The Right Skincare Products Depending on the Moment
Morning: Protect and moisturize
When you apply moisturizer in the morning, it helps protect your skin from external aggression throughout the day. Using barrier-boosting ingredients helps prevent the effects of environmental damage: UV rays, pollution, extreme climatic conditions such as cold, wind or intense sun...
A morning moisturizer helps prevent dehydration and maintain the skin barrier. Several applications may be necessary during the day, depending on your activity (repeated exposure to the sun), your skin type (in case of excessive dryness, atopic skin...). However, avoid applying your cream over make-up.
Remember to apply sunscreen over your cream to protect against harmful UV rays. UV rays are one of the main causes of premature skin aging.
If you're wearing make-up, apply your face cream before applying make-up. This creates a smooth base for foundation application and helps prevent skin dryness caused by some make-up products. You can also use a day cream specially designed to be worn under make-up to improve its stability throughout the day.
Evening: Repair and Nourish
Night creams are designed to provide essential nutrients for cell regeneration. They also help reduce the signs of aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles.
During the night, the skin naturally repairs and regenerates itself. It's an essential process in which the skin actively participates while we sleep. During these precious hours of recuperation, several phenomena take place:
Cell renewal: The production of new skin cells is at its peak during the night. This replaces damaged or aging cells, contributing to fresher, younger-looking skin.
Stimulation of collagen and elastin: The production of collagen and elastin, two proteins essential for skin firmness and elasticity, is at its peak during the night. This helps reduce the appearance of wrinkles and maintain skin firmness.
Damage repair: Aggressions suffered by the skin throughout the day, such as exposure to UV rays, pollution and stress, are repaired during the night. That's why it's important to use an antioxidant-rich moisturizer to support this repair process.
Increased hydration: Overnight, water loss tends to decrease, enabling the skin to retain its moisture. This is also the time when moisturizing products can be more effective, as they are better absorbed.
Reduced sensitivity: Skin's sensitivity can diminish during the night, making it more receptive to the soothing and regenerating ingredients in night care products.
The night is a key time for skin regeneration. By applying your skincare cream in the evening, you optimize this natural process.
If you use specific treatments, such as The Serum by Beau Domaine, it's best to apply it before your moisturizer. Targeted treatments have active ingredients that require maximum absorption, and applying them to clean skin before your night cream is the best approach.