How to Use detoxify in a Sentence
detoxify
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Can a colon cleanse detoxify your body to its purist form?
— Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2019 -
Certain greens — ferns, palms, and ivy to name a few — also detoxify the air around you, too.
— Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2020 -
If your goal this year is to detoxify your skin and get rid of acne, La Roche-Posay is here to help.
— Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 -
The liver is involved in detoxifying the blood and toxins in the blood affect the brain.
— Joe Peterburger, National Geographic, 17 Mar. 2018 -
Made with salts that naturally soothe and detoxify the body, these are an easy way to take bath time to the next level.
— Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 28 Apr. 2022 -
This was a much bigger idea than the right of a naturopath to sell sham detoxifying candles.
— Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023 -
For most people, sweating a lot does not detoxify them at all.
— Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 1 June 2017 -
There’s also the Prairie Facemask ($18; borealfolk.ca), which uses clay from what were once ocean beds in the Canadian prairies to help detoxify and clean the skin.
— Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 3 Nov. 2020 -
The spa is a slice of heaven, with cocoa body wraps and detoxifying coffee scrubs.
— Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The decadent notes from top to bottom create a rich rosy scent, while volcanic minerals detoxify the scalp and give the hair body.
— Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 5 May 2021 -
Scented with citrus oils and Tunisian neroli, the detoxifying volcanic ash paste is a small price to pay for a trip to the Mediterranean coastline.
— Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2018 -
There is also Japanese raisin tree in the cream that is meant to help detoxify and rid the skin of any impurities.
— NBC News, 19 Mar. 2021 -
Sweat is detoxifying Some people pay good money to sit in a sauna and sweat out the bad stuff coursing through their bodies.
— Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 14 July 2018 -
When your poop is light, the liver isn't producing enough bile, which means your body is not detoxifying well.
— Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 15 Aug. 2017 -
When your poop is light, the liver isn't producing enough bile, which means your body is not detoxifying well.
— Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 15 Aug. 2017 -
Saunas have taken off big time, as sweating is the only proven way to detoxify the body of harmful chemicals.
— Victoria Veilleux, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2018 -
The menu of services can include a range of treatments, all promising to purify and detoxify.
— Audrey Cleo Yap, Glamour, 21 May 2018 -
First up is the Stimulating Scalp Scrub, designed to remove product build-up and detoxify the scalp.
— Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 17 May 2019 -
But people and animals with the sickle-cell trait have to break down and detoxify misshapen red blood cells their entire lives.
— Quanta Magazine, 30 Aug. 2016 -
Needless to say, charcoal can come to the rescue to detoxify the situation.
— Devon Abelman, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021 -
The liver in particular has to work extremely hard to detoxify the body.
— Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024 -
What about the claims that chlorophyll can detoxify blood, provide energy and reduce body odor?
— Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021 -
The gene causes the chestnut to produce oxalate oxidase, an enzyme that detoxifies the blight’s acid.
— Julia Rosen, latimes.com, 25 June 2019 -
Whether Hannity’s hint of contrition is enough to detoxify his show remains to be seen.
— Tina Nguyen, The Hive, 26 May 2017 -
Milk Thistle primarily helps to detoxify the body of BPA.
— Brian Patrick, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2021 -
The treatment ground my body, eliminate the effects caused by electro-smog radiation and recharge and detoxify all the cells.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 Oct. 2023 -
Finally, sea moss is a great way to detoxify your body and promote healthy digestion.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022 -
The main belief is that ACV gummies improve digestion and help detoxify your body.
— Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022 -
This deodorant is made to detoxify your pits, unclogging the pores and removing toxins that may be trapped in your skin.
— Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022 -
Gentle, rhythmic strokes follow, calming the skin and preparing you for a warm, detoxifying wrap infused with healing herbs.
— Julie Loffredi, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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