humectant
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- noun
- /hjuːˈmɛktənt/
- Specialized
- For best results, choose a cream with humectants to restore moisture to dry skin.
- moisturizer with humectants
- contains humectants
- draw moisture
Examples
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It's it's the best gold standard humectant to this day.
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It is slightly acidic, making it a mild exfoliant, and it is a natural humectant, which means it can help moisturize your skin because it traps and retains moisture.
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Products that contain humectants help keep your skin hydrated by drawing moisture from the air.
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During winter, it's important to use humectants in your skincare routine to maintain skin hydration.
How Moisturizing
Surface Forms
Morphology
humectant = humect (opaque) = humect + ant
Formed from the rare technical base 'humect' (to moisten) + the suffix '-ant'; because the base is obscure to most learners, the meaning is not easily inferred.
Etymology
Humectant comes from the Latin root humect- meaning 'to make moist' and the ending -ant shows it is something that does that. Think of the familiar word humid or the idea of 'humidity' which means wet air, so a humectant is a substance that helps hold or keep moisture in skin, food, or other products.