Medik8 Advanced Night Restore

Medik8 Advanced Night Restore is the night cream Medik8 built to sit on top of your vitamin A. Retinol and retinal speed up how quickly skin renews itself, and the trade-off is often a little dryness or tightness, especially in the first few weeks. This rich, multi-ceramide formula replenishes the lipids that keep skin comfortable, so you get the full benefit of your retinal serum without the flaky, parched feeling. Used nightly, it leaves skin looking plumper and pillow-soft by morning.

Three complexes do the work. A Multi-Ceramide Complex, combined with phytosterols and fatty acids, mimics the skin's own lipid barrier to intensely nourish and restore. The Midnight Antioxidant Complex pairs a peptide with two purple superfood extracts, saskatoon berry and dragon fruit, to help neutralise the visible ageing effects of free radicals while you sleep. And N-Acetyl Glucosamine works in synergy with previously applied retinol or retinal to encourage the skin's own production of hydrating hyaluronic acid. That last point is what makes Medik8 Advanced Night Restore different from a generic ceramide cream: it is formulated to make your vitamin A step work harder, not just to soothe afterwards.

In an independent four-week study, Medik8 Advanced Night Restore left skin looking visibly lifted and smoother in just 7 days, and every participant agreed their skin looked visibly firmer after use.

Visible Results Users Love

• 7 days to smooth the look of stubborn wrinkles and visibly lift the skin*
• 7 days to visibly improve skin fullness*
• 91% agreed skin felt restored by morning*
• 96% agreed their skin felt significantly nourished after use*
• 100% agreed skin looks visibly firmer*
• Rich, cushioning texture that absorbs without residue on the pillow

*Independent study on 20 volunteers over 4 weeks.

Why This Beats Other Night Creams

Most night creams are simply richer versions of a day moisturiser. Medik8 Advanced Night Restore is designed around a specific job: supporting skin through a retinol or retinal routine. Five different ceramides, plus cholesterol and fatty acids, rebuild the barrier in the same ratios skin uses naturally, while N-Acetyl Glucosamine gives the vitamin A underneath a hydration boost rather than blunting it. It is vegan, alcohol-free and free from artificial fragrance, and it has earned a place in the Harper's Bazaar Beauty Hall of Fame more than once.

Best For

Dry, dehydrated or mature skin showing fine lines, dullness and loss of firmness; anyone using Crystal Retinal, Intelligent Retinol or another vitamin A serum who wants a comforting night cream to layer over it; and skin that feels tight or looks tired by morning. If you're searching for a ceramide night cream to pair with retinal, Medik8 Advanced Night Restore is the one to choose.

Becci, a registered aesthetics nurse with more than two decades in specialist skincare and medical aesthetics, has spent her career being the person clients came to for straight answers about what actually works. She recommends Advanced Night Restore to almost everyone she moves onto a retinal, because it takes the dryness out of the equation and keeps people using their vitamin A long enough to see results.

Size: 50ml