Repair Hair While You Sleep With *This* Overnight Serum
While you sleep, your body repairs itself. It's one of the reasons a night-time skincare routine is key, helping your complexion regenerate with the perfect combination of serums and moisturisers. But what about your hair? Turns out, damaged hair can also reap the rewards of overnight repair. In fact, if strands are stressed out, caring for your hair before bed is the secret to frizz-free, lustrous locks come morning.
But if you've been skipping your night-time hair care routine, you're not alone. 67% of women aren't using products at night* and are unaware of the bedtime stressors that lead to bad hair days (more on that below). So, let's explore your ultimate night-time styling routine, featuring a NEW overnight innovation that helps you wake up to healthy hair...
What Happens to Your Hair While You Sleep?
We know that heat styling and UV rays can be bad news for our hair, but what if we told you that sleep can also wreak havoc on stressed-out strands? It's not the act of sleeping itself that causes damage – this is when your body goes into healing mode – but the friction from tossing and turning can roughen the hair cuticle. This leads to frizz, dryness, dullness and breakage.
How ULTIMATE REPAIR Night Serum Helps
It's the newest addition to the revolutionary ULTIMATE REPAIR regime; an overnight hair serum that repairs and protects against future damage, all while you sleep. And, like the rest of the collection, ULTIMATE REPAIR Night Serum delivers visible results from day one, giving you up to six times smoother hair** that's revived and radiant after the first night. Plus, after one week, you'll see up to 78% less breakage** with up to 86% fewer split ends**. All you have to do is smooth the serum through strands nightly for deep repair you can see and feel.
What's Inside the Serum?
Born from decades of research, our ULTIMATE REPAIR blends feature ingredients you'd usually find in skincare, including potent levels of AHA and Omega-9. The AHA (also known as Alpha-Hydroxy Acid) is an organic acid that penetrates the hair fiber at the deepest level, where it works to strengthen and rebuild the inner cortex. Meanwhile, Omega-9 is a bioidentical lipid that treats the outer layer of each strand, coating the surface and filling the cuticle to create a protective barrier. Together they give you inside-out repair that flows through every step of your hair routine, from when you wash with ULTIMATE REPAIR Shampoo to when you sleep with ULTIMATE REPAIR Night Serum.
Why You'll Love It
The results aren't the only reason to love this powerful overnight serum. It veils hair in a fruity-floral scent that lingers, so you wake up to the freshest fragrance. The colour-safe, lightweight formula is also suitable for all hair types and every level of hair thickness, giving you instant moisture that nourishes straight strands, wavy locks, curly hair and coils. Plus, it's pillow-proof, so you can apply it as part of your nighttime routine without worrying it will ruin your sheets. Instead, it absorbs instantly for weightless care.
How to Use ULTIMATE REPAIR Night Serum
Step 1: Start With Dry Hair
You don't want to go to bed with wet hair, so if you've just washed it, mist the lengths with ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue and allow your hair to air-dry or reach for the hair dryer. Miracle Hair Rescue is a leave-in treatment that will level up your day and night routine, helping to repair hair damage in only 90 seconds***.
Step 2: Smooth On the Serum
Once hair is dry, apply ULTIMATE REPAIR Night Serum. Squeeze 2-4 pumps into the palms of your hands and smooth it through the lengths and ends of your hair, paying extra attention to frizzy hair or areas of damage. The silky formula is ultra-lightweight – even on thinner and finer hair types – so add more where you feel your hair needs it. It absorbs within seconds.
Step 3: Head to Bed
Finally, prep your hair as usual. You can wear it loose, wrap it in a scarf or give it a curl with heatless rollers before you tuck in and rest. Leave your overnight serum to do the hard work, and then wake up to softer yet stronger hair that's radiant, revived and restored.
5 More Tips to Protect Hair Before Bedtime
You've got the ultimate hair product for overnight repair. Now add these easy-to-follow tricks and tips to your bedtime routine...
1. Make Sure Hair is Completely Dry
We touched on it above, but here's your reminder: you need 100% dry hair before bed. Why? Because sleeping with wet hair can actually increase the friction from your pillow, leading to split ends and pesky flyaways. That doesn't mean you can't wash your hair as part of your nighttime routine. Simply dry it on low heat with 2-3 pumps of ULTIMATE REPAIR Protective Leave-In. The delicate cream shields hair against frizz and heat damage by defying temperatures up to 450°F/230°C.
2. Don't Tie Your Hair Up
While protective braids, low ponies and heatless curlers are all safe to sleep on, buns and high ponytails are a no-no. They can put excess stress and tension on your scalp. So, before you crash for the night, take out your up-do and gently brush out any product buildup. Then, if you really want to secure lengths while you sleep, try a nape-hugging style – like a loose plait – with a silk scrunchie to keep locks in place.
3. Brush Out Tangles
Going to bed with knotty hair can cause it to become dry and matted, so use a paddle brush or wide-tooth comb to work through night-time tangles. Instead of dragging your brush from root to tip, start detangling at the ends, working section by section to make hair smooth and knot-free. Do this before applying your overnight serum.
4. Sleep With a Silk Pillowcase
Even the softest cotton can rub against strands and leave them prone to split ends, so switch up your cotton pillowcases for silk. Locks will slide and slip over your pillows as you sleep – a simple trick that reduces hair breakage. Make the swap with all your hair accessories, too, opting for silk scarfs, silk wraps and silk scrunchies to secure locks overnight.
5. Switch On a Fan
It's not just heated styling tools that damage strands – any kind of heat can leave locks dry and frizzy. So, on warmer nights, consider switching a fan on to keep cool and prevent the roots from becoming sweaty. You could also plug in a humidifier to put moisture back into the air. Again, this is great for rehydrating hair at night so it's silkier by morning.
Looking for more tips to care for damaged tresses? Discover our complete collection of Hair Care Guides, featuring advice for every type and concern.
* Ipsos Innotest Sept 2023. US/DE, 320 respondents (women 25-55 yo concerned about damaged hair).
** Vs. non-conditioning shampoo.
*** When using ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue.
