- demulcent, emollient, salving, softening - having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
Antonym: hard (indirect, via soft)
- cream, ointment, emollient - toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
--1 is a kind of toiletry, toilet article, toiletries
--1 has particulars:cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream; hand cream; lanolin; nard, spikenard; sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker