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Night Cream/Balm
  • Dae8
    Hello,
    I recently read on Dr. Hauschka's website that you should skip using a night cream/balm on your skin. It suggested just cleansing it then using a toner.
    What is your opinion on this?

  • lindygirl1960
    Sorry, I am no help. I use a retinol product at night. Once or twice a week I use a BHA product to exfoliate. I don't even use toner.

    For reference my skin is oily and sensitive.

  • Ally E.Ally E.
    depends on the skin, mine surely would be tight and uncomfortable without serums/moisturisers
  • sarahf
    When my skin was younger, I used no moisturizer whatsoever and my skin was perfectly supple and healthy with its own natural oils.  Every time I tried a moisturizer (even one supposedly for oily skin), I would break out with pimples, so I just gave up and even some of the people at cosmetics counters who wanted to sell me a moisturizer had to concede that my skin looked good without one.

    Now in my 40's and using drying treatments for rosacea, I need to moisturize well.  So it depends on how your skin is doing.  I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all recommendation.
  • Dae8
    thanks for the comments, I personally use a night cream esp. in the winter because my skin is dry/sensitive and needs the added 'good stuff' in the cream. I have also read that oily skin usually does not need cream but I find that I have decided to base my routine on what seems to work the best.
  • dreamiedreamie
    I agree with dae8.
    It really depends on you skin type. But if your like most women and have day creams,or makeupbelieve me the best situation for practically all skintypes is a naked face at night when going to sleep!!!! Sleep is the best beauty secret and keeping your window a little bit open is the best-you breathe fresh air,the skin circulates and relaxes,heals,cell turnover not to mention you burn calories! in the morning there is NO excuse to soap your face-just cold fresh water a few splashes and then your day creams...
    :-*
  • mamaherrera
    very good point.  I've been using oil on my face at night. I see it more supple but not sure if it's able to breathe. 

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