nighttime beauty routines

The skin's own biorhythm

Our skin goes through different phases of activity 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 the most important. The skin tries to prevent harmful substances from penetrating by keeping the skin barrier intact. The skin also produces more sebum during the day to protect itself from moisture loss and to keep itself supple when sweating more.
• At night: regeneration & increased absorption of care and active ingredients
  At night, the skin regenerates. It is busy repairing cell damage that occurred during the day. During the sleep phase, the skin has a better blood supply and the rate of cell division is increased. This means that more nutrients and oxygen reach the cells. At night, the production of collagen fibers is also increased to smooth out fine lines and keep the skin smooth and elastic.

Since 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 care 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 nightly routine?

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

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

Rich night creams – yes or no?

Especially for dry skin, it is recommended to complete the evening care routine with a rich night cream or a leave-on face mask. If you have specific skin problems such as dryness, moisture loss, premature skin aging or hyperpigmentation, a special night cream can specifically address these problems.

The disadvantage of conventional night creams, however, is their high proportion of emulsifiers. It is important to know that emulsifiers do not just hold the watery and fatty parts of a formula together. Rather, they also continue to emulsify in the skin and thus dissolve the skin's own fats in the protective lipid barrier. When they come into contact with water, the dissolved lipids are washed out of the skin. As a result, the skin dries out more and more - despite or precisely because of the constant application of a cream containing emulsifiers.

Can the myrto day creams also be used at night?

If your skin is already sufficiently moisturized and you do not have any specific skin problems, you can do without 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 to soothe and regenerate dry, irritated skin in particular. The high-quality lipids (fats), moisturizers and antioxidants such as vitamins ensure healthy, long-term youthful and elastic skin.

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

The myrto organic night creams strengthen the skin barrier, smooth and refine the skin's appearance. Beta-glucan also has an anti-inflammatory, anti-comedogenic effect and stimulates the skin's collagen production.

Why a special facial oil for your nighttime routine?

A facial oil for nighttime skin care can be an alternative to a night cream - not only for irritated and dry skin, but also for impure skin that is prone to spots. The combination of a night cream with a regenerating facial oil complements the evening routine.

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

The different myrto organic facial oils for the evening beauty routine correspond to different skin types and individual skin needs. The 3 facial oils are completely vegan, all plant oils they contain are cold pressed or from valuable CO2 extraction, without fragrances or other additives. All myrto facial oils impress with their long-lasting effectiveness and special skin compatibility with extremely economical use of just a few drops. 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 the evening beauty routine - depending on your skin's needs and the time you want to spend. If you want to do it quickly, choose the 2-step routine. If you have more time, it's worth expanding your evening care routine to offer your skin additional regenerating and repairing ingredients:

evening routine in 2 steps

evening routine in 3 steps

evening routine in 5 - 6 steps

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

Conclusion

There is no general recommendation for or against a particular nighttime beauty routine. It is a question of your individual skin type, your current skin condition and how you feel about which night care your skin feels comfortable with. This can also change depending on the season: whether you prefer a light facial serum, a rich facial mask or night cream, a regenerating facial oil or a combination in several steps.

In summer, your skin may be able to cope with a light serum overnight, while in 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 as intensive care to very dry, cracked areas of skin, a skin-identical night cream keeps the skin elastic and soft.

In any case, you should make sure not to burden your skin with unnecessary fillers. When putting together your evening care routine, it is particularly important to use products with a few, as few irritating ingredients as possible, of the highest quality, which are rated as harmless in terms of their skin and environmental compatibility (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 skin care routine to achieve the best long-term results.