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- noun Plural form of
emollient .
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Examples
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Ointments called emollients are used to moisturize the skin.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Care should be taken to keep the skin hydrated with emollients, and fingernails should be trimmed to avoid skin damage from itching.
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Straight from their bottle or jar, these natural oils are excellent, inexpensive and chemical-free emollients.
Nicole Cothrun Venables: 7 Natural Oils for Revitalizing Hair, Skin and Nails Nicole Cothrun Venables 2011
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Hydrogen SUVs and plug in hybrids are not solutions to our greatest problems and difficulties but emollients that allow some to continue as they always have done.
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Hydrogen SUVs and plug in hybrids are not solutions to our greatest problems and difficulties but emollients that allow some to continue as they always have done.
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As colder climes wreck havoc on one's skin, give the gift that keeps on giving: exfoliating scrubs and moisturizers infused with mineral-rich emollients to replenish parched skin.
Felicia C. Sullivan: Holiday Gift Guide: Seven Special Splurges Felicia C. Sullivan 2010
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As colder climes wreck havoc on one's skin, give the gift that keeps on giving: exfoliating scrubs and moisturizers infused with mineral-rich emollients to replenish parched skin.
Felicia C. Sullivan: Holiday Gift Guide: Seven Special Splurges Felicia C. Sullivan 2010
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Hydrogen SUVs and plug in hybrids are not solutions to our greatest problems and difficulties but emollients that allow some to continue as they always have done.
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And she had to be mindful of keeping her exposure to the sun limited so that her skin would become pale. 49 Furthermore, she was shown how to keep her skin softened with oils and clay-based emollients.
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• Bottle-fed infants younger than 6 months of age with moderate or severe eczema uncontrolled by optimal treatment with emollients and mild topical corticosteroids should undergo a 6 - to 8-week trial of replacing cow's milk formula with an extensively hydrolyzed protein formula or amino acid formula.
Guidelines Issued for Treating Atopic Eczema in Children Steve Carper 2008
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