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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

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

From Washington Post May 1, 2023

You’ll want to moisturize right after you get out of the shower.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

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

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

And cosmetic companies, which were shifting away from animal- or petroleum-based ingredients, were captivated by its miracle properties: It foams in toothpaste and shaving gel, moisturizes soaps and lathers in shampoo.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2020

And the “shine oil-in-stick” somehow moisturizes your lips, while leaving a desirable stain as it dries off.

From Slate Nov. 29, 2019

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

“Tones, moisturizes, helps protect skin and supports collagen production,” promises the box, which also shows a woman’s before-and-after photos, with “proven visible results” listed beneath.

From New York Times May 6, 2013

The balm also kept my lips moisturized and prevented any chafing where my legs rub together.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

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

Still, there’s a growing market around giving canines moisturized paws and a cleansed glow.

From Slate Sep. 30, 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

Her dark skin pops under the orange-and-blue dress she’s wearing, and her hair shines in moisturized coils that are nestled together on her head.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

And since the smell part was worked out, it was time for her to explain the importance of moisturizing.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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