Night Time Skin Care

Woman sleeping on her side

Dr.Hauschka's approach to night care is unique. Some might say this is because there is no night cream – a statement that can cause a reaction of surprise and alarm to those who have no experience of using Dr.Hauschka. To say there are no night products is of course not true. Although Dr.Hauschka doesn't have a night cream, what actually makes Dr.Hauschka's approach to night care so special, is that it offers us products that take into consideration how our skin works and what it actually needs.

At night we are at last able to rest and our skin no longer has to worry about protecting us from outside influences, such as the wind and rain. Instead it can spend energy on re-balancing, eliminating and renewing. This it does in part through the pores in our skin.

Now imagine you are asked to write down how your day has gone. You can use either your computer or write by hand, the only condition is that you have to wear a thick pair of gloves, the sort you might wear while skiing. No problem; except frustratingly you constantly hit the wrong keys or find that you can't get a good enough grip on your pen and your writing is very messy. This gives us an idea of how our skin is hindered by a thick heavy night cream. Our skin knows what it needs to do but the oil-based night care makes elimination difficult as the pores are covered by a thick coating of product. The result is tired, 'grey' looking skin.

A daily application at night of the wrong type of product will not only hinder our skin, but think about it – if something is always done for us we make less effort and in the end become dependent on this external help. In the same way our skin becomes lazy and stops working properly, so in the end richer and richer creams are required to achieve the same result.

Nature bestows healthy, balanced skin with all it needs to regenerate, hydrate and protect itself. However, this ability to regenerate decreases as we grow older and this is why it is important to use skin care products that support our skin's own natural rhythms and activity.

Between 12am and 2am is our skin's busiest time of renewal and regeneration. What is clever about the Dr.Hauschka night care preparations is that these water-based plant essences carry all the help that our skin needs into our skin to re-balance and regenerate, without interfering with the natural elimination processes. Balanced healthy skin needs nothing more than cleansing and toning before bed.