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moisturize

[mois-chuh-rahyz] / ˈmɔɪs tʃəˌraɪz /


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Treatments will clean, exfoliate and moisturize the scalp, and they will include a gentle head massage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

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

So I drink a lot of water and I moisturize.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023

Help guests moisturize after hand-washing with a solid lotion/moisturizer, such as one from Kate McLeod.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022

“We’re not minors, neither of us. We’re just shorter than average adults. And we moisturize our faces every hour on the hour, so we don’t wrinkle.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

She moisturizes her feet with her homemade lotion and exfoliates once a week with Dr. Bronner’s soap and a foot file.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2016

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

I imagined the many dewy hours I might spend there, how my regular trips to the steam room would lead me to become a more moisturized and generally relaxed person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

“Chiamaka should see life as it is, ejima m,” Kainene said, as they moisturized their faces.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Her other best practices include showering in lukewarm water for no longer than 10 minutes and always moisturizing afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

There’s Cardi B using Raising Cane’s moisturizing sauce in her skin care routine.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 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

All of the 90-minute facials at JY Beauty include the usual facial steps, such as cleansing, extraction and moisturizing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024

Circles with center other palm, then pincher-claw rubs with the tips of her fingers for optimal moisturizing.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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