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emollient

emollient

1 7.8
Making the skin soft and less irritated
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈmɑːljənt/
translation icon : emoliente
  • The formula of the highlighters is a little less, they're a little bit more malleable and emollient than the other products.
  • emollient cream
  • rich emollient
  • emollient oil

Then we take oil, beautiful golden, emollient, radiant oil.

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Examples

  • But then it does really, like, blend out to be super emollient and creamy.

  • Because it's super emollient and like thicker than expected.

  • Now this feels quite not thick, but quite emollient as it goes on to the skin, right?

  • I like something with a little more emollient to it that will sink into the skin and end up looking more like real skin.

  • I feel like it might be slightly, you know, running out of its oils 'cause it's not as emollient as I remember it being.

  • Then we take oil, beautiful golden, emollient, radiant oil.

  • It's quite emollient and very Dewey looking and finish.

  • It's incredibly, incredibly emollient and beautifully shiny.

  • It's really creamy and emollient, but when you blend, it kind of almost sets matte.

  • This lotion is very emollient and leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth.

Synonyms

salving
vsemollient
1 7.3

Making skin feel softer and less sore

has identical meaning but is the general descriptive term
anodyne
vsemollient
1 7.9

Calming and unlikely to offend people

focuses on physical softening of skin rather than general calming
demulcent
vsemollient
  • Specialized
9.9

Making irritated skin or the throat feel less sore

is limited to softening or soothing focused mainly on skin
softening
vsemollient
3.7

Makes skin softer and less irritated

emphasizes soothing effect rather than texture change

Antonyms

47 3.9

Very strong and unpleasant to the senses, like bright light or bitter taste

4 3.1

Causing pain or discomfort to body parts like skin and eyes

How Soothing

healing
344 2.1
restorative
1 6.3
soothing
81 2.9
emollient
1 7.8
mild
107 1.0

Surface Forms

emollient positive

Etymology

Emollient comes from the Latin verb emollire ('to soften') and the root mollis ('soft'), so something described as emollient has a 'softening' or soothing effect, especially on the skin.