Sleeping Mask Vs. Night Cream: What’s The Difference?

Night creams are more or less like moisturisers, their primary job is to nourish and hydrate the skin. They might also contain active ingredients to fight the signs of ageing by removing fine lines and wrinkles. It is thicker in consistency as compared to your daytime creams and contains ingredients you can't wear during the day such as retinol. Night creams are suitable for daily use and give the skin all that it requires to stay healthy and look young.

Sleeping masks are like night cream on steroids. Another gift from the Korean skincare routine to the world, sleeping masks act as an emergency beauty treatment. They are far more potent than your night creams and work as an SOS booster to give your skin the radiance and oomph it deserves. You can use it the night before a big day to wake up to glowing skin the next morning. Sleeping masks are available for different skin types and concerns and they help seal in your serums, oils and creams.

We know exactly what you're thinking, sleeping masks are definitely better than night creams and everyone should just switch to them and forget that night creams exist, right? Wrong! Because of their potency, sleeping masks are not recommended for daily use. Overuse of the mask can actually cause it to lose its efficacy and not deliver the desired results. Although the ingredients are mild enough to leave on overnight, use it alternatively with your night cream or two to three times a week to maintain your skin's elasticity and texture.