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And occlusives are ingredients that prevent your skin’s moisture loss and support the skin barrier, and those include waxes, petrolatum, and oils.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Key Ingredients: Squalane, petrolatum, aloe Best For: Dry skin, sensitive skin
Size: 1.7 oz.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Some worth looking for are petrolatum, lanolin, shea butter, jojoba oil, and almond oil.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
Its cast of moisturizing characters includes glycerin, petrolatum, and shea and cocoa seed butters.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Key Ingredients: Squalane, petrolatum, aloe Best For: Dry skin, sensitive skin
Size: 1.7 oz.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Some worth looking for are petrolatum, lanolin, shea butter, jojoba oil, and almond oil.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
Its cast of moisturizing characters includes glycerin, petrolatum, and shea and cocoa seed butters.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Petrolatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrolatum. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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petrolatum
noun
pet·ro·la·tum
ˌpe-trə-ˈlāt-əm 
-ˈlät-
-ˈlät-
: a neutral unctuous substance that is practically odorless and tasteless and is insoluble in water, that is obtained from petroleum and differs chemically from paraffin wax in containing unsaturated hydrocarbons or naphthenes as well as alkanes, and that is produced in several forms: as
a
: a yellowish to light amber semisolid mass used chiefly as a base for ointments and cosmetics, as a protective dressing, and in lubricating greases
called also petroleum jelly, yellow petrolatum
b
: a white or faintly yellowish mass obtained by decolorizing yellow petrolatum and used similarly to it
called also petroleum jelly, white petrolatum, white petroleum jelly
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