Aloe polysaccharides not only bind water but also maintain tight junction cohesion. This leads to improved dermal density and smoother surface by morning, especially vital in ageing skin where water-binding ability drops significantly post-30.

Rich Vit E & antioxidants activated in moisturiser integrate into cell membranes, neutralising free radicals. By preventing structural protein damage and supporting mitochondrial health, they reduce signs of fatigue and dullness while keeping the skin’s metabolic rhythm intact.

Rich lipid mediators and antioxidant micronutrients revive fibroblast activity, prevent collagen degradation, while also stimulating collagen, leading to firmer, more elastic skin over time.

Eroded dermal lipids due to UV exposure and age-induced dryness are replenished with a fatty acid-rich formula. The result is a reinforced lipid envelope that seals in moisture and aids barrier recovery, visibly reducing roughness and flakiness.

This bioactive hydration and vitamin E support healing dermal rhythm, helping rebuild micro-tears and environmental damage accumulated through the day.

Our skin, like our brain, follows a circadian rhythm. During the day, it focuses on protection from UV rays, pollution, and pathogens. But at night, especially between 10 PM to 2 AM, skin enters a regenerative mode, increasing cell proliferation, DNA repair, and collagen synthesis. Melatonin levels rise, inflammation subsides, and antioxidant activity peaks. This is the time to feed skin with reparative, nourishing actives that sync with the body’s own recovery signals. A strong nighttime routine supports these natural repair processes, amplifying their impact.

Throughout the day, the skin barrier takes hits from UV rays, mechanical friction, surfactants, and pollution. Nighttime offers a window to replenish barrier lipids and reduce micro-inflammation. Applying ingredients like ceramides, fatty acids, and herbs at night helps reconstruct the lamellar structure of the stratum corneum. This not only prevents next-day dryness and irritation but also prepares skin to better defend itself the next morning. Especially for body areas prone to roughness (elbows, knees, feet), a lipid-replenishing balm at night dramatically improves softness and resilience.

At night, the skin’s microcirculation improves and its permeability increases, allowing active ingredients to penetrate deeper. This makes the evening the most efficient time to deliver potent ingredients like vitamin A, bakuchiol, AHAs, or brightening agents like licorice. Because there’s no sunlight to degrade them or cause irritation, retinoids and exfoliants work best in the PM. Night also allows slow-acting hydrators and botanicals to remain undisturbed, enhancing their effects by the time you wake up. It's the ideal window for corrective and restorative treatments.

TEWL naturally rises at night, meaning skin loses more moisture while we sleep than during the day. This dehydration makes skin feel tighter and can impair overnight cellular repair. Applying occlusives and humectants before bed helps trap water inside the skin and counteract this nocturnal moisture loss. Night creams, oils, and body butters with these ingredients restore skin’s elasticity and plumpness, creating the ideal hydrated state for overnight healing.

At night, the body’s cortisol levels drop, reducing inflammation and triggering tissue repair mechanisms. This makes night ideal for applying soothing ingredients like aloe vera, chamomile, or mogra, especially after exfoliation or sun exposure. These actives help down-regulate pro-inflammatory cytokines and support the skin’s healing response. This is also when itchy or reactive skin (especially on the body) can be calmed and comforted best, as the nervous system and epidermis both move into rest-repair alignment.

Melatonin, naturally produced during the night, acts as a powerful antioxidant in the skin, neutralizing free radicals and reducing oxidative damage. Skin also upregulates repair enzymes like DNA polymerase and glutathione peroxidase at night, helping correct UV and pollution damage from the day. Nighttime skin care should support these defenses with ingredients that work in synergy with melatonin to reduce inflammation, delay aging, and restore a youthful skin environment.