NIGHT CREAM: DO I REALLY NEED IT?

This is how you tailor care to your skin’s needs. Your skin has its own biorhythm. But which care routine does she need at what time of day? And what are the differences between day and night cream?

During the day, the skin needs protection from environmental influences, but at night it needs support with regeneration. Day and night care tailored to your individual skin type ensures healthy skin and a radiant complexion.

MORNING: PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR SKIN

Every day means a new challenge for your skin. Environmental influences such as dust, cold, UV radiation as well as air pollution and the resulting oxidative stress can damage it in the long term.

That is why it depends on the right protection and intensive moisturizing care during the day. The more consciously you design your morning routine in the bathroom, the more neat and fresher the appearance of your skin.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD DAY CREAM

The key to a fresh complexion with the moisturizer lies in the ingredients and sufficient sun protection factor , but also in the consistency: Good day care is tailored to the skin type and is quickly absorbed – ideal conditions for a make-up base.

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AT NIGHT: LET YOUR SKIN BREATHE EASY

While we sleep, our organism starts up the protection and repair processes. The cells, including those of the skin, regenerate – faster than when they are awake.

This is due, among other things, to changes in hormone release during sleep. In the dark and at night, the sleep hormone melatonin and the growth hormone somatropin are increasingly released.

• Melatonin not only ensures healthy sleep: with its antioxidant effect  , it protects against free radicals . These aggressive molecules are created under the influence of UV radiation, pollutants and also in the course of normal metabolic processes. They attack cells, can cause lasting damage – and thus promote the skin aging process.
• Somatropin is primarily responsible for cell division and thus plays an important role in cell renewal.

Because the pores widen at night, the skin is particularly receptive to care substances. With the right night care you can specifically support these repair and protective mechanisms of the skin. Best in combination with healthy sleep (7 to 8 hours on average).