Top benefits of a night cream
Most reputable cosmetic companies, releasing a series of skin care, necessarily include both day and night cream in them. Many women, believing that a day cream is enough to preserve beauty, perceive this as another marketing ploy to pump out additional money. And very in vain! After all, there are all legal grounds for differentiating cosmetics into day and night. “What kind of laws are these?” you ask. The most effective and irrefutable are natural biorhythms.
What is a night cream for?
If you want to maintain youthful and healthy skin for years to come, you should seriously consider supplementing your day care with night care. The fact is that in the daytime the main task of the skin is to protect against adverse external influences. During the day, we are in a hurry and, together with us, our skin is in a hurry, we find ourselves in stressful situations and, together with us, our skin also finds itself in them. According to the latest scientific research, the biorhythms of the skin and its functions change during the day. So, from about 6 pm, renewal and restoration processes are launched in the skin: metabolic processes in cells are accelerated, blood supply improves in all layers of the skin, and the processes of regeneration of damaged skin are activated. The most active recovery processes take place from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. It is at this time that cell division reaches its climax and exceeds daily rates by five times. At night, when we are relaxed and calm, our skin is at its best for optimal nourishment and care. Our task is not to miss the golden watch and to help the skin as much as possible in its hard work of preserving beauty and youth. Night creams are called to help us in this. While day creams, in addition to moisturizers, also contain a lot of filters and all kinds of additives aimed at protecting against ultraviolet radiation, dust, exhaust gases, heat or cold, night creams are lighter in structure, but at the same time richer and more nutritious. Their main task: to help the processes of natural restoration of the skin by filling to the maximum with all the necessary vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
How should night cream be used?
Be sure to choose a night cream based on your skin type. It is advisable to use a day and night cream from the same series, because. Manufacturers try to optimally calculate the composition of products for the best effect. Many women make a big mistake when they apply a night cream just before bed. In no case should you do this – greasy spots will remain on the pillow, and the face in the morning will most likely be puffy. To avoid such troubles, apply the cream on cleansed skin of the face at least an hour before going to bed. After the cream is absorbed, blot your face with a tissue, thus removing its excess. Going to bed, once again blot your face and with a calm soul – in bed.
What is the advantage of night face creams compared to day creams or serums?
During the day, the skin has to defend itself against the aggressive effects of external factors, so the action of the day cream is aimed at activating the natural defense system. Face creams contain more active substances that work in the deeper layers of the skin, helping to fully restore it from daytime stress. At night, the skin gets a proper rest, is saturated with nutrients, so that in the morning it will again have a fresh and healthy look.
At what age should they be used?
It all depends on the condition of the skin. Night face cream can be used at the age of 20-25 years. If the skin is dehydrated or dry, then from the age of 18-20 you can safely purchase a night cream with good nourishing and moisturizing properties. At the age of 25-30 years, it is desirable to choose a cream that fights glycation processes in the skin.
What are the main properties of a night cream?
The night cream for the face has a denser texture due to the high concentration of active substances, but this does not prevent the skin from easily absorbing them. The main properties of the night cream are to restore and renew the skin, moisturize and nourish it so that it looks fresh and rested in the morning.
What is the difference between a night cream for young skin and mature skin?
The difference between night creams will be in additional active substances characteristic of a certain age. For example, the younger the skin, it is recommended to use night creams with nourishing and moisturizing functions. We all live in the unfavorable conditions of the metropolis, where even young skin needs protection, so a night cream with antioxidant protection will not be superfluous. For mature skin, a cream is recommended that will fight age-related skin imperfections, such as wrinkles, enlarged pores, sagging, dull color, age spots. Night creams for mature age most often have a denser texture and a rich composition that easily penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin and restores it from the inside.
