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Existing treatments like fluoride varnishes and remineralization products can help relieve symptoms but do not actually rebuild enamel.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

MTV’s picture of the art world varnishes the sheer desperation and insecurity found at almost every level of the game.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

That all three conversion varnishes and the catalyzed lacquer list alcohol as something unlikely to damage the finish is significant: Alcohol is usually the safest way to soften and dissolve cured water-based paint, Brazie said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

The Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair is made of sustainably harvested wood finished with non-toxic, water-based stains and varnishes with no volatile organic compounds.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2021

Gamboge is used as a pigment, and as a colouring matter for varnishes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various