How to Use humectant in a Sentence

humectant

noun

• These humectants grab onto moisture and help hold it in the skin.
  — Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 25 May 2018
• This will give the humectants water to grab onto and pull into the skin.
  — Daley Quinn, Health, 18 July 2024
• Triple strength hyaluronic acid, a powerful humectant, helps the skin to hold on to moisture for longer.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• This hair texture can get dry, so look for styling gels that have humectants in them to attract moisture to strands.
  — Joane Amay, Allure, 19 Jan. 2018
• Try a cream with a humectant, like glycerin, which attracts moisture to skin.
  — Melissa Matthews, Woman's Day, 24 Aug. 2015
• Aloe vera is the key humectant drawing moisture into the skin while olive oil works hard to lock in that moisture.
  — Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 15 June 2023
• A lot of balms contain humectants like glycerin and hyaluronic acid—which are great for pulling water into the skin.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Oct. 2024
• No doubt this is in part due to the inclusion of panthenol (a provitamin of B5) which acts as a humectant to draw moisture into the hair strand.
  — Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2023
• Face spritzers gonna spritz, so Dr. Howe says that the most important thing is to find a formula that contains a good humectant — the more, the merrier.
  — Rachel Krause, refinery29.com, 8 May 2018
• Your skin will feel conditioned by the blend of humectants like hyaluronic acid, vitamin B, and amino acids.
  — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 18 June 2024
• The formula is chock-full of humectants, which draw moisture into the skin to leave it feeling hydrated and plump.
  — Zoe Weiner, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2024
• Because of that, too, humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin—which help draw in and retain moisture within skin—are a good bet.
  — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
• Aloe vera soothes and acts as a powerful humectant to help your hair stay hydrated.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022
• Aloe vera is there to soothe, reduce redness, and act as a natural humectant.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• For most humectants to work, there must be high humidity levels in the air for the ingredient to pull in water.
  — Elise Tabin, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Mar. 2023
• The star ingredient, hyaluronic acid (HA), is a strong humectant that can retain over 1,000 times its weight in water.
  — Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021
• That's all thanks to good old glycerin, a humectant known for its hydrating properties.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Jan. 2024
• This product contains glycerin, a humectant that helps the skin retain moisture.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• Hyaluronic acid is a water-binding humectant that's found naturally in our skin and can hold up to 1000 times its own weight in water (kind of like a sponge).
  — Sydney Poe, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
• The best hydrating face mists contain humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.
  — Kayla Blanton, Health, 2 Mar. 2023
• Shea butter is the star ingredient here, plus the humectant glycerin that draws moisture into your skin.
  — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 May 2019
• PHAs, after all, are known to be gentler than other acids, and also have humectant properties.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2020
• Rice extract, a natural humectant, helps skin lock in moisture.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Aug. 2024
• Look for humectants that draw moisture to the top layer of your skin, like glycerin, hyaluronic acid, urea, lanolin, dimethicone, and petrolatum, says Dr. Levin.
  — Katie Becker, Cosmopolitan, 26 May 2017
• The honey is a natural humectant that fosters stronger and healthier hair.
  — Neha Tandon, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
• Use a cream that lists water as the first or second ingredient and also has humectants, like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, to lock in moisture.
  — Alina Dizik, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2012
• Glycerin is another powerful humectant that draws in and attracts water to the skin.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
• Aloe vera acts as a natural humectant, holding hydration in the skin.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• For moisturizing, use humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin to draw in water.
  — Daley Quinn Published, Health, 6 Sep. 2024
• The most popular and effective humectants are glycerin and hyaluronic acid.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 12 July 2018

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024