Neither, as they offer different benefits for your skin! While facial serums can provide extra moisturizing, the main benefit of serums is to get added nutrients into the deeper layers of your skin that a regular face cream is not able to reach. A cream has larger molecules than a serum, which means that a cream will not penetrate the skin as deeply as a serum will. While serums deposit nutrients, creams are meant to deposit moisture and hydration to your skin.

You can buy many types of serums such as anti-aging serums, skin brightening serums and even serums to prevent acne! The type of oil used in the serum will vary, depending on what type of skin you have, i.e. more mature, dry skin would benefit from olive oil and apricot kernel oil, while oily skin would usually prefer lighter oils such as sweet almond and grapeseed.

Other special oils are often added in small amounts, to provide additional skin benefits - examples would be carrot seed oil, cranberry seed oil, and evening primrose seed oil.

No. The main reason why women avoid using oil on the face is the misconception that oil creates more oil. And the fact that for years skin care companies have told us we need to remove oil from our faces!

But oils protect our skin. Of course, you don't want to take your cooking oil and slather it on your face, but using the right serum will benefit your skin without making it oily.

It depends. Many skin care companies would like you to believe that you need both, but of course that is not always true. If you have a problem with your skin that you'd like to improve, such as dark spots or early aging signs, a serum can help.

Or, if your skin is very oily, a serum alone can give you enough hydration.

We at Lujos recommend that you use both, but not necessarily every day. Use the face serum 2-3 times a week (more if desired), to provide extra nutrients to your skin. Use your face cream every day to hydrate and moisturise your skin.

On the days you use both, apply the serum after your toner, and let it sink in for 2-3 minutes before applying your face cream.

Don't worry your face will be too oily, as both serum and cream are quickly absorbed into the skin!

 Serums are expensive because they contain no water or other ingredients, whereas most creams do. The very best serums contain only oils and essential oils, all of which are very expensive.

Having said that, most companies price up their serums by an even bigger percentage than they do their face and eye creams! Why? Because they can!