Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.(noun)
The study of such products.(noun)
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Use "cosmetics" in a sentence
"Australian scientists are developing new suncreens from the Great Barrier Reef that will be used in cosmetics, tanning lotions."
"Plus, cosmetics is high on the agenda of us ladies, and there is no point in looking at a mirror without the means and accessories to … enhance the image you are looking at."
"L'Or é al took share in Chinese cosmetics over the past five years, notes Morgan Stanley."