cold cream

noun

: a soothing and cleansing cosmetic

Examples of cold cream in a Sentence

She uses cold cream to remove her eye makeup.

Recent Examples on the Web

Stir in 1 cup cold cream until mixture begins to clump together. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Cobbler purists often like to pair their servings with a sidecar of cold cream to shower on top. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2026

The new Juneberry & Vitamin C Hydrating Cold Cream Cleanser is not your grandma’s cold cream. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025

The little dog started howling and suddenly Cher appeared in a bathrobe with cold cream on her face. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cold cream

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream

Kids Definition

cold cream

noun

: a soothing and cleansing cosmetic

Medical Definition

cold cream

noun

: a soothing and cleansing cosmetic basically consisting of a perfumed emulsion of a bland vegetable oil or heavy mineral oil