Is It Ok To Wear Moisturizer Overnight?

[Guest Anna_SF]

Hi Everyone,

I'm quite new to skin care and need a few tips.

Should I use moisturizer before bed? My skin is oily and I am fairly good about washing nightly but I love the way moisturizer feels but i don't want to clog my pores.

Is self-tanning cream just brown moisturizer? I don't quite get the concept.

The Lancome ladies recommended toner? Anyone have any product suggestions?

I took my first trip to the Macy's cosmetics floor. Lancome had a nice deal - spend $30 and get a bag of goodies (lipstick, blush, mascara, etc). A few people gave me funny looks but they were dressed so poorly that taking them seriously wasn't even on the table. The women at the counter were totally nice and threw in 3 extra lipsticks. It was also good because I could find concealer that matched my skin tone. Way better than standing there totally confused in the Wallgreen's wall o'cosmetics.

au revoir

Anna

[Guest Nigh]

Hi Everyone,

I'm quite new to skin care and need a few tips.

Should I use moisturizer before bed? My skin is oily and I am fairly good about washing nightly but I love the way moisturizer feels but i don't want to clog my pores.

Is self-tanning cream just brown moisturizer? I don't quite get the concept.

The Lancome ladies recommended toner? Anyone have any product suggestions?

I took my first trip to the Macy's cosmetics floor. Lancome had a nice deal - spend $30 and get a bag of goodies (lipstick, blush, mascara, etc). A few people gave me funny looks but they were dressed so poorly that taking them seriously wasn't even on the table. The women at the counter were totally nice and threw in 3 extra lipsticks. It was also good because I could find concealer that matched my skin tone. Way better than standing there totally confused in the Wallgreen's wall o'cosmetics.

au revoir

Anna

If your worried about clogging your pours, buy a mousterizer that says "non-comedogenic" on it; that basically means "won't clog your pours." I believe Olay and Neutrogena have really good mousterizers for that; plus they usually have SPF 15 or 30 in them. Also, if your skin is naturally oily it won't hurt to mousterize overnight- you just might want to not do it in the morning then, otherwise it might get a little greasy, depending on the brand though.

Never used self-tanning cream; the stuff never looks right to me. However, I did use "tan in the bottle" once; I have naturally ivory skin, so I ended up looking like an oompa loompa for a week... Fun stuff.

Don't know anything about Lancome either; I use pro-activ's toner and face wash and used to use Neutrogena's toner, which is awesome by the way.

[Guest nova]

Hi Anna,

Yes there are good moisturizers to put on before you go to bed. There are day cremes and night cremes. I look for moisturizers with peptides. And skin care products that contain hyaluronic acid which promotes collagen fiber formation. For exfoliating, I buy products with lactic acid and I only use exfoliating cleansers with beads (no grit). These clean out your pores gently. I use a product called Aziz, it has JoJoba beads and lactic and salicylic acid.

I haven't had much success with toners. My skin is too sensitive? The ones I've tried really irritated and left bright red splotches on my face for hours.

I'm not sure about wearing tanning creme as a moisturizer? No matter what though, cleanse your face of everything at night and then a good night moisturizing serum or creme should help. And I hope this helps

[Guest AllisonD]

I like to use half a dozen products every night, but one of my staples is Olay night recovery moisturizing treatment. I use that for most of my face, plus an eye treatment, plus Shiseido products (as you say, from Macy's). I like Ponds for my neck and cleavage. But then I swim 90 minutes every day and the chlorine takes a terrible toll on my skin. This regimen works tho. Even tho I am 56 my skin is as soft and smooth as a baby's bottom.

Allison