"Eating sugar at night could cause a temporary blood sugar spike, which isn't ideal for everyone," Harris says. "As for salt, it might have a mild effect on hydration or stress hormones like cortisol, but these impacts are likely minimal."
"Typically one-size-fits-all strategies like these don't work because everyone's body has different needs," she explains. This highlights how individual biological processes complicate the effectiveness of such remedies.
After doing some internet sleuthing about a different Sleepy Dust elixir from Lush, it seemed like everyone had a different method for creating their own 'sleepy dust' recipe, but the main idea was that it should include a form of sugar and salt.
I opted for the simplest version, which is five tablespoons of cane sugar and two teaspoons of sea salt. I woke up in the middle of the night and quickly took a small pinch of the sugar and salt mixture.
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