Could a pillow shaped like a spanner cure your wrinkles? FEMAIL tests high-tech pillows that promise better sleep

Could a pillow shaped like a spanner cure your wrinkles? FEMAIL tests high-tech pillows that promise better sleep 

We spend a third of our lives with our heads buried in a pillow. But now there are high-tech versions
that claim to help you sleep better, feel healthier and smooth your wrinkles.

 Tanith Carey put them to the test. Smooth out sleep lines Save My Face Pillow, savemyface.com, £50 The claim: As we get older and our skin becomes less taut, many of us wake up to find the side of our face we have slept on is more creased.

Three-quarters of us sleep mostly on one side and, according to dermatologists, this may result in deeper facial creases. Studies have also found that 'redistributing the pressure' while we sleep may prevent wrinkles. Placed on top of your regular pillow, the Save My Face pillow is C-shaped at both ends, resembling a squashy spanner, so it supports only your temple and your jaw. The skin around your eyes and cheeks is supposed to fall into the gap in the 'C' and is not squashed.

Cosmetic dermatologist Dr Sarah Tonks, of Knightbridge's Omniya Clinic, says the idea is not entirely far-fetched: 'It could be true that if your face is scrunched against the pillow, you do get lines because of the compression — although they tend to drop out over an hour.' Did it work? Well my husband Anthony did not appreciate a pillow, which poked him in the eye every time he rolled over. Also, the pillow was so small and slippery that by the next morning, it had disappeared on to the floor.