The perfect night cream: Clarins Multi-Active Nuit vs. Elemis Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix.

Why is night cream important ?

As we can see, skin care often comes in the form of day Cream and night cream. Many people may wonder what the differences are between these two groups of creams? Including the question: Is night cream necessary?

Day Cream

Most day creams contain ingredients to protect the sun from various UV rays and protect the facial skin from pollution and dust, which causes sunburn, dullness, and wrinkles. Day creams have an SPF that describes the effectiveness of protection ; the higher the number , the higher the protection efficiency. Moreover, most of the creams have a light texture that absorbs quickly, making them not heavy on the face.

Night Cream

Night cream helps protect and revitalize our facial skin during the night when we sleep. Most night creams have ingredients that are more concentrated than day creams. In addition, during the night , our skin can absorb nutrients better than during the day, especially for people who have problems with wrinkles or a dry face. If you use night cream together, your facial skin will receive nutrients that can replenish and nourish the skin better.

Therefore , today we would like to present to you two night creams that are classified as luxury skin care brands like Clarins and Elemis , a French and British brand. They are very well known for their high-quality and unique ingredients.

Clarins Multi-Active Nuit

50ml / 62$

It is a night cream from Clarins that is perfect for people who have normal to combination skin types.It helps provide skin elasticity, firmness and youthful radiance. It has a creamy texture, that is smooth and soft, which can release stress on the skin.

From my personal experience, I used it overnight most of them but especially when I had a bad skin day ,and I woke up with a very smooth face. Even though I did not do a full set of skincare routine , my skin looked so fresh and relaxed. As it helps produce new skin cells throughout the night.

It contains Ambiaty extract, which is an active anti-aging ingredient from Madagascar. Its ability is to support healing and joints between the skin layers.

What’s more , it also helps reduce the appearance of premature wrinkles. Hesperidin, an extract from orange peel, has antioxidant properties and protects the skin from pollution during the day.

Fact : Multi-Active is a nourishing formula for those in their 20s. It is an anti-wrinkle cream for people aged 25 to 34. Giving you back radiance to your skin with healthy and smooth skin looks

Caution : It might not be a perfect choice for people who have oily skin.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix

50ml / 245$

This is a moisturizer that you could use as an overnight cream. It focuses on restoring the skin overnight from accumulated stress that causes wrinkles, sagging, and dryness. Also mainly restores skin to be tight, firm, plump, and reduces wrinkles.

It has a creamy texture, but is not heavy. It is fast-absorbed and is not sticky, which is also perfect for people who have oily skin. It is recommended by Elemis to use just a pea-sized amount, which works perfectly fine — just the right amount.

It seems that they made the texture soft and firm like this because Elemis wanted this night cream to be able to relieve stress that occurs during the day , along with repairing the skin.

Main ingredients and benefits of Elemis Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix :

• Padina Pavonica: which is rich in bioactive compounds such as Polyphenols, fucoidan and phlorotannins. Moreover, it helps protect the skin from free radicals. Plus, it has polysaccharides, amino acids and fatty acids that help moisturize the skin and retain water on the skin, reducing inflammation, dark spots, and wrinkles.
• Wild Indigo Oligosaccharides: it is rich in sugar that can moisturize the skin. Moreover , it can also break down cortisol (Stress hormone) produced by skin cells, making it possible to reduce stress on the skin. It also stimulates natural calming neuropeptides, making the skin feel comfortable. It also helps brighten your skin tone.
• Drone Peptide Technology : The two peptides that Elemis has included are Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-50 and Hepta peptide-15 Palmitate, which use these two peptides in order to penetrate the skin more deeply. They also stimulate the production of collagen in the skin, making the skin moisturized, soft, tight, and reducing wrinkles.

Caution :

It does not contain parabens or alcohol. However, it contains perfume and menthol, which could cause irritation for people who have sensitive skin.

Sources :

• **https://uk.elemis.com/pro-collagen-overnight-matrix.html**
• **https://www.clarinsnewzealand.co.nz/multi-active-night-cream-–-normal-to-combination-skin-types/CS00756040.html**