THEHe needs to sleep to the skin. And it’s not a joke. Also The epidermis in fact needs to rest to regenerateliterally. And World Sleep Day, which is celebrated on March 14, can be the right opportunity to adjust some Good habits to wake up with princess skin.
World sleep day, because it is important for skin to sleep
Let’s start from a significant figure: About 70% of the epidermal cell renewal takes place at night. That is, most of the cellular activity that allows the skin to be luminous, hydrated and younger happens during sleep hours. Specifically, The regeneration activity already begins around 20: Indeedfrom dinner time to midnight, cells dispose of toxins daily that slow down biological mechanisms, thus accelerating aging.
As confirmed by the studies published on Journal of Dermatological Science From 11pm up to 4 there is the peak, equal to about 70%, of the production of collagen. Not only that, but the 23 are also the moment of maximum epidermal DNA repair activities: At this moment, in fact, about 23% is repaired by the damage accumulated during the day.
Another figure not to be underestimated is that During the REM phase, a quarter of an hour is about 4-5 vote per night, the skin works more alacrely. In short, the night makes us beautiful. Just know how to take advantage of it.
Skincare for the skin during sleep: the most suitable active ingredients
Neuroscience confirm that at night, the skin, being a peripheral organ, receives greater nourishment and spraying and therefore regenerates more easily.
Una skincare routine suitable can only facilitate the epidermal task. As with the day, the evening routine is also a “team” game and not many steps are needed, quite the contrary.
Step 1, the night detergent
In the evening, perhaps more than the morning, the skin needs to be detergent. And what better ally of a specific face cleaner? The cleaner it is perfect for normal skin, while if the face is dehydrated, a oil cleaner. Yes to mousse for sensitive skin e to gel for those with impurities.
Step 2, the tonic
Let’s face it, the tonic, often “snubbed”, is actually a step of great help for the skin because it performs many functions: first of all, it eliminates the residues of detergent and limestone that have deposited on the face after washing. Then, rebalance the epidermal pH. If applied abundantly, so as to leave your face a little humid, It helps to better absorb the active and cream activates from the skin, in particular if based on hyaluronic acid.
Step 3, the face serum
Among the best allies of the night skincare, Siero and face oil guarantee an effective and efficient protective layer. While the skin increases its transpanding transpiration, lowers the defenses of the skin barrier and generates vasodilation, The serum acts as a “forerunner” and booster for the night face cream.
At 30, the passepartout are the serums based on hyaluronic acidto several molecular weights, so as to maintain the skin hydrated in depth. From 40 years the night serum must be enriched with antioxidantswhich perform a precious anti-aging action. From 50 years upwards, the secret of the homemade serums is the extract of rose caninenourishing, illuminating and regenerating ingredient, or licorice extract or vitamin C if you need to lighten skin spots.
Step 4, the night face cream, the ally during rest
And here, the last ally for a real beauty sleep. Excellent le Cremes based on peptides or retinoids, regenerating. The third ingredient to focus on? Melatonin Which helps to fight free radicals to carry out a powerful antioxidant action.
Or again, the formulations based on borage oil, with an anti -inflammatory action, of blue chamomile, soothing, of reinforcing ceramids are of great help especially if the skin is sensitive and the skin barrier is altered at the end of the day. Menopause skin? Excellent papaia extract, Which helps to smooth and illuminate thanks to papain.
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