What Moisturiser
Should You Use and Why?
Moisturiser
For Your Face
What
Does Moisturiser Do?
- Hydration:Moisturisers replenish your skin's moisture levels, helping to prevent dryness and flakiness. Hydrated skin looks plumper, smoother, and more youthful.
- Protection:Moisturisers create a barrier on your skin's surface, protecting it from environmental damage like pollution and harsh weather. This barrier helps to lock in moisture and protect against irritation.
- Repair:
Moisturisers help in your skin's natural repair processes. They help support regeneration, soothe irritation, and improve your skin's overall texture and appearance.
Which Face Cream is Best
for Daily Use?
A face cream with SPF is beneficial for protecting your skin from harmful UV rays, preventing premature ageing, and reducing the risk of sun-induced skin damage. Daily use of SPF can help keep your skin looking youthful and is an effortless way for you to protect your skin every day.
Heavy Formulas: Best for dry or mature skin. These creams provide intense hydration, making them suitable for night-time use or during colder months when your skin tends to be drier.
Tips for Choosing a Face Cream
for Dry Skin
Dry skin requires extra care and hydration. Here are some ingredients and tips for choosing the right face cream to suit your skin:
Some Ingredients to Look For:
- Hyaluronic acid:This ingredient attracts and retains water in the upper layers of your skin, helping to keep it hydrated. It is suitable for all skin types and particularly for signs of ageing linked to dehydration, such as wrinkles.
- Glycerin:By attracting water to the skin's surface, glycerin improves your skin's ability to retain water, helping to prevent dryness.
- Shea butter:Renowned for its nourishing, moisturising and emollient benefits, shea butter has soothing properties and softens dry skin. Rich in unsaturated fatty acids, it also helps to nourish and protect your skin.
- Argan oil:Long used by Moroccan women, argan oil contains omega 6 and 9 fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamin E to nourish your skin and promote regeneration.
The NIVEA Cellular Expert Filler Intensive Anti-Age Night Care Cream is a great option for your evening routine if you have dehydration-related wrinkles: it includes both Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin to help retain water in the upper layers of your skin and fill in wrinkles.
What is the Difference Between
a Day Cream and a Night Cream?
Day creams generally have a lighter texture and often contain SPF and antioxidants to help protect your skin from the sun and the effects of pollution. Night creams are richer and focus on repairing your skin while you sleep, with ingredients like Dexpanthenol, Retinol and Peptides, to keep your skin looking healthy and nourished.
Designed to moisturise and protect your skin during the day, a day cream can also provide protection against harmful UV rays and the effects of pollution by adding sun filters and antioxidants. These creams typically have a lighter texture to allow for easy absorption and to avoid a greasy feel, making them suitable for use under makeup. If you're exposed to the sun, make sure you apply a sun cream with a high SPF regularly to maintain your protection throughout the day.
FACTS OVERVIEW
What is Face Cream?
Face cream is a skincare product made to hydrate and respond to specific skin concerns such as signs of ageing, dryness or imperfections.
What Moisturiser Should You Use?
When you're choosing your daily moisturiser, select one tailored to your skin type. For oily skin types, choose lightweight formulas that hydrate skin, while dry skin types will benefit from richer formulas.
Specific Skin Concerns:
If you have a specific skin concern that you want to address such as hyperpigmentation, imperfections or a dull complexion, use moisturisers containing, for example, Niacinamide to help regulate sebum production, Luminous630 to help fade dark spots or Vitamin C to help improve your skin's radiance.
Can I Use the
Day Cream at Night?
Using a day cream at night can provide basic hydration, but it can lack specialised ingredients to support night-time repair like Dexpanthenol, Retinol and Peptides. Day creams also typically have a lighter texture that might not offer as much hydration as thicker night creams.
4 Step
Day & Night Skincare Routines
- Cleansing:
Apply a cleanser that suits your skin type and gently massage it into your skin using circular motions to remove dirt, oil, and impurities without causing irritation. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat your face dry with a clean towel.
- Treatment:
Apply a serum or treatment product targeting specific concerns (for example, an anti-ageing serum). Use a few drops of the serum on your fingertips and gently press it into your skin, focusing on areas that need the most attention. Allow the serum to fully absorb before moving on to the next step.
- Moisturising:
Use a moisturiser suited to your skin type and concerns, ensuring it includes SPF for sun protection. Apply the moisturiser evenly over your face and neck, using gentle upward strokes to avoid tugging at your skin.
- Eye cream:Use a small amount of eye cream on your ring finger, as this finger applies the least pressure. Apply a pea-sized amount both morning and night to help keep the delicate skin around your eyes hydrated, fresh, and youthful-looking.
- Cleansing:Remove any makeup and impurities accumulated during the day with your cleanser.
- Serum:
Choose a serum that addresses your specific concerns (for example, Hyaluronic Acid for hydration, Bakuchiol or Q10 for their anti-ageing effects).
The NIVEA Cellular Expert Filler Replumping Hyaluronic Acid Serum utilises Hyaluronic Acid for both hydration and anti-ageing. Apply a few drops to your face and neck, pressing it gently into your skin. - Night Cream:
After letting your serum sink in, take a richer night cream that is formulated to help your skin repair and rejuvenate overnight. Gently massage it in to help it absorb and promote circulation.
- Eye Cream:Dab a small amount gently on the skin under your eyes, focusing on areas of wrinkles and puffiness.
Consistency is key to seeing results in skincare. Adjust your routines based on your individual skin needs and concerns.
Skincare
from 30
- Antioxidants:These are compounds which help protect your skin from damage caused by free radicals, unstable molecules which can be generated by external factors such as the sun and pollution and which can accelerate the ageing of your skin.
- Vitamin C:Vitamin C is an antioxidant which, by stimulating collagen production, can help to maintain your skin's firmness and elasticity, potentially helping to reduce the signs of ageing such as fine lines and wrinkles.
- Coenzyme Q10:Also with antioxidant properties, Coenzyme Q10 plays an essential role in the production of cellular energy, promotes the natural production of collagen and elastin and contributes to the cell repair process.
- Sun filter:By protecting your skin from damage caused by UV rays, adding a sun filter to your day care is essential to help prevent the signs of premature ageing.
Starting an anti-ageing regime in your twenties and thirties is the foundation for healthy-looking skin for years to come. This could help maintain collagen and elastin levels, which are essential for skin elasticity and firmness. Using a quality cream suited to your skin type could help you in the long term by providing the essential moisture your skin needs.
What is a
Good Face Cream After 40?
- Hyaluronic acid:This moisturising ingredient attracts and retains moisture in the skin, effectively plumping it and helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines. Its light texture makes it suitable for all skin types, including oily skin, providing hydration without leaving a greasy feel.
- Folic acid:Folic acid works at a cellular level to strengthen support fibres and stimulate collagen production to plump skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
- Retinol:
Retinol works by binding to skin cell receptors, promoting cell renewal and growth. This process can improve skin texture, smooth fine lines and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Initially, retinol can cause dryness, redness and irritation. We therefore recommend starting with a lower concentration and gradually increasing the amount applied.
The NIVEA Cellular Expert Filler, formulated with hyaluronic acid and folic acid, hydrates and plumps skin for a firmer, fuller-looking complexion.
NIVEA
Cellular Range
Face Cream
for Men
Men generally have thicker, oilier skin due to higher testosterone levels, making them more prone to enlarged pores and acne. In contrast, women tend to have thinner skin that is more susceptible to dryness and sensitivity due to hormonal changes.
Understanding these differences is helpful when you're selecting skincare products made for men's skin needs. Explore NIVEA's range of men's face creams to find one that suits you.
Facial Care
for Men Over 50
If you're a man looking for a daily moisturiser for your routine, the NIVEA Anti-Age Hyaluron Face Moisturising Cream SPF 15 is an ideal option. It offers sun protection along with anti-ageing benefits, helping to keep your skin fresh and youthful-looking. Suitable for all skin types, apply daily over your face and neck areas.
For night-time use, you may want to try a serum to help target wrinkles. If you also have age spots, the Anti-Age Power 2 in 1 Serum with Hyaluronic Acid is formulated to reduce deep wrinkles and minimise the size of dark spots. Ultra-light and fast absorbing, the formula is designed for male skin needs. It is non-greasy, non-sticky, and easy for you to apply morning and night.
Please note that these products can also be used on younger men. Everyone shows signs of ageing at a different age, so starting anti-ageing skincare as soon as the first signs appear can help keep your skin looking younger for longer.