Example Sentences

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"Double cleansing involves removing makeup first using an oil-based cleanser or micellar water, and then I cleanse again to clean deeper in the pores."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

Dear Heloise: I've seen micellar water in the cleanser aisle at the drugstore.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2019

The soft flannel side gently removes dirt and makeup with some micellar water and the textured terry side works well for more thorough exfoliation.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2019

At night, I use the same products, but first I take off my makeup with Bioderma Sensibio micellar water.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2018

Other names are given to the mystery—the micellar strings of Naegeli, the biophores of Weismann, the plastidules of Haeckel; they all presuppose millions of molecules peculiarly arranged in the protoplasm.

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John