humectant

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Panthenol is a humectant, emollient and moisturizer.

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  1. noun A substance that promotes retention of moisture.
  2. adjective Promoting retention of moisture.

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  • Panthenol is a humectant, emollient and moisturizer. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • * Acts as a humectant by creating a protective film over skin and hair shaft that seals in moisture —  Craft Gossip
  • And let us not neglect to mention that honey has been used for centuries as a natural, fragrant and wholly pleasing beauty treatment, due to its humectant qualities and silky feel. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • In fact, it feels more like a humectant based lotion to me although the ingredients indicate inclusion of emollients. —  Viva Woman
  • Using a new humectant that's six times more effective than the glycerin most often found in standard ... —  Cool Hunting
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  1. From Latin hūmectāns, hūmectānt-, present participle of hūmectāre, to moisten, from hūmectus, moist, from hūmēre, to be moist.

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  1. = French humectant = Spanish Portuguese humectante = Italian umettante, from Latin humectan(t-)s, umectan(t-)s, present participle of humectare, umectare, moisten: see humect.
 

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