No matter your age or current skin care habits, it’s never the wrong time to start incorporating night cream into your evening routine.

Not only do day creams and night creams differ in their appearance, texture, and ingredients, but they also serve different purposes. While a day cream combines a lightweight moisturizer with the powers of SPF to protect your skin from the sun, a night cream is usually heavier and is meant to repair and brighten your skin while you sleep.

Many night creams also include anti-aging ingredients such as retinol and retinoids, which help with cell turnover and are best used at night since they typically cause sun sensitivity.