Night is a great time (thyme?) to rejuvenate your skin. Why? Because the two most studied skin care ingredients are most effective at night. That's because vitamins A and C are destroyed by the ultraviolet light of the sun. So when you step outside your house in the morning, the vitamin C and A levels plummet. Vitamin C is a direct stimulator of collagen production. Collagen is the major part of your skin - it is your leather. And your collagen levels drop 1% per year after age 30. It's asking a lot to maintain, no less increase, collagen levels. But vitamin C is proven to do just that...only if it is in a 10% concentration, in the correct form (L-ascorbic acid), and at the correct pH (3.5). And yes, NightThyme does vitamin C just right... And vitamin A? I call it the skin rejuvenator, because it is responsible for keeping the skin looking young. Unlike vitamin C, vitamin A works in just about any form. So I chose the least irritating form of vitamin A - called retinyl propionate. It is converted into the active form within your skin.
Apply NightThyme after washing your face - give it a few minutes to dry before going to sleep. I like the tingling feeling because I know that means it has the right ingredients at the right pH. In the morning, you can actually taste the vitamin C as it washes off of your face in the shower. But don't try and sip it...enjoy your vitamin C in your orange juice at breakfast...
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