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SKIN CARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skin care mean? 

SKIN CARE (noun)
  The noun SKIN CARE has 1 sense:

1. care for the skinplay

  Familiarity information: SKIN CARE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SKIN CARE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Care for the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

skin care; skincare

Hypernyms ("skin care" is a kind of...):

aid; attention; care; tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skin care"):

facial (care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams)


 Context examples 


It is used in skin care products to reduce wrinkles and soften the skin.

(Glycolic acid, NCI Dictionary)

They are used in skin care products to reduce wrinkles and soften the skin.

(AHA, NCI Dictionary)

Yarrow oil has activities that can be beneficial to the nervous, genitourinary and digestive systems, and can be used topically for skin care.

(Achillea millefolium Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Lanolin oil is used primarily in skin care products.

(Lanolin Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Oil from the tea tree is used in shampoos and skin care products and to treat skin infections.

(Melaleuca alternifolia, NCI Dictionary)

Balsam peru oil is used primarily in parfumery and skin care preparations.

(Balsam Peru Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Apricot kernel oil is used for frying and cooking, in the cosmetic industry, and for skin care.

(Apricot Kernel Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Fretting cares make grey hairs." (English proverb)

"A hungry stomach makes a short prayer." (Native American proverb, Paiute)

"A mouth that praises and a hand that kills." (Arabic proverb)

"If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is." (Egyptian proverb)



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