Night creams: do they really work?

Didn’t have enough sleep last night? Feel grumpy? Have a hair trigger temper? Finding it difficult to deal with your colleagues and your spouse? Does your skin look pasty, dry and wrinkly? Well this is exactly what a bad nights sleep can do to you.

Insufficient sleep can increase the levels of a hormone called as cortisol that is released to deal with stress. The main effects that you will see in the skin are puffy eyes, black circles and dry wrinkly looking skin.

Here is how it works!
Night time is when your body rests. Repair processes, rejuvenation and building new products takes place at the same time. Hormonal changes are also present at night when your body is resting resulting in brighter and happier face when you wake up after a good night’s sleep.  Another reason is that skin temperatures rise making it warmer and more porous. Creams that are applied are night are more likely to get absorbed resulting in a better effect. That’s exactly the reason why cosmetic companies sell creams that are designed exclusively for night use.

What products would work better at night?
Skin care companies have realized that the specifically formulated skin creams that are designed to work at night can make sure that your skin appears healthier in the day.
1.    Vitamin-A derivates labeled as Retino or Retinol-A are present over the counter for expressly this use. They increase the skin turnover rate causing the upper skni layers to be pushed off. But be careful though as this tends to dry out skin a little. You will also find cosmetic creams that will contain a regulated amount of the same vitamin. Try Neutrogena Tone Correcting Concentrated Serum Night from Ageless Intensives.
2.    Intensive mositurises work great at night. Incrased skin temperature causes water loss that requires an intensive moisturizes. Use moisturizes that have hyaluronic acid or glycerin that will pull water into skin smoothing it. Try MD Skincare Maximum Moisture Treatment
But you don’t have to have skin that looks dry and dead. If you want to get good skin then all you need to do is sleep well and use the right night cream!