e·mol·lient 
(ĭ-mŏlyənt)
(ĭ-mŏlyənt)adj.
1. Softening and soothing, especially to the skin.
2. Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying: the emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator.
n.
1. An agent that softens or soothes the skin.
2. An agent that assuages or mollifies.
[Latin ēmolliēns, ēmollient-, present participle of ēmollīre, to soften : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see EX- + mollīre, to soften (from mollis, soft; see mel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]