How to Use detoxify in a Sentence

detoxify

verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Good salt, like Himalayan salt, offers anti-inflammatory and detoxifying properties and includes up to 84 trace minerals that support bodily functions.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 5 July 2024
  • Volcanic facials are famous for their impactful detoxifying impurities.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 27 June 2024

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