cryofacial

English

Etymology

From cryo- +‎ facial.

Noun

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.