Nighttime Cosmetics: The Best That Work While You Sleep

It is not a novelty: there have always been night cosmetics products. Now, over the years, they have become more sophisticated to provide more and more benefits and in fact the latest and most prominent work with formulations designed to work throughout sleep. Of course, there is always an eternal question: is an overnight product really necessary? The cosmetologist of the firm Perricone MD, Raquel González, firmly confirms that yes: “At night, what we call circadian periods take place, a process in which the skin regenerates itself at the cellular level to counteract what it suffered the previous day – environmental factors stress, overexposure to the sun, etc. – During this cycle it is much more receptive and therefore, if we apply specific night products, this innovative practice can be greatly enhanced”.

Along this line, there are some allies that attract special attention, either because they work with what is now called time release technology, which, as Elisabeth San Gregorio, Medik8 technical director, states: “It consists of the active ingredient that is delivered to the skin gradually over time, during 6-8 hours of sleep, to prevent irritation processes”, or because they add new ingredients that help the skin “sleep better”, as is the case with melatonin.

A tour of the cosmetics that work the night shift

A mist with melatonin

For the skin to dream of the little angels. This is Queen of Hungary Evening Mist from Omorovicza, a nighttime tonic that can be applied after cleansing and/or just before going to sleep. In addition to other ingredients, such as a unique regenerating thermal complex, it has melatonin with a calming effect so that the skin sleeps peacefully at night and thus can better absorb the renewal process of its circadian rhythms.

A serum that works in the eight hours that you sleep

Medik8 Sleep Glycolic is a glycolic acid bomb (10%) and yet it is non-irritating. Why? Because of the crystal encapsulation technology, which is to cover the principle with a layer based on cyclodextrin. This layer breaks down slowly, within 6 to 8 hours, gradually releasing glycolic acid to the skin to prevent unnecessary reactions.

A ‘growth’ serum

Growth Factor Firming & Lifting Serum from Perricone MD works with spermidine, a polyamine that has become one of the best growth factors to regenerate damaged or dull skin. In addition to a growth factor, it contains another of the hero principles of the most popular cosmetic nights, retinol.

A mask to redefine the face while you dream

This mask, X-Lifting Mask by Boutijour, is an original size to say the least and to have an effect, a minimum of 30 minutes of use is recommended. That is why the brand claims that its benefits are visibly multiplied when kept overnight. With a cotton structure, which comes in contact with the skin, a hydrogel is attached to it with great active ingredients from lotus flower and firming complexes.