Wake up to supple skin
A good night’s sleep will work wonders for your mind and body, and let’s not forget your face.
Before bed is the ideal time to use a luxurious night cream or moisturiser to deeply nourish and hydrate skin while you sleep.
Any cream that does not contain an SPF may be used as a night cream. Most people use a cream to moisturise, yet serums, lotions and lightweight gels can also hydrate your skin depending on your skin type.
A good night cream will be full of ingredients that work to restore your skin’s natural barrier, keeping it healthy and radiant, especially in winter.
Your skin’s surface layers consist of 10 to 30 percent water, so maintaining this is important. Help avoid dry skin by using a rich cream, packed with antioxidants and skin-healing ingredients, as the last step in your nightly beauty routine. Use a separate product for the eye area.
Look for night creams that include retinols, alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) and beta-hydroxy acids, hyaluronic acid, Vitamin E, ceramides, glycerine, and lactic acid.
Anti-aging
When it comes to anti-ageing, hyaluronic acid and resveratrol are two products that help to retain a youthful glow and skin elasticity.
While hyaluronic acid is naturally present and helps to attract and maintain moisture in the skin, it declines in quality and quantity as we age. Try micro hyaluronic acid that has a small molecular weight, and will penetrate deeper into the skin’s surface.
Resveratrol (produced in the stalk of grapevines and other fruits) is a powerful anti-ageing ingredient, scavenging free radicals, and having a synergistic effect, with Vitamin E, in boosting antioxidant capacity, improving skin firmness and elasticity.
Avoid these
Some facial creams contain ingredients found to cause cancer, hormonal and other health problems. These include formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, methylene glycol, quaternium 15, mercury, dibutyl and diethylhexyl phthalates, isobutyl and isopropyl parabens, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), m and o-phenylenediamine.
