Dictionary 1. (a.) Softening the skin; making supple; soothing; as, emollient cream\.2. (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc. Thesaurus alleviating alleviative analgesic anesthetic anodyne assuasive balm balmy balsam balsamic benumbing brilliantine cathartic cerate chrism cleansing cold cream collyrium cream deadening demulcent dulling easing embrocation eye-lotion eyewash eyewater face cream hand lotion inunction inunctum lanolin lenitive liniment loosening lotion lubricant lubricating lubricational lubricative mitigating mitigative mollifying nard numbing oil ointment pain-killing palliative pomade pomatum purgative relaxing relieving remedial salve softening soothing soothing syrup spikenard subduing unction unguent unguentum vulnerary |