“Get your beauty sleep” is a saying with real meaning behind it. In the overnight hours while you rest, your skin gets to work repairing and recovering after a day of fighting gravity, being barraged by damaging pollutants, enduring blue light and UV exposure, and more. That’s why nighttime is a good time to apply protective skin care products.
Help your skin recoup moisture and bounce back from the effects of the day by adding a firming cream to your nighttime skin care routine. However, beware of firming cream products that rely on harsh retinoids such a retinoic acid or retinyl palmitate. These synthetic vitamin A ingredients produce excess reactive oxygen species that can interfere with cellular signaling, cause cell mutations, lead to cell death, and may be implicated in cardiovascular disease. Additionally, they are potential carcinogens, known human reproductive toxicants, and known human reproductive toxicants.
For safe firming action, choose a firming cream made with only gentle-yet-effective non toxic ingredients. It’s important to look for ingredients that protect against oxidative stress that can lead to premature aging such as fine lines and wrinkles. Examples of these safe ingredients include:
- Mexican arnica flower extract: A super-hydrating ingredient that helps improve skin elasticity and firmness, reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and diminish dark spots and redness.
- Melatonin: A naturally occurring hormone that helps minimize inflammation and visibly reduce wrinkles but decreases as we age. Topical application may help reverse many aging related declines in the skin including inflammation, fine lines, and wrinkles, and help recharge skin’s radiance.
- Pomegranate fruit extract: A calming antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredient that promotes smooth, firm skin by boosting elastin production.
- Astragalus membranaceus root extract: An ingredient with antioxidant activities that can enhance skin’s collagen network and accelerate the repair of functional wrinkles.
- Ubiquinone (commonly known as CoQ10): An ingredient that helps prevent photoaging oxidative stress and reduces DNA damage triggered by UV exposure. Known to have a long-term effect on wrinkles and fine lines.
Pure Haven overnight firming cream is made with the safe, effective ingredients above to help restore and rejuvenate your skin while you rest. Our luxurious combination of active ingredients hydrate and firm skin so you awake each morning with a vibrant, more youthful complexion. Ask your Pure Haven Consultant about overnight firming cream and the rest of our non toxic skin care collection. They can help you create a routine that brings out the best in your skin.