lanolin
noun
lan·o·lin ˈla-nə-lən 
: wool grease especially when refined for use in ointments and cosmetics
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Vanicream’s body wash doesn’t contain harsh agents that typically irritate the skin like dyes, fragrances, soaps, botanical extracts and lanolin. 
Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022 The hair benefits from this product with the use of beeswax and lanolin to trap and preserve moisture, cetyl palmitate to nourish the hair from the root up, and ceteareth-20 to condition. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022 Cow, goat, deer, and sheep leathers differ in durability and softness and contain varying amounts of lanolin—a natural wax that keeps the material from getting brittle. Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2020 Examples of occlusives are petroleum, beeswax, mineral oil, silicones, lanolin, and zinc oxide. Tamim Alnuweiri, Health.com, 19 Jan. 2022 Formulated with natural oils like lanolin, the cream moisturizes and softens the skin. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 Another top pick from Health's editors, this social media-favorite lip balm is formulated with a trio of moisture-locking ingredients: castor oil, beeswax, and lanolin. Health.com, 9 Dec. 2021 Actress Zoë Kravitz reaches for the Retrouvé Revitalizing Eye Concentrate—an anti-aging treatment infused with lanolin, antioxidants, and squalene to minimize signs of aging and hydrate the skin. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2021 It's formulated with heavy-duty moisturizing ingredients like castor oil, beeswax, and lanolin. Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2021 See More
Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022 The hair benefits from this product with the use of beeswax and lanolin to trap and preserve moisture, cetyl palmitate to nourish the hair from the root up, and ceteareth-20 to condition. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022 Cow, goat, deer, and sheep leathers differ in durability and softness and contain varying amounts of lanolin—a natural wax that keeps the material from getting brittle. Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2020 Examples of occlusives are petroleum, beeswax, mineral oil, silicones, lanolin, and zinc oxide. Tamim Alnuweiri, Health.com, 19 Jan. 2022 Formulated with natural oils like lanolin, the cream moisturizes and softens the skin. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 Another top pick from Health's editors, this social media-favorite lip balm is formulated with a trio of moisture-locking ingredients: castor oil, beeswax, and lanolin. Health.com, 9 Dec. 2021 Actress Zoë Kravitz reaches for the Retrouvé Revitalizing Eye Concentrate—an anti-aging treatment infused with lanolin, antioxidants, and squalene to minimize signs of aging and hydrate the skin. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2021 It's formulated with heavy-duty moisturizing ingredients like castor oil, beeswax, and lanolin. Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin lana wool + International Scientific Vocabulary -ol entry 3 + -in entry 1
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
lanolin
noun
lan·o·lin ˈlan-ᵊl-ən
: a yellowish sticky unctuous mass of refined wool grease that can be absorbed by the skin, contains from 25 to 30 percent incorporated water, and is used chiefly in ointments and cosmetics
called also adeps lanae, hydrous wool fat