cold cream
a creamy cosmetic, typically of oily consistency, used to cleanse or soothe the skin, especially of the face and neck, or to remove makeup.
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How to use cold cream in a sentence
cold cream is a useful local application to hard and dry parts of the skin, to abrasions and cracks.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyAmandine, am′an-din, n. a kind of cold cream prepared from sweet almonds.
I would just as soon eat cold cream for the complexion as condensed cream.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell SpeedI am clothed in cool bedroom negliges and a softening sweetness of cold cream, from head to foot.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLaneApply to the face, etc., at night, and remove in the morning with a little cold cream previous to washing.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. David
British Dictionary definitions for cold cream
an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
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