How to Use humectant in a Sentence

humectant

noun
Definition of humectantnext
  • Manufacturers often pair ceramides with humectants, such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin, for additional moisture.
    — Lisa Desantis, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
  • These humectants grab onto moisture and help hold it in the skin.
    — Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 25 May 2018
  • Triple strength hyaluronic acid, a powerful humectant, helps the skin to hold on to moisture for longer.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • This hair texture can get dry, so look for styling gels that have humectants in them to attract moisture to strands.
    — Joane Amay, Allure, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Try a cream with a humectant, like glycerin, which attracts moisture to skin.
    — Melissa Matthews, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2015
  • Aloe vera is the key humectant drawing moisture into the skin while olive oil works hard to lock in that moisture.
    — Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 15 June 2023
  • No doubt this is in part due to the inclusion of panthenol (a provitamin of B5) which acts as a humectant to draw moisture into the hair strand.
    — Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Face spritzers gonna spritz, so Dr. Howe says that the most important thing is to find a formula that contains a good humectant — the more, the merrier.
    — Rachel Krause, refinery29.com, 8 May 2018
  • Because of that, too, humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin—which help draw in and retain moisture within skin—are a good bet.
    — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Aloe vera soothes and acts as a powerful humectant to help your hair stay hydrated.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Aloe vera is there to soothe, reduce redness, and act as a natural humectant.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • For most humectants to work, there must be high humidity levels in the air for the ingredient to pull in water.
    — Elise Tabin, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The star ingredient, hyaluronic acid (HA), is a strong humectant that can retain over 1,000 times its weight in water.
    — Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021
  • That's all thanks to good old glycerin, a humectant known for its hydrating properties.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This product contains glycerin, a humectant that helps the skin retain moisture.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Hyaluronic acid is a water-binding humectant that's found naturally in our skin and can hold up to 1000 times its own weight in water (kind of like a sponge).
    — Sydney Poe, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The best hydrating face mists contain humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.
    — Kayla Blanton, Health, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Shea butter is the star ingredient here, plus the humectant glycerin that draws moisture into your skin.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 May 2019
  • PHAs, after all, are known to be gentler than other acids, and also have humectant properties.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Look for humectants that draw moisture to the top layer of your skin, like glycerin, hyaluronic acid, urea, lanolin, dimethicone, and petrolatum, says Dr. Levin.
    — Katie Becker, Cosmopolitan, 26 May 2017
  • The honey is a natural humectant that fosters stronger and healthier hair.
    — Neha Tandon, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Use a cream that lists water as the first or second ingredient and also has humectants, like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, to lock in moisture.
    — Alina Dizik, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2012
  • Glycerin is another powerful humectant that draws in and attracts water to the skin.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • Aloe vera acts as a natural humectant, holding hydration in the skin.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The most popular and effective humectants are glycerin and hyaluronic acid.
    — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 12 July 2018
  • Look for formulas made with humectants — ingredients that draw in water from the air — such as hyaluronic acid or glycerin.
    — Jessica Matlin, Cosmopolitan, 9 Aug. 2016
  • The blue glass bottle houses way more than just water, packing squalane, red algae, and a ton of humectants into a nourishing spray format.
    — Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue, 13 July 2017
  • Hyaluronic acid is a natural humectant that can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water and is known for drawing in and maintaining moisture in skincare products.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • There's urea, which is both a humectant and an emollient, vitamin B6, which promotes healthy oil production, hyaluronic acid, and sodium DNA.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • This $11 formula is also notably hydrating, thanks to the addition of glycerin (a humectant) and squalane (an emollient) which helps seal in moisture.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2024

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