Is it important to apply night cream exactly before going to bed?

Will the cream have more effects if I put it right before going to sleep, or it does not matter?Is it important to apply night cream exactly before going to bed?
at 1 or 2 hours b4 going to bed to give it time to b absorbed otherwise u'll leave it all on the pillow caseIs it important to apply night cream exactly before going to bed?
I don't think it will make that much of a difference if you apply it a little while before you go to sleep, as long as you don't do anything that might make it rub off i.e. exercise, take a shower. I think night cream is 'night' cream because when you're sleeping, you tend not to be as active during the day time, and so the cream has more time to absorb into your skin. It may also have other benefits, but mostly rely on the fact that you are asleep then.

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