• They moisturize, using humectant and emollient ingredients. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
The best topical antidote is fresh aloe vera, since it has anti-inflammatory and humectant properties. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
Milk also has anti-inflammatory and humectant properties that help to soothe and moisturize skin simultaneously. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
The Olive Oil works as a natural humectant leaving skin supple and rejuvenated with its rich, distinctive scent that blends suggestions of sweet orange and clary sage. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
If you tend to be extremely dry, you can use a cream or lotion containing a humectant such as glycerin or an antioxidant emollient such as tocopherol acetate vitamin E. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
It is also a moisturizer and acts as a humectant, which means that it attracts water from the upper layers of the skin down into the deeper layers to restore the water levels to your skin. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Tornambe, M.D.: What's In That Cream You're Putting On Your Face?] Reference
For instance, check out some labels of tres cher department store cosmetics even the so-called "natural" or "botanical" ones and look for "propylene glycol," which is touted as a humectant. From Wordnik.com. [Kiehl's Promotion to Help the Planet] Reference
You can use a humectant (like honey), an emollient (such as avocado or olive oil), an anti-inflammatory (cucumbers or oatmeal), or a gentle exfoliant (such as milk or yogurt) to achieve the desired outcome. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
If you like to use a facial mist, make sure it contains something more than H2O—a humectant ingredient such as glycerin or aloe vera, which will lock on the moisture you just spritzed and will keep your skin hydrated. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
A humectant attracts and holds moisture from the air. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Glycerin is a humectant, drawing moisture to your skin, allowing it to remain hydrated and soft. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It acts like a humectant in the skin - drawing water into the epidermis so it keeps the skin hydrated. From Wordnik.com. [FASHION INDIE] Reference
In the food and beverage market glycerin is used as a humectant to seal in moisture in prepared foods. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
Beyond its humectant applications, propylene glycol is used to make paints, coatings and plastic resins. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
Using a new humectant that's six times more effective than the glycerin most often found in standard. From Wordnik.com. [Cool Hunting] Reference
Glycerin; non toxic, acts as a humectant when mixed with water, can actually draw moisture from the air. From Wordnik.com. [de.lirio.us] Reference
Pomegranate sterol helps fortify the skin barrier and acts as a humectant to pull moisture into the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store]
The mixture's anti-bacterial properties purify and act as a natural humectant, sealing in nourishing moisture. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
In fact, it feels more like a humectant based lotion to me although the ingredients indicate inclusion of emollients. From Wordnik.com. [Viva Woman] Reference
It can also act as a detangling agent or resin plasticizer in hair-styling products or as a humectant and emollient in skin products. From Wordnik.com. [PRWeb - Daily News Feed] Reference
Glycerin is also bidding to take market share away from sorbitol, another humectant and a thickener in cosmetics, according to a Procter. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
PROPYLENE GLYCOL - Called a humectant in cosmetics, it is used in "INDUSTRIAL ANTIFREEZE" and a major ingredient in brake and hydralic fluid. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But with glycerin now less expensive than propylene glycol, says Drennan, "a lot of people are taking another look" at glycerin as a humectant. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
Glycerin is also bidding to take market share away from sorbitol, another humectant and a thickener in cosmetics, according to a Procter & Gamble executive. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
They also claim that the walnut shell material is a better exfoliator of dead skin cells, which then allows more contact between the humectant and helps remove the ions more effectively. From Wordnik.com. [webBikeWorld.com] Reference
It must be noted, not to his glorification, that about this time a chronic dryness began to be the main characteristic of Paragot's throat, and the only humectant that seemed to be of no avail was water. From Wordnik.com. [The Belovéd Vagabond] Reference
It’s a natural humectant, which means that it attracts and retains moisture. From Wordnik.com. [» Sweeter than Honey Strocel.com] Reference
They’re worth a try, especially since you’re assured of getting an excellent humectant and most include antioxidant components too. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
Butylene glycol also a humectant. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
3. It’s a natural humectant, which means that it attracts and retains moisture. From Wordnik.com. [» 2007 » May Strocel.com] Reference
My suave humectant shampoo and conditioner. From Wordnik.com. [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference
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