Guide · Skincare basics
Skincare routine in three steps: guide
Cleanse, care, protect: what a simple facial skincare routine needs and why, with sources and a note on when to see a doctor. By Luljeta Dine.
Luljeta Dine
Founder and Beauty Director of AQAFACIAL™, author and expert in cosmetics, wellness and well-being
Clear guides on skincare, cosmetic treatments, ingredients and wellness rituals, with named sources and honest notes on what cosmetics can and cannot do.
Guides
Start here
Guide · Skincare
Evening cleansing: gel, oil or balm
Gel, oil or balm for evening face cleansing: what is documented, common mistakes, double cleansing and when to see a doctor.
Guide · Skincare
Day cream and night cream: do you need both?
Day cream or night cream? What really differs, when one cream is enough and what role sun protection plays in a day cream.
Guide · Sun and seasons
Understanding the UV index: when to protect
What the UV index values 1 to 11 mean, from which value sun protection is advised and what to do at each level. With sources and a doctor note.
Guide · Ingredients
Retinol for beginners: the essentials
How to start with retinol: go slowly, protect your skin from the sun, know the EU limits and the vitamin A label. With named sources.
Guide · Wellness and well-being
Sleep and skin: what is proven?
Does too little sleep harm skin? What small studies show, what stays open and why no study shows that a cream replaces sleep. With sources.
Topics
What Luljeta Dine writes about
Topic
Skincare and cosmetics
Facial skincare in plain English: routine, cleansing, moisturiser, eye care and skin type, plus how to read a label and when to see a doctor. With sources.
Topic
Cosmetic treatments explained
Peelings, facials, devices and the original AQAFACIAL™ treatment in plain language: what to expect, what the law says about devices, when to see a doctor.
Topic
Wellness and well-being
Wellness and well-being in everyday life: evening ritual, facial massage, sleep and relaxation explained plainly, with sources and when to see a doctor.
Topic
Cosmetic ingredients
How to read an ingredient list, what INCI means, why fragrance can hide behind one word and where to look up a substance. With named sources.
About
About the author and her guides
Skincare should be simple to understand, and cosmetics should be honest about what they do. Luljeta Dine writes guides on skincare, cosmetic treatments, ingredients and wellness rituals in plain language, with the source named next to every factual claim.
Luljeta Dine is the founder and Beauty Director of AQAFACIAL™, a state-examined specialist cosmetician and dermatherapist. She has worked in the best and best-known five-star hotels and runs one of the largest beauty brands in Germany. Drawing on the experience of several thousand facial treatments, she founded AQAFACIAL™. Her work is about cosmetic skincare, not medical treatment. Her love of wellness shapes how she writes: care should feel good, fit into a normal day and never promise more than it can deliver.
For Luljeta Dine, skincare is the moment in your day when you listen to yourself. She loves her work and wellness, and she explains how skin works and what is good for it, clearly, with sources and without big promises. What suits you is your decision.
Tip from Luljeta Dine
Choose a routine you can finish in five minutes every morning. It helps you more than a perfect one you give up after a week.
Her approach has three parts:
- Clear language. Terms are explained the first time they appear, so a label or a treatment menu becomes readable.
- Named sources. Facts come from public authorities, medical societies, independent health information and legal texts. Every guide lists its sources and the date they were read.
- Honest limits. Cosmetics care for the skin and can make you feel good. They do not heal and they do not diagnose. Where a skin change needs a medical opinion, the guide says so.
What you will find here
The guides are arranged by topic.
- Skincare and cosmetics: cleansing, moisturising and protecting, step by step, and how to build a routine you will actually keep.
- Cosmetic treatments: what a facial or other cosmetic treatment is, how a session usually runs, how to prepare and what to ask before you book.
- Ingredients: how to read an ingredient list and what common terms mean.
- Wellness and well-being: short evening rituals, pauses and habits that many people find relaxing.
You can switch to the German version of this page at any time.
When to see a doctor
Guides on this site describe cosmetic care. For skin changes, pain or a suspected illness, see a doctor; the guides say so where it matters.
How the guides are written
- Written in a direct, friendly tone, in short sentences.
- No medical claims, no diagnoses and no promises of results beyond what cosmetics can reasonably do.
- Recommendations are unpaid. The site contains no affiliate links.
- Every guide shows its date and its sources.