The importance of using body lotion at night | Many people think that the most effective use lotion is after take bath. And in a day, you may use lotion after take bath twice. However, use lotion twice after take bath was not enough to make the skin healthy. In addition, the skin will loses moisture during the night, so they can interrupt the cycle of regeneration. So the use of lotion at night also works to make the skin look brighter in the next day.
There are several reasons why you should use body lotion at night before bed:
1. Skin Regeneration
In order your skin looks more radiant, then your skin also need a regeneration process. The process of regeneration or cell renewal occurs at night when we sleep. Skin cell regeneration actually takes place all the time, but at night the skin regenerates twice as much.
For cell regeneration, skin needs help of some vitamins and active ingredients to make it more effective. The use of lotion before bedtime will help to provide energy in the form of vitamins and other active ingredients. Only, it must be remembered that the selection of lotions for the evening is not the same as a daily lotion. When choosing a night lotion, try to choose a lotion that contains fatty acids and a higher vitamin B3 to keep skin moist.
2. keeping the moisture
The use of lotion at night will help reduce the loss of water vapor that is too much. In the evening, the trans epidermal water loss process (evaporation) of water from the skin will be increased 25 percent compared to the morning or afternoon. Loss of moisture in the skin will be higher, especially in the exposed parts (not covered with clothing) such as legs, arms, and face.
Lotion applications will help reduces levels of water evaporation from the skin while we sleep. Losing too much moisture will make skin sensitive and dry.
3. Easily absorbs the active ingredient
Nighttime is the most effective time to apply a range of beauty products. Because at night, the skin will be easier to absorb the active ingredient.