The secret to healthy-looking and hydrated skin? Finding the best night cream for your skin type. Both day and night creams help hydrate and protect the skin, but they support different skin concerns in different ways.
Read on to discover the difference between day and night creams, and the best No7 night cream for your skin type.
What is night cream and what does night cream do?
Designed to work in harmony with the skin’s overnight repair process, night creams are specifically formulated to restore and rehydrate the skin while you sleep. They’re infused with key ingredients, such as retinol or hyaluronic acid, to promote radiant, healthy-looking skin.
Day cream vs night cream
Day creams are typically formulated with SPF to help protect the skin from UV rays and tend to be more lightweight to provide protection with a nongreasy finish that works well under makeup.
Nighttime moisturizers are thicker in consistency and are typically infused with higher concentrations of anti-aging ingredients like retinol and glycolic acid.
Do you need a day and night cream?
Both day and night creams are essential to achieving and maintaining healthy, younger-looking skin.
The skin benefits more from certain key ingredients (such as retinol and peptides) at night, so investing in separate creams can improve the results of your AM and PM skincare routine.
Transepidermal water loss also occurs at a higher rate during the overnight hours, making a rejuvenating and richer night cream essential for healthy-looking skin.
How to apply night cream
A night moisturizer should be applied as the final step of your nighttime skin care routine, after cleansing and applying your favorite No7 serum.
Step 1: Dispense the night moisturizer onto fingertips, then gently rub the hands together to warm the product and allow for an easy application.
Step 2: Gently smooth over the cheeks and forehead.
Step 3: Sweep along the jawline working from the chin to the ears.
Step 4: Gently massage in circular and patting motions to absorb into the skin, avoiding the eye area.
Step 5: Apply to the neck in upward strokes, gently working from the decolletage to the chin to avoid pulling or tugging on the skin
The best night cream for your skin type
All skin types can benefit from using a night moisturizer. The secret to healthy-looking skin is finding the best night cream for you and your skin type.
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Buy now with No 7 Night cream for dry skin
Buy now with free deliveryThe best night cream for dry skin, No7 Restore & Renew Multi Action Face & Neck Night Cream is formulated with No7’s unique anti-wrinkle, firming and brightening complexes to fortify and nourish the skin. Infused with shea butter and Vitamin E, it works to reveal smoother, plumper looking skin that feels firmer in just 4 weeks* making it also one of the best night creams for aging skin.
*Based on consumer perception testing.
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Buy now with No 7 Night cream for oily skin
Buy now with free deliveryThe best night cream for oily skin, No7 Hydraluminous Overnight Recovery Gel Cream is powered by naturally derived plant hydrators to instantly infuse skin with fresh hydration for up to 72 hours. It’s formulated with bisabolol to support skin’s natural recovery while an antioxidant blend of Vitamins E and C, and mulberry helps leave skin feeling intensively quenched, refreshed and re-energized.
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Buy now with No 7 Night cream for mature skin
Buy now with free deliveryApplying a retinol night cream helps accelerate skins cell turnover via exfoliation, helping maintain hydration levels and create a smooth-looking complexion.
The best retinol night cream, No7 Pure Retinol Night Cream helps visibly smooth the appearance of wrinkles on the face and neck in just two weeks. Formulated with 0.25% pure retinol and soothing shea butter, it delivers powerful anti-aging results, and is designed to minimize irritation.
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Buy now with No 7 Night cream for menopausal skin
Buy now with free deliveryWith our menopause night cream, No7 Menopause Skincare Nourishing Overnight Cream you’ll wake up to skin that looks refreshed, less tired and feels deeply nourished in just 1 week. It’s formulated with nourishing lipids, ceramides and hyaluronic acid to support skin during its natural overnight repair process and help hydrate sensitive menopausal skin for up to 72 hours.
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Buy now with No 7 Night cream for young skin
Buy now with free deliveryThe best night cream for your 30’s, No7 Early Defence Night Cream is especially designed for young skin. The light, non-pore-blocking formula helps skin to recover from the day while maintaining hydration. It’s infused with lipopeptides and Vitamin A to help reduce the appearance of those first fine lines, and helps to keep skin looking younger for longer.
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Buy now with No 7 Night cream for sensitive skin
Buy now with free deliveryNo 7 Protect and Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream is the best night cream for sensitive skin and also one of the best night creams for men. It helps fortify and nourish the skin with a unique and concentrated peptide technology to fight the look of tiredness, while our anti-wrinkle complexes quench and hydrate the complexion.
