Evening skincare routine: the anti-ageing night cream that helps you sleep

Ever wondered why they call it beauty sleep?

Your skin actually works really hard while you’re sleeping. It does a lot of its regenerating and renewing of cells. So sleep is super important for your skin and so is a great evening skin care routine to prepare for sleep.

So how do you get a good night’s sleep for your skin?

There are seven natural ingredients your night cream should have that can work to restore the signs of ageing and help you sleep better.

And the Sound Sleep Cocoon… has got them all.

So, if you want to get the best night’s sleep for your unique ageing skin, read on.

Sound Sleep Cocoon Night Gel-Creamtransformative night gel-creamSkin50ml: £89.00

Hold up… a word about anti-ageing before we start

Now if you are regular reader of Jersey Beauty blog posts, you may have been surprised to read the words ‘anti-ageing’ in the title of this article… because you’ll know, we don’t really subscribe to anti-ageing products and myths. Why? Because we love the natural ageing process! Your skin is unique and reflects you! As you age it changes but that doesn’t have to have any impact on your beauty! We love our wrinkles – they are a part of us! We love natural signs of ageing and don’t want to encourage people to turn back the clock but instead to embrace their skin at every stage of life!

However, we also know that skin can show signs of prematurely ageing as a result of dehydration and a lack of certain nutrients. Deep lines and wrinkles can be a sign your collagen levels need boosting or that you need extra moisture in your skin. This night cream addresses all of those issues and is great for ageing skin. Now we’ve cleared up the anti-ageing issue, let’s get on with discovering the seven ingredients your night cream needs to have!

Preparing your skin for sleep

Before we get into the Dermalogica Sound Sleep Cocoon… you need to prepare your skin for sleep. That means removing any makeup, dirt and grime from the day – washing your face ready for bed. We recommend a double cleanse routine – your first cleanse is removing the daily grime and make-up, the second cleanse is able to go deeper and really leave skin clean. TrySkin Resurfacing Cleanserfor a water-based exfoliating cleanse.

AGE Smart® Skin Resurfacing Lactic Acid Cleansersmoothing exfoliating cleanserSkin150ml: £49.00

Now it’s time for the Sound Sleep Cocoon – seven ingredients for a night cream

1. Sandalwood

What?

Sandalwood is from a group of woody flowering plants and trees that have a natural fragrance. Sandalwood oil is an essential oil extracted from the wood.

Why?

Sandalwood is great for your skin for a number of reasons – it hydrates, it tones and it also has exfoliating and antioxidant properties. The reason it is used in ‘anti-ageing’ products is because as your skin ages, it can get dehydrated. Sandalwood is great for putting moisture back deep down into the skin’s layers.

Did you know?

Sandalwood trees need to grow for at least 15 years before you can extract sandalwood oil.

2. Wu Zhu Yu

What?

An extract made from made from the unripe fruit of the evodia rutaecarpa plant.

Why?

Wu Zhu Yu has been used for centuries by Chinese people as an ingredient in a calming tea. It also works to promote radiance – leaving your skin looking brighter. As you age, changes in your hormones affect your skin, which can cause dullness. Wu Zhu Yu helps bring back that radiant glow as you sleep.

Did you know?

The evodia rutaecarpa plant can only be grown in China’s southern region.

3. Kakadu Plum

What?

The kakadu plum is found in Northern Australia and is thought to be one of the most potent sources of Vitamin C on the planet.

Why?

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that works to prevent pollutants destroying the collagen in your skin’s layers. As you age, your collagen production naturally slows. This is the stuff that gives your skin its plump appearance. Without it, your skin can start to look saggy and hollow. Vitamin C protects against further collagen damage caused by the sun and also works to reduce age spots and to brighten the skin.

Did you know?

One gram of freeze-dried Kakadu Plum powder is the same as all of the Vitamin C content in an entire orange.

4. Tamarind Seed

What?

Tamarind is a natural antiseptic and helps to rehydrate skin.

Why?

Tamarind has a really similar structure to hyaluronic acid – the amazing ingredient for hydration that holds up to a thousand times its weight in water. This is a natural alternative for hyaluronic acid with similar properties, making it great for hydration. As you age, your skin can naturally start to get dehydrated as you experience transepidermal water loss. You may notice deepening lines and wrinkles and your skin starting to sag. Unlike dry skin, your skin isn’t lacking oil, it’s lacking water. Tamarind replaces that water in the deeper layers of skin as you sleep.

Did you know?

Tamarind also has natural properties that help you sleep, making it an ideal night cream ingredient!

5. Persian Silk Tree Extract

What?

A natural extract packed full of antioxidants.

Why?

Persian silk tree extract works to brighten skin and also helps to fight Advanced Glycation End (AGEs) products which can contribute to wrinkles, loss of elasticity, irritation and premature ageing. It helps to even skin tone and leaves your skin feeling silky and soft.

Did you know?

The Persian Silk Tree is nicknamed the night sleeper because its leaves open in sunlight and close at night.

6. Patchouli Leaf Oil

What?

An oil that comes from a bushy shrub commonly found in Southeast Asia.

Why?

Patchouli Leaf oil is great for encouraging cell renewal and regeneration, a process that naturally slows as your skin ages. Without cell renewal, your skin can start to look dull and saggy. This will give you a healthy, plump complexion once again.

Did you know?

Patchouli Leaf oil is probably in most of your favourite perfumes and soaps, often used as a base note for fragrances with a powerful musky scent.

So that is six of the seven ingredients in the Sound Sleep Cocoon. Now for the final one…

What if your night time skin care product helped you get to sleep?

7. Lavendin

What?

A derivative of lavender, lavandin has 50% more oil than lavender making it a potent treat for sleep.

Why?

Beauty sleep is really important for your skin. As you sleep your cells renew and regenerate. Without a good night’s sleep this process is interrupted, which is why you can often feel like your skin is worse when you haven’t slept! It’s true! So lavendin helps you to relax and sleep well to give your skin the time it needs to renew.

Did you know?

In Sound Sleep Cocoon, Lavendin is a special formula that is slowly released as you move in your sleep for a calming effect.

What Does The Sound Sleep Cocoon Feel Like?

You may have experienced night creams in the past that are really heavy. You may have loved all the ingredients in them but the idea of being smothered in a heavy oily cream isn’t pleasant, so you may have steered clear.

The Dermalogica Sound Sleep Cocoon is gel-based rather than oil based so isn’t heavy or suffocating on the skin. Which is especially great news if you find you get hot in the night and don’t want a cream that feels layered on the skin.

The Sound Sleep Cocoon – Not For Around the Eyes

The skin around your eyes is a different texture that the rest of your face. So it needs some special attention. The Sound Sleep Cocoon isn’t for the area around your eyes but can be combined with the Dermalogica Stress Positive Eye Mask for the perfect night time combination. While the Sound Sleep Cocoon’s seven ingredients get to work on your face, the Stress Positive Eye Mask can work on your delicate eye area to reduce puffiness and give your eye area the nutrients it needs for skin health.

Are you ready to try Dermalogica Sound Sleep Cocoon?

Sound Sleep Cocoon Night Gel-Creamtransformative night gel-creamSkin50ml: £89.00