Beauty routine for night

The skin's own biorhythm

Our skin goes through different activity phases during the day and at night. The underlying biorhythm regulates the sleep-wake cycle and other physiological processes in the body. These are the main differences:

• During the day: Protection from environmental stress & protection from moisture loss
  During the day, the skin's protective function against UV radiation, dry air, cold or high temperatures, or air pollution is paramount. The skin attempts to prevent the penetration of harmful substances by keeping the skin barrier intact. The skin also produces more sebum during the day to protect itself from moisture loss and to maintain its suppleness during increased sweating.
• At night: regeneration & increased absorption of care and active ingredients
  At night, the skin regenerates. It repairs cell damage that occurred during the day. During sleep, the skin's blood flow increases, and the rate of cell division is increased. This allows more nutrients and oxygen to reach the cells. Collagen fiber production also increases at night, helping to smooth fine lines and keep the skin smooth and elastic.

Because the skin barrier is more permeable at night than during the day, this facilitates the absorption of regenerating and repairing active ingredients. Therefore, the evening skincare routine is ideal for the application of special care products such as masks, night creams, or active ingredient serums.

Is a light facial serum sufficient as a nighttime routine?

Whether a light facial serum is sufficient as a standalone overnight care product depends primarily on your skin type and its specific needs. Myrto organic facial serums, with their effective active ingredients, treat specific problems such as pigmentation spots or acne scars, rosacea, blemishes, uneven skin tone, or premature skin aging. For evening skincare, in addition to retinoids, which are exclusively suitable for nighttime care, protective radical scavengers are also recommended. These include vitamin C in a skin-compatible form (e.g., ascorbyl glucoside), vitamin E (tocopherol), or vitamin B3 (niacinamide). You can incorporate these sustainably effective active ingredients into your skincare routine both morning and evening. Each of the 9 different myrto facial serums additionally hydrates the skin with at least 0.5% multimolecular hyaluronic acid for deep-penetrating moisture.

You can tell whether a facial serum is sufficient as your sole overnight facial care by whether your skin feels tight or whether it is still balanced and well-hydrated in the morning.

Rich night creams – yes or no?

Especially for dry skin, it's recommended to complete your evening skincare routine with a rich night cream or a leave-on face mask. If you have specific skin concerns such as dryness, moisture loss, premature skin aging, or hyperpigmentation, a specialized night cream can specifically address these issues.

The disadvantage of conventional night creams, however, is their high emulsifier content. It's important to note that emulsifiers not only hold the watery and fatty components of a formula together. Rather, they also further emulsify in the skin, dissolving the skin's own lipids from the protective lipid barrier. Upon contact with water, the dissolved lipids are then washed out of the skin. As a result, the skin becomes increasingly dry – despite, or perhaps because of, the constant application of an emulsifier-containing cream.

Can the myrto day creams also be used at night?

If your skin is already sufficiently moisturized and you don't have any specific skin concerns, you can skip the need for a separate night cream. In this case, you could apply your myrto day cream in the evening instead to care for your skin overnight.

What benefits do our face masks offer for your nighttime routine?

The rich myrto organic night creams and leave-on organic face masks, with their high content of organic shea butter and polyunsaturated fatty acids, help soothe and regenerate dry, irritated skin in particular. The high-quality lipids (fats), moisturizers, and antioxidants, such as vitamins, ensure healthy, long-lasting, youthful, and elastic skin.

The skin-identical myrto organic face masks and night creams follow an innovative concept: Instead of conventional emulsifiers, we use the natural active ingredients beta-glucan, pectin, and hydrogenated lecithin (INCI: Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine). The phospholipids they contain, as the basic building blocks of the skin, are an essential component of every human cell membrane and are integrated directly into the skin barrier as ceramide precursors.

Myrto organic night creams strengthen the skin barrier, smoothing and refining the complexion. Beta-glucan also has anti-inflammatory and anti-comedogenic effects and stimulates collagen production.

Why a special facial oil for your nighttime routine?

A facial oil for nighttime skincare can be an alternative to a night cream—not only for irritated and dry skin, but also for blemished skin prone to breakouts. Combining a night cream with a regenerating facial oil complements your evening routine.

High-quality facial oils strengthen the skin barrier, prevent moisture loss, soothe the complexion, and improve skin elasticity. Oils with polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as pomegranate, hemp, rosehip, or evening primrose oil, are particularly suitable for an evening routine; they are less suitable for daytime use. These oils have particularly strong regenerating and repairing properties. However, due to their photosensitivity, they can oxidize and become unstable when used during the day, which can impair their effectiveness.

The various myrto organic facial oils for your evening beauty routine are tailored to different skin types and individual skin needs. The three facial oils are completely vegan, all plant oils are cold-pressed or from valuable CO2 extraction, and contain no fragrances or other additives. All myrto facial oils impress with their lasting effectiveness and exceptional skin compatibility, while using just a few drops only. All myrto facial oils are so-called "dry oils." Dry oils do not have a greasy feel. They are quickly and completely absorbed by the skin. The myrto facial oils are 100% free of comedogenic ingredients that can seal the skin and promote blemishes.

Individual beauty evening routines

There are different suggestions for your evening beauty routine, depending on your skin's needs and the time you want to devote. If you're in a hurry, choose the two-step routine. If you have more time, it's worth expanding your evening skincare routine to offer your skin additional regenerating and repairing ingredients:

Evening routine in 2 steps

Evening routine in 3 steps

Evening routine in 5 steps

• Deep Cleansing Oil if you wear makeup
• Cleansing Cream or Cleansing Gel
• toner
• facial serum
• Regenerating facial oil
  

Conclusion

There's no general recommendation for or against a particular nighttime beauty routine. It all depends on your individual skin type, your current skin condition, and how you feel about which nighttime care product works best for your skin. This can also change depending on the season: whether you prefer a light facial serum, a rich face mask or night cream, a regenerating facial oil, or a multi-step combination.

For example, your skin might respond well to a light serum overnight in the summer, while in the winter it needs a richer night cream on top. After a long sunbath, a night cream as an after-sun facial care product can work wonders when it comes to soothing sun-stressed, irritated skin. Applied selectively to very dry, chapped areas as intensive care, a skin-identical night cream keeps the skin supple and soft.

In any case, you should be careful not to burden your skin with unnecessary fillers. When putting together your evening skincare routine, it's especially important to choose products with a few, as non-irritating as possible, high-quality ingredients that are rated as safe for skin and the environment (e.g., on the Codecheck app or at hautschutzengel.de). This way, nothing stands in the way of your restful night's beauty sleep.

Most importantly, be consistent with your evening skincare routine to achieve the best long-term results.