Editing Moisturizer (section)

{{short description|Type of cosmetic}}
[[Image:White Petrolatum1.jpg|thumb|White petrolatum]]
A '''moisturizer''', or '''emollient''',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marks |first1=Ronald |title=Emollients |date=January 1997 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-85317-439-1 |page=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5ERJNzBQ9gC |access-date=31 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411114420/https://books.google.com/books?id=-5ERJNzBQ9gC |url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[Cosmetics|cosmetic preparation]] used for protecting, moisturizing, and lubricating the [[Human skin|skin]]. These functions are normally performed by [[Sebaceous gland|sebum]] produced by healthy skin.<ref name="your-body">{{cite book |last1=MacDonald |first1=Matthew |title=Your Body: The Missing Manual |date=21 July 2009 |publisher="O'Reilly Media, Inc." |isbn=978-1-4493-9201-7 |pages=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WGYoDwAAQBAJ&q=sebum |language=en |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001100316/https://books.google.com/books?id=WGYoDwAAQBAJ&q=sebum |url-status=live }}</ref> The word "emollient" is derived from the Latin verb ''mollire'', to soften.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schueller |first1=Randy |last2=Romanowski |first2=Perry |title=Conditioning Agents for Hair and Skin |date=24 July 2020 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-000-11037-1 |page=111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mIXxDwAAQBAJ&dq=emollient+mollire+to+soften&pg=PA111 |language=en |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411114419/https://books.google.com/books?id=mIXxDwAAQBAJ&dq=emollient+mollire+to+soften&pg=PA111 |url-status=live }}</ref>