Skincare isn’t just for the daytime; your Nighttime skincare routine is the real key to achieving radiant, healthy skin. While you sleep, skin cells naturally regenerate and become more receptive to absorbing nutrients from your skincare products. Following a complete nighttime regimen helps repair damage, deeply hydrate the skin, and prevent signs of aging.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through a step-by-step Nighttime skincare routine using effective products from Orchidia.
What is a Nighttime skincare routine?
It’s a sequence of steps that includes thoroughly cleansing the skin, applying targeted serums (like Vitamin C serum or Retinol serum), moisturizing with a nourishing cream, and using an eye cream for the delicate eye area. These steps aim to feed the skin during sleep and boost cell renewal.
What Are the Steps of Nighttime Skincare?
- Remove makeup and impurities with a gentle makeup remover.
- Wash your face using a suitable face cleanser.
- Apply a treatment serum such as Vitamin C serum to brighten the skin or Retinol serum to fight wrinkles.
- Hydrate the skin with antioxidant-rich moisturizing creams.
- Apply an eye cream to reduce puffiness and dark circles.
What is a Pre-Bed Skincare Routine?
It involves cleansing, treating with an active serum, and moisturizing well. It’s best to use products with higher concentrations at night, as the skin can absorb them better without sun exposure.
1. Face Cleanser
Your night Cleansing Cleanser should be gentle, sulfate-free, and free of harsh fragrances.
What is the Best Cleansing Cleanser?
From Orchidia, you can try the best face cleanser:
Hydra Boost Daily Facial Wash, rich in niacinamide and vitamin E, deeply cleanses without drying or irritating the skin, and provides instant hydration.
What is the Difference Between a Cleanser and a Face Wash?
- Cleanser: usually creamy or oily, removes makeup and surface impurities gently.
- Face Wash: more foaming, cleanses pores deeply and is used after removing makeup.
2. Vitamin C Serum
If you have acne, avoid applying Vitamin C products immediately after acne treatments. Dermatologists recommend using Vitamin C in the morning before sunscreen, while acne treatments are used at night after toner.
If you don’t have acne, you can use Vitamin C Serum for Face after toner or face wash, both morning and night, in your daily routine.
Benefits of Vitamin C Serum for the Face:
- Brightens and evens skin tone.
- Reduces pigmentation and dark spots.
- Stimulates collagen production to fight fine lines.
- Protects the skin from environmental damage.
Recommended from Orchidia: Youth Elixir Vitamin C Anti-Aging Serum (15% liposomal vitamin C) to boost radiance.
Best Time to Apply Vitamin C Serum:
Night is ideal, so it works during your skin’s repair cycle, but it can also be used in the morning for protection against external aggressors.
3. Skin whitening cream
Skin whitening cream containing niacinamide, licorice extract, and vitamin C works fastest to lighten and even skin tone.
Recommended from Orchidia: Clarimond Whitening Cream, rich in antioxidants and hydrating ingredients.
Can You Use Vitamin C Serum with Dark Spot Treatments?
Yes, but leave a 15-minute gap between them to avoid irritation.
However, if your dark spot cream contains Hydroquinone, don’t use it at the same time as Vitamin C, as this may increase the risk of irritation. Instead, apply Vitamin C in the morning and use the pigmentation cream at night.
4. Retinol Serum
Retinol serum helps reduce wrinkles and fine lines by boosting collagen and elastin production, which improves skin texture, appearance, and elasticity.
What Does Retinol Serum Do for the Face?
- Stimulates skin cell renewal.
- Reduces wrinkles and fine lines.
- Fades dark spots and treats acne.
Main Benefits of Retinol:
- Effectively stimulates collagen to reduce wrinkles and fine lines, giving a more youthful look.
- Even skin tone and reduces pigmentation thanks to its antioxidant effect.
- Improves skin texture and softness by promoting cell turnover.
- Suitable for oily/combination skin, as it reduces oil production and also hydrates dry skin when used in conjunction with a moisturizer.
What is the Best Retinol Serum?
From Orchidia: Youth Elixir Retinol Serum, with pure retinol, vitamin E, and hyaluronic acid for hydration while fighting aging signs.
5. Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Hyaluronic acid is an excellent hydrator. It’s best used in the morning after vitamin C serum and before sunscreen, or at night before your moisturizer.
What Does Hyaluronic Acid Serum Do?
- Provides deep and immediate hydration.
- Improves skin elasticity and texture.
- Minimizes fine lines caused by dryness.
Best Hyaluronic Acid Serum from Orchidia: Anti-Aging Hyaluronic Acid Serum, lightweight, fast-absorbing, and plumps the skin overnight.
Difference Between Vitamin C Serum and Hyaluronic Acid:
- Vitamin C: Antioxidant that brightens skin and stimulates collagen.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Deep hydrator that locks moisture in for plump, supple skin.
Orchidia also offers a serum that combines both Vitamin C and Hyaluronic Acid to brighten, even out skin tone, and deeply hydrate simultaneously.
6. Eye Cream
The skin around your eyes is thin and delicate, so it needs a gentle product rich in antioxidants and hydration.
Benefits:
Best Eye Cream from Orchidia: Clarimond Eye Contour Serum for dark circles and puffiness with hyaluronic acid
- Deep long-lasting hydration: collagen improves elasticity, and vitamin E locks in moisture.
- Reduces puffiness and dark circles: vitamin E boosts microcirculation around the eyes.
- Fights fine lines and early wrinkles: collagen supports skin structure and smoothness.
- Lightweight, fast-absorbing texture: non-greasy, suitable for daily use morning and night.
- Protects from environmental damage with antioxidants.
Best Egyptian Under-Eye Cream:
Orchidia’s eye products contain vitamin E and collagen to gently tighten and brighten the under-eye area, like the Clarimond Eye Serum with hyaluronic acid.
7. Moisturizing Creams
Best Ingredients in Face Moisturizing Creams: Hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, ceramides.
Recommended from Orchidia: Hydra Boost Moisturizing Gel, deeply hydrates and soothes sensitive skin.
Uses and Benefits of Moisturizing Cream:
- Locks in moisture and prevents water loss.
- Creates a protective barrier against external irritants.
- Leaves the skin soft, smooth and reduces redness or irritation.
Your Nighttime skincare routine is not a luxury; it’s a long-term investment in your skin’s health and beauty. By choosing the right products like face cleansers, vitamin C serum, retinol serum, hyaluronic acid serum, eye creams, and moisturizers from Orchidia, you give your skin the care it needs to wake up glowing and healthy every day.
FAQs
Can I use Vitamin C serum daily?
Yes, it can be used daily in the morning or evening, but apply sunscreen after it in the morning.
How do I get rid of dark under-eyes?
Use an eye cream regularly, stay hydrated, and get enough sleep.
Can I use Retinol serum daily?
Start with 2–3 times per week and gradually increase as your skin tolerates it. Only use at night and avoid sun exposure directly after applying it.