humectant in English
Hand lotions or skin moisturizers are either humectants or lipids.
He also warns against using humectant moisturizers near your eyes; these products bind water to help keep skin hydrated but can have the side effect of creating puffy eyes.
Use "humectant" in a sentence
1. Butylene Glycol (BG) is a humectant, a chemical that helps your skin (or other substances) retain moisture
2. NEOSORB® Sorbitol liquid Crystallizing and non-Crystallizing products are widely used excipients as a bulk sweetener and vehicle in liquid dosage forms and as a humectant in semi solids
3. The composition comprises 10-60 wt. % of lower alcohol, 10-50 wt. % of humectant, 10-70 wt. % of water, 0.1-15 wt. % of abirritant and 0.1-15 wt. % of absorption promoter.
4. Castile Soap Natural Castile Soap for Sensitive Skin The gentleness of olive oil and its ability to act as a humectant and draw moisture from the air to your skin makes Castile soap wonderful to use
5. The invention concerns a carbon dioxide absorbent for use in anaesthesiology, in which the absorbent comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable hydroxide essentially free of sodium and/or potassium hydroxide and a carbon dioxide absorbingly effective amount of a compatible humectant.