By now we know beauty sleep is real! While we sleep our skin is hard at work reversing daytime damage and rejuvenating itself. Night creams are a great options to aid in the overnight repair process and hydrate our skin specially for those with dry skin. A study found that patients with severely dry skin who used night creams saw significant improvement in skin hydration1.
To aid in finding the night cream that is best for you, we have a list of some of the best night creams for dry skin that have been made and backed by dermatologists so you can trust that your dry skin will be properly treated and moisturized.
Murad Resurgence Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream
This company was founded by a dermatologist and offers clinically proven results. Murad is also cruelty free and is award-winning. The Resurgence Retinol Youth Cream is a nighttime cream that focuses on anti-aging.
It uses a retinol tri-active technology that acts fast to fight wrinkles and fine lines. This results in firmer and smoother skin after 4 weeks of continuous use. Niacinamide and Dipeptide help to strengthen the skin’s natural protective barrier.
We like that Murad products don’t contain parabens, sulfates, gluten, phthalates, formaldehyde, mineral oil, petroleum, or oxybenzone. This particular night cream is effective for dry skin as well as oily, combination, and balanced skin types. It also boosts radiance and evens skin tone.
IMAGE Skincare Vital C Hydrating Repair Creme
IMAGE Skincare is recommended by over 50,000 skincare professionals. It was started by an esthetician and a plastic surgeon, and it uses paraben-free ingredients that are never tested on animals and are sourced responsibly.
The Vital C Repair Creme is fueled by vitamin C nourishes dry skin, and in combination with Vitamin A, this cream treats aging by targeting fine lines and wrinkles. Ceramides and hyaluronic acid serve to moisturize the skin and help lock in moisture.
We especially enjoy the addition of orange peel, which not only serves to energize the skin but also to add a fresh scent. The elasticity of your skin as well as its texture and firmness will be supported by this cream.
Vichy LiftActiv Supreme Night Cream
This night cream provides 24-hour hydration and produces more radiant skin thanks to ingredients such as Rhamnose, which firms the skin; hyaluronic acid, which fills in wrinkles; and vitamin C, which smooths out the skin.
We like that this night cream doesn’t have a sticky or greasy feeling, which can make going to sleep uncomfortable. It’s also good for sensitive skin and for those prone to allergies or irritation since it is both sensitive skin and allergy-tested.
Not only does this cream effectively treat dry skin, but it also corrects signs of aging by lifting the skin and treating wrinkles and fine lines. This cream seems to plump skin overnight producing a young and smooth look.
Bioelements Sleepwear Night Cream for Dry and Combination Skin
Bioelements Sleepwear Night Cream is a soft cream that feels whipped and velvety to the touch. Like all Bioelement products, it is free of sulfates, phthalates, parabens, petrolatum, synthetic fragrances, artificial dyes, mineral oil, DEA, and harsh irritants.
This night cream is perfect for combination or dry skin and uses calcium, retinol, and peptides to fight fine lines and wrinkles while you sleep. Calcium is used to firm the skin while retinol boosts the effects of the calcium and prevents irritation.
We love waking up with smooth and fresh skin in the morning thanks to this night cream, and the scent isn’t overpowering, smelling fresh and clean.
IT Cosmetics Confidence in Your Beauty Night Cream
With a proprietary technology called Rest & Restore, this night cream works to provide anti-aging properties. It targets fine lines and wrinkles, but especially dry skin. It will not soak into the pillow so you get all of the benefits all night as it improves the renewal of skin cells. This results in visibly brighter and firmer skin.
The Rest & Restore Technology from IT Cosmetics includes the typical Hyaluronic Acid, which aids in the look of wrinkles and fine lines by improving elasticity and attracting moisture. Jojoba Seed is another addition that helps to speed the healing of wounds while adenosine keeps the skin hydrated and ceramides promote the skin barrier.
We love that you will feel the results after one night and after seven days you can see the plumping of fine lines and firming of skin.
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Night Cream
La Roche-Posay as a company is recommended by 90,000 dermatologists around the world. This particular night cream is tested by dermatologists and is safe for sensitive skin as well as skin that is susceptible to allergies.
The Toleriane Dermallergo Night Cream is paraben-free, preservative-free, and free of fragrances, for those sensitive to smells. Instead it contains Vitamin E, a natural antioxidant that protects the skin from free radicals; spring water rich in natural antioxidants and selenium to soothe the skin with the help of neurosensine dipeptide.
The velvety texture of this cream comes from shea butter, and it gives relief to dry and red skin overnight. Many who have used the product have boasted of its ability to show visible signs of improvement after just one night.
Sunday Riley Luna Retinol Night Face Oil
For those who may be looking for something lighter than a cream, this product from Sunday Riley is a face oil that is applied at night and works well with sensitive and dry skin. This nighttime face oil works as you sleep with essential oils from German Chamomile and Blue Tansy, both of which help to improve the appearance of redness, fine lines, and wrinkles.
In a clinical test that lasted for 4 weeks, 96% of women said their skin looked more radiant as well as healthier, 92% said that their skin looked smoother, and 88% said their pores appeared smaller.
Aside from the essential oils, we loved the addition of natural ingredients like chia seed oil and avocado seed oil, both of which fine lines with their innate vitamin composition.
Dermalogica Sound Sleep Cocoon Night Cream Gel
This night cream is effective at not only treating dry and sensitive skin but also providing restful sleep. Natural essential oils from French Lavender, Patchouli, and Sandalwood promote a deep sleep while also boosting the health of your skin.
Not only will your skin look more radiant in the morning thanks to your restful sleep, but also thanks to the hydration from the beneficial cocoon of cream, which contains Wu-Zhu-Yu Extract and Persian Silk Tree Extract. These ingredients reduce the sign of fatigue in the skin while Tamarind Seed Extra nourishes the skin to make it smooth and comfortable while you sleep.
We like that Dermalogica uses vegan ingredients that are free of parabens and gluten. They also work closely with skin therapists to ensure the effectiveness and quality of their products.
Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair
After one night of using the Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair Cream, we saw an improvement in the softness, radiance, suppleness, and evenness of skin tone on our face. It calms irritated skin with Japanese indigo, while Mondo Grass Root helps the microbiome of your skin.
After 4 weeks of regular use, there is improvement in the strength of your skin barrier with a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, combating signs of aging. This cream is unscented for those who are bothered by smells while they try to sleep, and it provides moisture, especially through the winter months.
Many have found that this cream eliminates redness while combating breakouts.
Mario Badescu Night Cream for Face
For those that have highly damaged or extremely dry skin, this night cream provides a highly enriched formula to hydrate and firm the skin of the face. Vitamin A acts as an antioxidant to target fine lines and wrinkles.
This formula also contains emollients, which are common in treatments for acne to help retain moisture to prevent breakouts. The star of the show is collagen which provides healthy building blocks for the skin to become more elastic resulting in a smooth and plump appearance.
We like that this night cream also encourages the skin’s collagen production with Oligopeptide-5. High concentrations of these effective ingredients including protein lead to a more radiant and youthful complexion.
Clarins Extra-Firming Night Cream
This night cream heals the skin with the power of plants. The formula consists of 85% plant-based ingredients all sourced from 11 fair trade programs. Extract from the Kangaroo Flower and Organic Mitracarpus boosts the firmness of skin while hydration is provided and maintained by Organic Leaf of Life extract.
This night cream will fight the signs of aging by lifting the skin with the help of Organic Oat Sugars, while the Organic Desert Date extract takes care of dark spots and Acerola Seed Extract provides vitamin C to make the skin bright and luminous.
We like the use of these natural ingredients to provide multilayered effects for dealing with aging skin. We also enjoy Clarins’ pledge to work with the local communities that harvest their ingredients and improve their development.
Mario Badescu Elasto-Collagen Night Cream
This is another Mario Badescu night cream that made our list, but this particular cream is specially designed to improve the collagen in your skin. It is safe for sensitive skin and designed for dry skin. Vitamins A and E provide a soothing effect and moisturize the skin.
The result is a soft and velvety feeling of skin that is firm and lifted thanks to the collagen, helping to provide a more youthful appearance. The addition of vegetable, peanut, and carnation oils helps to amplify the moisture content. One issue we did find with this particular night cream is that it does have a greasier consistency than others.
Although we found it greasy we still liked how little we needed to see the effects. Also during the winter months, we found that when we woke up in the morning the skin was moist and soft, taking away the harsh effects of the dry cold.
Sources
- (2018, January 24). Antiaging efficacy of melatonin-based day and night creams: A randomized, split-face, assessor-blinded proof-of-concept trial. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved January 8, 2024, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788993/
