cryofacial

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cryo- +‎ facial.

Noun[edit]

cryofacial (plural cryofacials)

  1. (neologism) A facial skin treatment in which a person's skin is rapidly cooled using liquid nitrogen.
    • 2022 April 20, “Are Cryofacial Tools Safe To Use At Home?”, in HuffPost[1], archived from the original on 2023-12-18:
      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.
    • 2024 January 2, Marisa Meltzer, “Book Review: ’How to Be a Renaissance Woman,’ by Jill Burke”, in The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-06:
      We have neuromodulators and fillers and cryofacials. Basically, nothing our Renaissance cousins did in the name of beauty would shock anyone on TikTok.