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Meanings of emollient (emollients) in English

Portuguese
creme
Catalan
pomada (farmàcia)
Spanish
emoliente

Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin.

creme

Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.

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Usage of emollients in English
1
Methinks I can tent this wound, and treat it with emollients.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
2
The inflammation of the intestines yielded to the use of emollients obtained from malvaceous plants.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
3
Use palliatives, employ emollients; there is no remedy.
What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of ...
4
He scarcely concealed his contempt for the emollients of life, or for those who needed them.
The Morgesons: A Novel
5
Opii, and Camphor, and prescribed quiet and emollients.
Condensed Novels
6
Additional research evidence is needed for emollients, bath additives, antibacterials, specialist clothing and complementary and alternative therapies.
Pubmed
7
Diet, that is all; sedatives, emollients, dulcification.
Madame Bovary
8
However, evidence for the superiority of emollients containing skin-related lipids over the more traditional emollients is still lacking.
Pubmed
9
Different models and clinical trials are needed to establish the usefulness in specific conditions of emollients containing skin-related lipids.
Pubmed
10
In conclusion, this study confirms that the frequent use of emollients may be useful in the therapy of hand dermatitis.
Pubmed
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In summary, the present study demonstrated that both tested emollients improve skin barrier in different conditions compared to the untreated skin.
Pubmed
12
Well-established treatment options such as emollients, corticosteroids and topical calcineurin inhibitors will clearly continue to have a role in treating AD.
Pubmed
13
Minimise the use of astringents such as alcohol (fatty alcohols typically used as emollients and thickeners are usually okay).
The Irish Times
14
Shop-bought products also contain emollients to make them softer on the skin, without which you run the risk of hurting your hands.
The Guardian
15
Key areas for further research identified by the review include the optimum use of emollients, bathing frequency, wash products, allergy testing and antiseptic treatments.
Pubmed
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Improving prevention with perineal foam cleansers and dry skin emollients appears to be cost-effective, but firm conclusions are limited by the available clinical evidence.
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Translations for emollients
Portuguese
creme
Emollients through the time