remoisturize

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ moisturize.

Verb

remoisturize (third-person singular simple present remoisturizes, present participle remoisturizing, simple past and past participle remoisturized)

1. To moisturize something that has been dried out.
   • 1988 April 29, John Conroy, “Follow the Money”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     The can was seized soon thereafter, and as the judge's trial got under way, an IRS lab was remoisturizing the ashes and reconstructing checks.

   • 2000, Tappi Journal - Volume 83‎^[2], page 49:

     A remoisturizing shower does not work if the water pump is not on.

   • 2004, Zoe Diana Draelos, Hair Care: An Illustrated Dermatologic Handbook‎^[3], →ISBN, page 182:

     The remoisturizing post-straightening conditioner minimizes hair shaft brittleness and breakage.