After retiring from a chaotic life we all steal a little ‘me time’ before bedtime. That ‘me time’ is best put to use with a little pamper sesh to help your skin do all the restorative work during your beauty sleep. However, it's best to have a chalked-out plan to assist this restorative campaign with a minimal nighttime skincare routine, without caking your face with all the products from your beauty basket.
Why nighttime is the best time for skincare?
A skincare routine (that suits your skin and lifestyle) followed religiously during AM/ PM always reaps the best benefits. A night skin care routine helps the products work more efficiently because there are no:
Why sequencing matters in nighttime skin care routine
Whether you are a minimalist with just a handful of products to create a skincare regime or a hoarder, it's important to sequence your nighttime skincare routine as this is the treatment time for your skincare. It's also important to listen to your skin and understand the topical issues that your skin might be undergoing for you to arrive at this. If you think you had a sun-exposed day, it's best advised to get anti-tan masks, or if you feel you have loaded your skin with makeup, it's best to resort to a cleansing balm. Each skincare product is formulated with ingredients that, when applied in the right order, will penetrate your skin and even remove the impurities that you want out of your skin. The best skincare routine is the one where you listen to your skin and use the right products in the right sequence.
Step it up (Steps for nighttime skin care regimen)
Step 1: Cleanse, cleanse and cleanse: This one is definitely a non-skippable step, and it will ensure that you cleanse away all dirt, dust, and grime that your skin was exposed to. It's important to be gentle on your skin and use a gentle cleanser that doesn't disrupt your skin’s microbiome (read cause: irritation). If you have makeup-heavy skin, it's best to double cleanse. Have you checked our E-luminance Cleansing Balm? It literally melts your makeup away to give you that squeaky clean feel.
Step 2: Tone it up: Toner will help you balance your skin’s pH levels. While choosing your toners, it's crucial to choose one that is alcohol-free, non-drying and enriched with antioxidants that will also be able to help your skin feel hydrated. Incorporate this step into your nighttime skin care regimen for optimal results. When to use a toner?
We suggest every time you wash your face, it's best followed by a toner.
We have a range of toners that are packed with green tea extracts (for oily, acne-prone skin), Vitamin E (for dry skin cuties) and fortified with B3 (for normal, combination skin). Explore and find the one best suited for your skin.
Step 3 : Soothing serums : Applying serums is the best way to deal with rigid skin issues as serums are nutrient dense treatments that help fight specific issues and maintain a healthy looking skin.We suggest incorporating concentrated serums into your night routine for skin care to offer a variety of benefits, from neutralising sun damage to delivering a radiant complexion and keeping your skin glowing. Have you tried our glow buddy yet?
Plum’s all-new 15% Vitamin C face serum with Mandarin comes in a dark bottle filled with goodness of the most stable form of vitamin C i.e Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and gives your skin a healthy looking glow. This all-rounder stands as a protective layer to protect your skin from sun damage and free radicals and will deliver a bulk of active ingredients while penetrating deep into your skin.
Step 4 : Treat it: You need to apply spot treatment gels in those places where you have active acne.
Step 5: Snooze for the night with moisturiser/night gel: You can end your night skin care regimen with a calm, soothing moisturiser that ensures you have no greasy mornings. Our all-time award-winning Green Tea Renewed Clarity Night Gel is filled with the goodness of argan oil for hydration, green tea to combat acne, and Goji berry & ginkgo biloba to fight free radicals. Its lightweight formula will put you off to snooze, and you will wake up to happy, supple skin.
We have saved some of the best skincare products for the night. Time to stock up and create the best nighttime skin care routine for yourself!
