Recent Examples on the WebYour derm can offer product recs that are safe to use on your face, but generally speaking, something with hydrating humectants (like hyaluronic acid and glycerin) and skin-soothing and protecting ingredients (like ceramides, petrolatum, allantoin, and colloidal oatmeal) are good options.—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024 Products that contain zinc oxide or petrolatum are ideal for creating a protective barrier.—Brienne Walsh, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024 Look for ones with ingredients that pull water into the skin (humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin), calm flare-ups (like ceramides and colloidal oatmeal), and help lock in moisture (occlusives like petrolatum), as SELF previously reported.—Sarah Klein, SELF, 27 Feb. 2024 Its main active ingredient is petrolatum, which works as an occlusive and creates a protective, moisture-sealing barrier over the skin.—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for petrolatum
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: a neutral unctuous substance that is practically odorless and tasteless and is insoluble in water, that is obtained from petroleum and differs chemically from paraffin wax in containing unsaturated hydrocarbons or naphthenes as well as alkanes, and that is produced in several forms: as
a
: a yellowish to light amber semisolid mass used chiefly as a base for ointments and cosmetics, as a protective dressing, and in lubricating greases
called alsopetroleum jelly, yellow petrolatum
b
: a white or faintly yellowish mass obtained by decolorizing yellow petrolatum and used similarly to it
called alsopetroleum jelly, white petrolatum, white petroleum jelly
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