What skincare products do you currently use at night? Do you have a bedtime skincare routine? Or are you just using a generic day moisturiser for bedtime? If you don’t have a nighttime skincare regimen just yet, consider getting a supercharged night serum or cream meant to be worn to sleep.
Why? Research has shown that your skin starts repairing itself as you fall asleep – meaning it’s best to supply your skin with the necessary ingredients it needs at night for the process.
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Overnight serum and cream formulas work double-time to smooth, refine, and replenish your skin’s necessary nutrition. With retinol and vitamin A, new serums from SkinCeuticals and Alpha-H help soften lines and dissolve congestion over time. If you’re a little more sensitive, try Lancome’s ceramics balm too nourish and plump skin, getting rid of those dry and fine lines that may have started appearing.
Here, five bedtime night creams and serums to pile on and leave in while you sleep:
Suitable for all skin types, SkinCeuticals’ Refining Night Cream with 0.5% Pure Retinol ($100) comes with three key benefits:
- Reduce fine lines and wrinkles
- Reduce age spots
- Evens skintone
This is considered an entry-level retinol product for those of you who haven’t had any retinol in your skincare regimens yet. Break in to this night cream by applying a thin layer just once or twice a week. Do note that you must use sunscreen in the day if you have retinol in your skincare routine.
Here’s another one that is suitable for all skin types and all ages, Alpha-H’s Vitamin A Serum with 0.5% Retinol ($92) is another overnight serum that works wonders on your skin. Reviewers with sensitive skin have praised this serum for its gentle yet effective formula. If you have normal yet consistently irritated skin, try switching to an Alpha-H routine – it worked for us, and may just work for you too.
Not fond of retinols? You’re not alone. Retinol skincare products may come across as a little too hardcore and high maintenance at times. Instead, try the Lancôme Rénergie Multi Glow Cream ($130.61 for 50ml). As with most Lancome products, this one’s yet another multi-tasking skincare product with several benefits up its sleeves:
- Hydration
- Firmer and more radiant
- Brightens and smoothens
- Reduces fine lines and wrinkles
What’s special about this? Its rose-coloured and light floral scented cream. A rosy-tinted cream will give your skin a nice flush of colour, vibrancy, and colour correction. Why not look good and radiant even while you’re idling at home?
Here’s a pretty “affordable” Sulwhasoo overnight mask that looks like it’s pretty bang for your buck. The Sulwhasoo Overnight Vitalizing Mask ($73) is a “soufflé-like” cream leave-on mask that you wear to bed and wash off in the morning.
This mask targets dry and dull skin, and is suitable for all skin types across all ages.
One of the most classic overnight/ bedtime night serum you’ve got to try (at least once in your life) is the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair. This value set comes with the Micro Essence treatment essence ($175) – perfect if you don’t have a nighttime skincare routine yet.
The Micro Essence lotion helps to rebalance your skin while the Advanced Night Repair targets multiple signs of ageing such as smoother skin with lesser fine lines, a more even and radiant skin tone, and hydration.
Text: Bauer Syndication with additional reporting by The Singapore Women’s Weekly