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moisturize

[mois-chuh-rahyz] / ˈmɔɪs tʃəˌraɪz /


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After 40 minutes of the technician repeatedly dragging a warm and gooey wand across my chest, I had 95 images—and enough gel on my skin to moisturize a lizard for a year.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Being African American, something happens when you don’t moisturize your skin.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2023

Wash, tone, moisturize, mask or gua sha with some rose-infused face oil while you’re Netflix-ing.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2023

It’s also useful to regularly moisturize the skin around your toenails.

From Washington Post May 1, 2023

And now, with new Lady 'Stache Off’s triple beauty action™, you can moisturize and self-tan while you rip that unsightly hair from every pore.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

I always receive compliments on the scent, and I love how deeply it moisturizes.

From Slate Nov. 25, 2020

And cosmetic companies were captivated by its miracle properties: It foams in toothpaste, moisturizes soaps and lathers in shampoo.

From Washington Times Nov. 18, 2020

It bubbles in shampoo, foams in Colgate toothpaste, moisturizes Dove soap and helps keep lipstick from melting.

From Seattle Times Sep. 23, 2020

“It corrects both the tone and deeply moisturizes the hair so it’s shinier and de-frizzed,” she said.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2020

Sebaceous glands coat the skin with a waxy, protective substance called vernix caseosa that protects and moisturizes the skin and may provide lubrication during childbirth.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

And the one thing I’m missing in life is a lotion that makes my skin feel super moisturized and attracts Wolf spiders.

From New York Times Dec. 29, 2023

Better known as “RM,” he is the frontman of the supergroup BTS, the face of millennial, moisturized South Korean cool.

From Washington Times Mar. 30, 2023

At the end of the day, your hair still feels moisturized and in place.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

Keeping your nasal passages moisturized is another simple, safe remedy that might help children and adults get some relief from the flu or cold.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2022

His thin hands belied a firm grip, as if steel hid beneath the moisturized skin.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

She applied moisturizing eye cream, face cream and sunscreen before sending me off.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

The skincare brand’s R&D team developed a moisturizing stick designed specifically for the neck.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Clouds of soap bubbles and cascading buckets of water follow, along with a coffee scrub and deeply moisturizing mask before a short sauna session to let everything absorb.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2026

To create the artificial lymph node, the scientists used hyaluronic acid, a moisturizing substance commonly used in cosmetics and lotions and found naturally in the body's skin and joints.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

I use some moisturizing cream to gather it all up, brush it, and pin it into a neat bun.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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