 [ Symptoms ] are there natural ways to help firm up the skin on my face for a more youthful look [ Disease ] sleeping in your make up is not a healthy habit for your skin cleansing the skin before bedtime allows your skin and pores to breathe removing your make up can also prevent sebum from building up in your pores sebum is the natural oil produced by our skin it protects and moisturizes our skin as sebum is secreted from our pores it assits with the removal of dead skin cells and other irritants an increase of sebum in the pores can cause acne blemishes and breakouts  we apply make up to look and feel beautiful but sleeping in your make up may have an adverse effect