emollient

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Young Lettuces may be raised in forty-eight-hours by first steeping the seed in brandy and then sowing it in a hot-house The seeds of the garden Lettuce are emollient, and when rubbed up with water make a pleasant emulsion, which contains nothing of the milky, laxative bitterness furnished by the leaves and stalk.

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  1. adjective Softening and soothing, especially to the skin.
  2. adjective Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying: the emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator.
  3. noun An agent that softens or soothes the skin.
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  • * Crodamol CP - A nourishing plant based emollient, Ethylhexulpalmitate is derived from a fraction of palm oil lipid and is an ultra mild skin smoothing ester. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The following foot essentials should also be in your baggage: sterile bandages, antibiotic cream, emollient-enriched cream for hydration, blister pads, Advil or Motrin for swelling, toenail clippers, emery board, pumice stone, sunscreen and aloe vera for sunburns. —  Blisstree
  • It is also an emollient, making the skin feel softer. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Soft and dense to shade or blend eye shadow or emollient-based products. —  歪酷博客 Ycool Blog
  • For powder, concealer or emollient-based product application. —  歪酷博客 Ycool Blog
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  1. Latin ēmolliēns, ēmollient-, present participle of ēmollīre, to soften : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + mollīre, to soften (from mollis, soft; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French émollient = Spanish emoliente = Portuguese Italian emolliente, from Latin emollien(t-)s, present participle of emollire, soften, from e, out, + mollire, soften, from mollis, soft: see mollient, mollify.
 

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