cryofacial en · NOUN
Etymology
From cryo- + facial.
Meanings
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(neologism) A facial skin treatment in which a person's skin is rapidly cooled using liquid nitrogen.
Supposedly, these cryofacial products can eliminate puffiness and redness, minimize pores, stimulate circulation and oxygenate the skin. Some TikTokers have even claimed that certain frozen beauty pops cleared their stubborn acne.
2022 April 20, “Are Cryofacial Tools Safe To Use At Home?”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2023:We have neuromodulators and fillers and cryofacials. Basically, nothing our Renaissance cousins did in the name of beauty would shock anyone on TikTok.
2024 January 2, Marisa Meltzer, “Book Review: 'How to Be a Renaissance Woman,' by Jill Burke”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryofacials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |