For normal to dry skin, a cleansing face cream is best for removing make up, dirt, and surface residue because it cleans without drying the skin. Beeswax, essential oils, fragrance, and water are the ingredients of cold cream.

Different Kinds of Face Cream Different kinds of face cream have different components and can do different things for you. Deciding which ones to use can be a complicated process because there is such a wide variety to choose from, including day creams and night creams, cleansing creams and moisturizing creams, and anti-aging creams and sun-block creams. Some cleansing creams contain granules that help remove debris and stimulate circulation. An appropriate amount of cleansing cream is applied and gently massaged onto the skin and then either wiped or washed off, depending on the instructions of the maker. A moisturizing face cream must be used everyday.

This is a partial guide to certain types.

Cold cream was so named because of the feeling of coolness that it leaves on the skin. It serves as a moisturizing cream and a cleansing cream at the same time.

It was invented by Galen, a physician who lived in Greece in AD 129 to 200, and is probably the oldest known face cream.