Moisturizer vs. Emulsion

Moisturizernoun

Something that causes moisture or a a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist.

Moisturizernoun

Moisturising cream, emollient.

Moisturizer

Moisturizer, or emollient, is a cosmetic preparation used for protecting, moisturizing, and lubricating the skin. These functions are normally performed by sebum produced by healthy skin.

Emulsionnoun

A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

Emulsionnoun

(chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.

Emulsionnoun

(photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

Emulsionnoun

Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process.

Emulsionnoun

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids;

Emulsionnoun

a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin

Emulsionnoun

a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible

Emulsionnoun

a fine dispersion of one liquid or pureed food substance in another

Emulsionnoun

a type of paint used for walls, consisting of pigment bound in a synthetic resin which forms an emulsion with water

Emulsionnoun

a light-sensitive coating for photographic films and plates, containing crystals of a silver compound dispersed in a medium such as gelatin.

Emulsionverb

paint with emulsion

Emulsion

An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (unmixable or unblendable) owing to liquid-liquid phase separation. Emulsions are part of a more general class of two-phase systems of matter called colloids.