Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
moisturize . - noun The act of making something
moist ; but especially, of a cosmetic, of making the skin or hair less dry - adjective That which appears to moisturize; that which
humidifies .
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Examples
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"Aquacurrent Science", which sounds far less mysterious when you read that the term is based on the discovery of aquaporin water channels within the skin - yeah, it basically means "moisturizing" - our beloved beauty marketing standard.
carrie*connects 2008
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"Aquacurrent Science", which sounds far less mysterious when you read that the term is based on the discovery of aquaporin water channels within the skin - yeah, it basically means "moisturizing" - our beloved beauty marketing standard.
carrie*connects 2008
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"Aquacurrent Science", which sounds far less mysterious when you read that the term is based on the discovery of aquaporin water channels within the skin - yeah, it basically means "moisturizing" - our beloved beauty marketing standard.
carrie*connects 2008
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"Aquacurrent Science", which sounds far less mysterious when you read that the term is based on the discovery of aquaporin water channels within the skin - yeah, it basically means "moisturizing" - our beloved beauty marketing standard.
carrie*connects 2008
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"Aquacurrent Science", which sounds far less mysterious when you read that the term is based on the discovery of aquaporin water channels within the skin - yeah, it basically means "moisturizing" - our beloved beauty marketing standard.
carrie*connects 2008
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The disposable ones have two major disadvantages: they’re wasteful and they make me feel like a little bit less of a men every time I reach for the soft, moulded plastic with skin moisturizing gel cream on the tip.
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It actually felt kind of moisturizing, which was nice.
Sharon Glassman: Why Can't Women Sleep? Part III: Non-Pharma Sleep Tips 2009
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* The mushrooming of all kinds of auto accessories -- from the pointless spoiler I saw last night that pushed the rear of a little Zen down for no reason, to some kind of moisturizing cream to apply on my dashboard.
Death Ends Fun Dilip D'Souza 2010
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Upholstered with rolled sod, a built-in "moisturizing" system helps irrigate while avoiding run off.
Cool Hunting 2009
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Upholstered with rolled sod, a built-in "moisturizing" system helps irrigate while avoiding run off.
Cool Hunting 2009
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