市面上的美容产品五花八门，如果你不知怎样挑选，不妨向朋友征询意见，你可问她：Which facial products do you use?（你用哪些美容产品呢？）美容产品针对不同需要可大致分为：控油产品(oil control products)、保湿产品(hydrating products)、美白产品(whitening products)、抗衰老产品(anti-aging products)和抗皱产品(anti-wrinkle products)等。
对话
Helen: You have great skin. I spend thousands on my face. Which facial products do you use?
Candy: What do you mean?
Helen: Well, what kind of cleansers do you use? Do you use an exfoliating treatment? How often do you get a facial?
Candy: None of those, whatever they are. I use these. (Holds up hands) Whenever my face gets dirty, I just scrape it off.
海伦:你的皮肤很好，我花费不少钱在脸上，你都用哪些美容产品呢？
坎蒂:你是什么意思？
海伦:嗯，你用什么清洁用品？有用去角质护肤法吗？经常做脸吗？
坎蒂:全都没有，我用这些（双手），当我的脸变脏，我便用手擦去污垢。
海伦见坎蒂的皮肤晶莹美好，问Which facial products do you use? Do you use an exfoliating treatment?（你用什么美容产品？有用去角质护肤法吗？）
人类美容，可谓无所不用其极，包括做面部拉皮手术，即英文所谓facelift，例如：As she approached 50, she had a facelift, which made her look very much younger.（她将近五十岁的时候，做面部拉皮手术，于是看起来年轻多了）。做整容手术，须找整形外科(plastic surgery)医生。He is a plastic surgeon specializing in facelifts即‘他是整形外科医生，特别擅长拉皮手术’。Facelift一字现在往往还引申解作‘翻新’或‘外观美化’，例如：The theatre has undergone a complete facelift.（戏院完全翻新了）。
拉面皮今天还未十分流行，但去角质的护肤品则已大行其道。这些产品英文叫exfoliant，动词exfoliate指‘搓揉清洗洗以除去死皮’，例如：(1) You can exfoliate your face with a paste made by mixing instant oatmeal with water.（你可把快餐燕麦片和水混合成糊状，用来去除脸上老废角质）。(2) Advertisers may say what they like, but facial exfoliants can't possibly have any rejuvenating effects.（广告商说什么都可以，但去角质面霜不可能有回春功效）。
护肤产品(skin care products)五花八门，今天流行的还有hydrating cream / milk / oil（保湿产品）。Hydr有‘水’的意思，例如hydrofoil是‘水翼船’，hydroelectricity是‘水力发电’。Hydrating自然有‘维持水份’含义。
