A universal cream is designed to be used on face and body alike. In a market that keeps adding steps, there is a real case for products like this.

Who a simple routine suits

Anyone not currently keeping up with a complicated one. A cream used twice daily beats a six-step routine abandoned after three weeks. This is the most common situation and the least discussed.

Normal skin with no specific concerns. If nothing is wrong, there is nothing to correct — maintenance is the whole job.

People with sensitised skin. Reducing to a gentle cleanser and one simple moisturiser for a month is the standard reset for a barrier damaged by too many actives, and it works.

Men, teenagers, anyone uninterested in skincare as a hobby. A cleanser, this, and sunscreen is a complete routine.

Who wants something more targeted

  • Oily or acne-prone facial skin, which needs a lighter texture than body skin does
  • Anyone with a defined concern — pigmentation, persistent dryness, marked signs of ageing
  • People whose face and body behave very differently, which is most people over forty

Using it

  • On damp skin, within a minute of washing. The single highest-value habit with any moisturiser
  • Face: a small amount, pressed in with fingertips
  • Body: concentrate on shins, forearms, elbows and knees, which are driest
  • Do not forget the neck, which is usually skipped and ages visibly

The one thing it does not cover

Sun protection. Unless the catalogue lists an SPF, a moisturiser is not a sunscreen — and sun protection does more for how skin ages than every other product combined.

A simple routine is fine. A simple routine without sun protection is not.

The honest recommendation

Cleanser, this, sunscreen. That is a complete, defensible routine, and it outperforms an elaborate one used inconsistently.

Add anything else only when you have a specific reason and can introduce it alone.

The full composition is in the Faberlic catalogue. For the minimal routine in context, see the skincare section.