Neova's overnight cream. The brand calls its pairing of a DNA repair enzyme with Copper Peptide Complex DNA Cofactor, and this is that pairing in a night cream rather than a serum.

What is in it

Copper Peptide Complex, listed as Bis (Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate, fourteenth on the ingredient list. One DNA repair enzyme, Micrococcus Lysate, fifteenth. Three ceramides, EOP, NP and AP, sixteenth to eighteenth, then sodium hyaluronate nineteenth. Those actives run consecutively through the middle of the list.

Neova's own account of the enzyme: "the liposome-encapsulated DNA repair enzyme UV-endonuclease derived from the marine microorganism Micrococcus Lysate; this UV-resistant DNA Repair Enzyme helps improve the appearance of sun-damaged skin."

The enzyme here is not the one in the day cream. Creme de la Copper carries Arabidopsis Thaliana Extract instead, so the day and night creams are not one formula relabelled.

Who Neova writes it for

In the brand's words, "all skin types, even the most sensitive, in need of overnight repair of UV damage and hydration." There is no retinol and no acid in it, which is what makes the sensitive-skin line credible. Neova states this outright in its own FAQ: Night Therapy does not contain retinol.

Use it at night, after your serum

Evenings, on clean skin, after whichever serum you use, over face and neck. That is Neova's direction in order, and the brand sells Creme de la Copper as the morning half of the same routine. Nothing goes over this one; it is the last step of the evening. Neova says face and neck, not the decollete.

Night Therapy specifications

Texture, timing, skin types, the retinol answer and the dermatologist claim are Neova's own. Ingredient positions and the fragrance note are read from the ingredient list.

What buyers say about it

Two reviewers here say it is not greasy, and a reviewer on a national retailer's listing says the same. Another puts the rest of it plainly: not an instant fix, a difference over time.

Where it fits in a routine

Last step of the evening, after cleansing and after your serum. Neova pairs it deliberately with Creme de la Copper, the day cream, and describes the two as halves of one routine: the day one on environmental protection, this one on overnight repair. Earlier in the evening, Cu3 Gentle Cleanser is the copper peptide cleanser. The rest of the line is on our Neova skincare page.