Every night, I go to bed embalmed.

After applying serum, essential oils, eye balm, and oxygenating night cream, I return to my room both completely untouchable and pretty damn embarrassed - my significant other has passed out with the lights on while waiting for me.

So when I heard about beauty bedding -- linens infused with skincare ingredients -- I thought I'd hit the jackpot. I'd be able to get the benefits of my skincare regime without actually having to spend time applying it all, and I'd score more time in bed. Win-win!

Here's how it works:

Instead of using aloe-infused cream, you'd just sleep on the NaturaWorld Aloe Dream Pillow ($75) or slip on an aloe-enriched pillow protector ($9.99). Both are said to moisturize and calm dry, dehydrated skin.

Rather than spend time applying pricey anti-aging products, you could hit the hay on Bed Bath and Beyond's exclusive SkinGlow Pillow with Cupron Copper Technology ($39.99). The pillow is said to eliminate bacteria and reduce the appearance of wrinkles while you sleep.

Some doctors have been surprisingly supportive of this gimmicky trend -- Dr. Yael Halaas, a New York City plastic surgeon, suggested that copper pillowcases could stimulate collagen production -- but others are less so.

"These ingredients in the products don't penetrate the skin when added to mattresses, sheets or pillows," says Ariel Ostad, a New York City dermatologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at New York University Medical Center.

Despite Ostad's educated point of view, stubbornly, I'm hoping that this amazing idea will improve over time, and eventually, beauty bedding will be a viable category. Think about it: I'm sure the beta versions of weird beauty gadgets like the No! No! and the Ped Egg were considered pretty lame, too.

In the meantime, I suggest just getting as much as sleep as you can. I don't know about you, but when I'm short on rest, there isn't a cream on Earth that can save this mug.