emollient

1. Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin (synset 103133170)
   is a type of: toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
   subtypes:

   • cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
   • hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands
   • lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
   • nard, spikenard - an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
   • sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
   same as: cream, ointment

1. Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin (synset 301157347)
   similar to: soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
   same as: demulcent, salving, softening

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