Short Answer: Yes!
▶️ Your Skin Repairs At Night
During sleep, your body increases blood flow and releases growth hormones to boost collagen production and cellular regeneration to heal daily exposure to the Exposome – UV damage, pollution and environmental stressors.
This process involves shedding dead skin cells, replacing them with new ones, repairing the skin’s barrier function, and fighting oxidative damage with the help of melatonin.
During the night, your skin undergoes several metabolic processes:
▶️ Increased Blood Flow
▶️ Cellular Regeneration
▶️ Melatonin Production
▶️ Growth Hormone Release
▶️ Barrier Repair
During the daytime, your skin is actually a bit thicker and less permeable than in the evening as your skin prepares itself for the various assaults it will be exposed to from the Exposome during the day – UV Exposure, Pollution and other Environmental Stressors.
In effect, your skin is in sync with your circadian rhythm: Protect during the day, Repair during sleep.
Use this natural biological cycle to guide your skincare routine: During the day Cleanse, Moisturize and SPF to help your skin Protect.
Prior to going to sleep, apply products such as AHA’s, Retinols, Barrier Repair Creams, Senolytics and Growth Factors to help facilitate your skin’s natural Regeneration/Repair cycle.
Remember: Sleep is critically important! It is during sleep that your skin is in regenerative mode, so the quality and quantity of sleep is very important.
▶️ Allow Your Skin To Reset
Every couple of weeks or once a month, let your skin reset. Avoid applying any cosmetic products for 3-4 days so your skin can return to homeostasis without the stimulation of cosmetic ingredients.
Over stimulation of your skin cell’s natural biological processes with cosmetic ingredients can reduce the efficiency of skin cell functions.
▶️ It is estimated that only 25% of skin aging is pre-determined by your genetics.
Seventy-Five percent (75%) of skin aging is due to factors totally within your control – epigenetics, biohacking, healthy eating, sound sleep of appropriate duration, limited sun exposure and other lifestyle choices, using clinically-proven skincare products can all contribute to the appearance of skin age that is substantially more youthful than your chronological age.
Topical products alone are not going to give you beautiful skin. Your skin is an outer reflection of your inner health and that requires a healthy lifestyle, healthy eating, exercise, peaceful sleep and reduced stress. Only with those lifestyle fundamentals in practice can topical products help improve the appearance of your skin. Hope In A Jar is simply that: Hope