While we sleep, our skin works really hard to repair any damage it incurred during the day. Like eight hours of sleep is crucial for optimal wellness, a good night cream is crucial for optimal skin health. This is especially true for aging skin, as it needs even more TLC to repair itself after years of damage (sun exposure, external/internal stress, etc.). One night cream I love and can recommend with full confidence is Irene Forte’s Hibiscus Night Cream with Myoxinol ($145), which is the best-seller among her ultra-luxe skin-care brand and consistently gets five-star reviews. Here’s mine.
The Benefits of This Night Cream
When I was first introduced to Irene Forte’s brand in 2021, it was described to me as “the Mediterranean Diet of skin care.” Backed by “natural science,” the brand blends advanced actives from natural ingredients like hibiscus seeds, green peas, prickly pear and olive oil with science to create luxurious and effective formulas. It also conducts dermatological tests, and all of its facial products are clinically approved for sensitive skin.
In this antioxidant-rich night cream specifically, the star ingredient is Myoxinol, which is a neuropeptide extracted from hibiscus seeds. I’ve heard it described as a “natural alternative to Botox,” which makes sense, as the brand says “Myoxinol prevents the release of neurotransmitters that trigger facial muscle contractions, effectively relaxing muscle movement to help prevent wrinkle formation.” When you combine this ingredient with collagen-boosting polypeptides from green peas (it also supports elastin), hydrating hyaluronic acid, and moisturizing olive oil and ceramides, magic happens. It’s an age-defying recipe for mature skin, and the ultimate quench for dry skin in need of barrier repair.
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BUY ON DERMSTORE – $225 / 50ml
In clinical testing, when used with the brand’s Myoxinol-infused Hibiscus Serum and Prickly Pear Face Cream, the Hibiscus
Night Cream “has been shown to deliver noticeable forehead wrinkle reduction that gets more and more obvious the longer the regimen is used.” After four weeks, results show that 100 percent of participants in an independent clinical trial agreed their skin looked more hydrated, 95 percent agreed their skin looked healthier, 79 percent agreed their skin looked years younger and 75 percent saw a visible reduction in wrinkles. Another impressive stat: This night cream is clinically proven to deliver age-defying results in 10 days.
How to Use It
Apply a “coin-size dollop” to your face, neck and décolleté. The texture is a rich cream, so I love using it at night (that’s also when skin will benefit most), but you can use it in the morning, too. If you have very dry or dehydrated skin, you may prefer the richer texture during the day as well. Also, I have combination skin, and this cream has not made me break out. I love the way this cream makes my skin look and feel when I wake up in the morning.
Also, if you’re already a fan of this product and wondering why the packaging looks different, it’s because the light gray bottle is being updated to a dark gray jar. Don’t worry—the award-winning formula is not changing!
