By:
Ryan Cote
| |
We live in a busy world and sometimes we don't
have enough time to completely address our skin
care needs. Remember, those precious hours you
sleep at night can also be used to rehydrate
your skin without disrupting your daily routine.
|
When we think of night cream treatments, visions
of grandma wearing rollers and thick, white cream
may arise in our heads. However, modern evening beauty
treatments are invisible, effective and look and smell
great.
Night creams are beneficial because every day our
bodies divide their biological processes into two
phases - active and resting/repairing. The active
phase occurs when we are awake and working. The resting/repairing
phase happens while we sleep and our body renews itself
for another day.
During the resting/repairing phase, our bodies experience
the greatest water loss of the day through the skin.
As a result, your skin is less capable of absorbing
active ingredients. Using a night cream enriched with
vitamins is ideal because it fights free radicals
while you sleep and provides essential nutrients for
your skin. For people with dry skin, night creams
also help to prevent the loss of water during sleep,
making it very helpful in hydrating extremely parched
skin.
Basically, your day cream should protect your skin
from the elements and your night cream should provide
essential nutrients while you sleep. During the day,
our skin is exposed to sun, wind and particles in
the air and requires a barrier against the elements.
On the other hand, the evening is an ideal time to
use a night cream that offers a specialized treatment
for your skin, such as anti-aging or exfoliating,
because we are at rest and the skin is receptive to
such treatments.
By including a night cream in your evening routine,
you will enjoy a much more attractive complexion.
|
