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slick diplomacy between your skin and the desert it secretly fears becoming
means A liquid or semi-liquid preparation applied to the skin to moisturize, soothe, or treat it.
from From Latin 'lotio,' meaning 'a washing,' which comes from 'lavare,' 'to wash' — the same root that gives us 'launder,' 'lavatory,' and 'lather.' It slipped into English through Old French around the late Middle Ages, originally meaning a medicinal wash for wounds and ailments long before it became the bottle you squeeze onto dry knuckles.
- main ingredient
- usually just water with a fancy entourage
- emulsion magic
- oil and water forced into reluctant partnership
- absorption myth
- skin drinks far less than the bottle implies
- shelf life
- preservatives fight an endless war against bacteria
for instance
cetaphil moisturizing lotion — dermatologist-recommended brand, over 50% of us dermatologists recommend it
eucerin advanced repair cream — bestselling body lotion in us pharmacies, $10-15 price point