How to make your own night cream

Night creams can make your skin feel soft and supple. Here is a recipe with instructions on how to make your own using natural ingredients.

Your skin is the first defense against dirt, pollutants, and infections. The face, neck, and hands are exposed more than any other part of the skin and night creams are an easy way to help skin to repair itself while you sleep. Don’t expect miracles though. According to dermatologists, moisturizers have no effect on keeping skin young or in removing wrinkles, which are caused by smoking and exposure to the sun’s harmful rays.

Night creams are similar to day creams in that they both lubricate skin. While day creams should contain sunscreen, night creams should not. To help repair skin, night creams often contain substances thought to stimulate production of collagen such as seaweed or yeast extracts. Many also contain alpha-hydroxyl acids or mild exfoliating agents, and antioxidants such as vitamins A or C, as well as soothing agents such as aloe vera or plants extracts containing allantoin.

The bottom line is that if you enjoy using night creams then go ahead and indulge. With that in mind, here are two recipes using natural ingredients that will help to make your skin feel soft and supple. Remember to always cleanse your face thoroughly before applying night cream. If you exfoliate, do so at night to remove dead skin cells, and then rinse and apply night cream while skin is still damp.

Night Cream Recipe #1

4 tablespoons of Almond Oil

1 tablespoon of Aloe Vera Gel

1 1/2 tablespoon of finely chopped Beeswax

1/2 tablespoon (7 drops) of Plantain Extract

1/2 tablespoon (7 drops) of Green Tea Extract

3 to 4 drops of Chamomile or Carrot Seed Essential Oil

Stir aloe vera gel and rosewater to a small bowl and set aside. Add almond oil, and beeswax to a glass bowl and heat in the microwave (use a low temperature setting) until barely melted. Remove and stir until completely melted. Slowly whisk in the aloe and rosewater mixture until blended. Let this mixture cool, and then add the plantain and green tea extracts and the essential oil. Pour into a glass jar and cover tightly. Store in a cool dry place.

Night Cream Recipe #2

3 tablespoons of Almond Oil

2 tablespoons of Coconut Oil

2 tablespoons of Lanolin

2 teaspoons of Rosewater

1/2 teaspoon of Glycerin

Add almond oil, coconut oil, and lanolin to a stainless steel double boiler pan. Place the pan over boiling water until ingredients are melted, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in glycerin until blended, and then stir in the rosewater. Pour into a glass jar and cover tightly. Store in a cool dry place.