Beauty: Importance of a night skin regimen for healthy skin. Dermatologists and beauticians explain how.

Requirements:

• What is the most important thing to follow to before sleeping to have healthy skin?

It is important to cleanse skin thoroughly to get rid of the dirt, grime, sweat and makeup that has accumulated throughout the day and to prepare your skin for the other steps. Use a separate makeup remover or cotton dipped in oil to remove eye makeup. After this step you can wash your face with a cleanser

After removing makeup and cleansing skin, you can use a serum to nourish your facial skin. This serum can be chosen depending on what your skin concern is. You may want to use a moisturiser on top to seal in the serum. Choose a moisturizer that has healing properties for your skin so your skin can recover, nourish and replenish itself during the night.

Use a facial scrub once or twice a week to exfoliate and rejuvenate your skin.

You may want to mourish your hair and scalp also with serums before going to bed esp if your have dry hair , split ends or curly frizzy hair

Treat your cuticles with a nourishing oil or a butter and file your nails twice a week

After stepping out of the shower or bath, dab your body with a towel and generously apply a moisturizer to seal in some of the moisture.

• Dos and don’ts of keeping your skin healthy at night?

Always remove makeup at night before going to bed

Cleanse your skin well

Hydrate and moisturize

Moisturize dry split ends and frizzy hair

Sleep on a satin or a silk pillow to take care of your hair

Do not use tight rubber bands on the hair

Do not use tight hairstyles for sleeping

Do not sleep with makeup onC.Please explain a nigh regimen schedule to follow for dry, normal and oily skin, separately

Dry skin:

use a foaming gentle face wash to cleanse face

use a scrub only once a week or once in 2 weeks

use a nourishing vit C serum to nourish

choose creamy formulas for moisturisers to nourish and protect.

Combination and Oily Skin:

Use facewash with benzoyl peroxide, salicylic or tea tree oil to cleanse

Exfoliate once or twice a week. Take not to exfoliate toomuch if you have active pimples

Choose a light serum like hyaluronic acid which will nourish and hydrate but yet will not clog pores

Your moisturizer should be water based and light.

What are the foods to avoid at night for healthy skin?

Avoid sugar that causes inflammation in the body.

Avoid processed foods and simple carbohydrates which will immediatey convert to sugar in the body.

Avoid big meals and fatty meals right before going to bed as yor body will find it extra hard to break down the food. It will keep working overtime rather than make time for your restorative sleep.

Alcohol is also best avoided at night for the same reason given above.