Mar 31, 2005 09:00
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Oil
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The balance of water( or moisture?)moisture and oil in the skin is the primary condition for creating healthy and immaculate skin.
The oil sounds strange. Is ther a better word for it?
The oil sounds strange. Is ther a better word for it?
Responses
| 4 +4 | "Oil" is OK. |
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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| 5 +6 | Oil is perfect |
Syeda Tanbira Zaman
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| 4 +7 | oils |
Mools
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| 4 +4 | stick to "moisture" and "oil" |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | lipids? |
edith1
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Responses
+4
4 mins
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
NAATI Accredited 21 yrs in Medical Trans
Native in: Bengali 
Works in: English to Bengali, Bengali to English, Bengali, and 1 more.
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"Oil" is OK.
So far as I know, "oil" is commonly used in this case (skin).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for help!"
+6
4 mins
Syeda Tanbira Zaman
SYLHETI SPECIALIST: ASSAMESE NATIVE
Native in: Bengali , Hindi
Works in: English to Assamese, English to Bengali, Bengali to English, and 4 more.
Oil is perfect
There is no better substitute.
Peer comment(s):
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Jörgen Slet
2 mins
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achisholm
14 mins
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Kevin Kelly
2 hrs
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Maria Chmelarova
: that is word used in any biology texts, when teaching about skin.
3 hrs
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Lamberto Victorica
5 hrs
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Will Matter
12 hrs
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+4
4 mins
stick to "moisture" and "oil"
NATURE'S MIST ® natural moisturizer product, dry skin, facial ...
... Your skin's oil/moisture balance, which lubricates the skin and helps retain
... the skin's delicate oil/moisture balance and improves oily skin. ...
www.naturesmist.com/age.html
... Your skin's oil/moisture balance, which lubricates the skin and helps retain
... the skin's delicate oil/moisture balance and improves oily skin. ...
www.naturesmist.com/age.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jörgen Slet
2 mins
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| agree |
Kevin Kelly
2 hrs
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| agree |
Can Altinbay
6 hrs
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| agree |
Will Matter
12 hrs
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5 mins
lipids?
Whether you can use this of course depends on the type of text.
+7
5 mins
oils
You could make it plural.
oils and moisture
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-03-31 09:16:31 GMT)
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Having said, that, in this particular sentence, \"a balance of oil and moisture\" would probably be best.
oils and moisture
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-03-31 09:16:31 GMT)
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Having said, that, in this particular sentence, \"a balance of oil and moisture\" would probably be best.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jörgen Slet
2 mins
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| agree |
Derek Gill Franßen
: Making it plural was also my first thought. :-)
17 mins
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| agree |
Hermeneutica
: If we are talking about the natural oils of the skin, then definitely plural
29 mins
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| agree |
awilliams
: plural, definitely.
35 mins
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Arcoiris
: Yes. There are various kinds of oils in the skin
1 hr
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| agree |
Robert Donahue (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Will Matter
12 hrs
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