The 10 Best Night Creams For Your Biggest Skin Concerns
Putting the "beauty" in beauty sleep.
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After a long day of living your best life, it's nice to come home, take off your clothes, wash your face, and apply the most luxurious night cream to replenish your skin overnight so you can wake up ready do it all again the next day. Night cream, a necessary step in any beauty routine, should come after you cleanse, exfoliate, mist, and apply a serum according to Karen Asquith, an esthetician and Global Educator for G.M. Collin.
But, what exactly should you look for in a night cream? "While we sleep, the skin naturally works on repairing itself from daily aggressions. Most night creams contain moisturizing actives for dehydrated skin, [and] are comprised of ingredients that target and assist the repairing action of the skin," explains Asquith. "A variety of peptides, stem cells, hyaluronic acid, and collagen are a few of the actives that will assist the repairing action of the skin."
Instead of scouring ingredient labels yourself, read on below for Asquith's tips on what type of night cream you should invest in, depending on what skin issues you're aiming to treat.
Night Creams To Treat Acne
"If you're are working on acne, retinols, salicylic acid, mandelic acid, niacinamide, boldo extract and green tea are some of the ingredients that would help to eliminate acne," says Asquith.
You want to let your skin breath at night, so try to avoid any products that might clog pores and cause further irritation. A thick and heavy night cream is not for you.
Night Creams To Treat Wrinkles
"When we are looking at ingredients to combat the signs of aging, depending on the clients concerns, retinol, various peptides, hyaluronic acid, stem cells, collagen, AHA’S and BDA’s are some of the actives that will provide results," explains Asquith.
It's also smart to pair your night cream with a heavy duty wrinkle-reducing eye cream. Here's a few eye creams to shop.
Night Creams For All
There isn't one night cream that fits all but overall, Asquith recommends finding something that is super hydrating. She notes that a good night's sleep paired with a powerful night cream is a mandatory step in any beauty routine.
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