irritate

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For more complicated products or ones with ingredients that can irritate the skin if they're not formulated correctly, such as retinols or vitamin C, Dr Bhate recommends sticking to more specialised brands.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

These overstimulated immune cells then move toward the dorsal root ganglia -- the sensory nerve hubs that link the limbs to the spinal cord -- and release inflammatory compounds that irritate and damage nerves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

At a retrospective of his work, Gustav refers to his crew as his “family,” which would irritate his kids if they’d bothered to attend.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Whatever it is will offer plenty to irritate us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

He still had the same snarky attitude as when he had impersonated Brer, and it didn’t irritate me any less.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia