep and the quality of sleep,” says Joëlle Adrien, research director at the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and president of the Institute. National Institute for Sleep and Vigilance (INSV).
To sleep well, the bedroom should be kept at 18°C.
"When you lie down in a cool bed, you will transfer your body heat to the sheets to cool the body and therefore fall asleep more easily", explains the specialist.
If it is easy to lose the few degrees necessary for a good rest during the winter, the summer, the mission promises to be more complicated.
This is why nocturnal naturism is a solution to consider.
"It is better to go to bed naked but with a sheet, than to fall asleep with pajamas and without a blanket. At night our temperature will change and depending on the time of day, we will be hotter or colder. Naked under a sheet we can better adapt to these changes than wearing pajamas", underlines Joëlle Adrien.
More hygienic
To all those who especially do not want to drop the panties for hygienic reasons, know that it should still be done according to the specialists.
"Panties can promote the transition of germs that come from the intestine, via the anus or the bladder, to the vulva and therefore cause urinary tract infections", indicated infectiologist Jean-Marc Bohbot in a previous article in April 2018. According to the doctor, underwear, especially those made of synthetic material, increases the heat of the vulva and retains moisture.
This promotes the development of microorganisms like fungi.
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Libido booster
Removing all sleepwear would also be the best way to wake up a hibernating libido.
"When a couple is experiencing desire disorders, one of the main pieces of advice they are given is to sleep naked," says Marie-Line Urbain, sex therapist.
According to her, the "skin to skin" releases serotonin and endorphins, the hormones released during the sexual act.
"In winter, couples are afraid of being cold without clothes, but you should know that two naked bodies side by side warm up more easily than if they are far apart and in pajamas", underlines Marie-Line Urbain.
The mildness of summer nights also encourages skin to come together.
Enough to revive a numb libido during confinement.
*Originally published in July 2018, this article has been updated.
