Use 'emollient' when referring to products designed to soothe and hydrate your skin.

Skin Care Focus

Although it sounds medical, 'emollient' is used in everyday contexts to describe regular skin care items.

Non-Medicinal Mention

Emollient can describe an ingredient within a product that helps to soften skin.

'Emollient' highlights the comforting effect something has, mostly on the skin.

While usually about skin, 'emollient' can describe anything that softens or soothes in other areas too.

Use 'emollient' to describe words or tones in communication that are intended to calm.

In disagreements, 'emollient' suggests a purposeful softening of one's words to reduce conflict.