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Answer for the clue "Lotion ingredient, perhaps ", 7 letters:
lanolin

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All lanolin and fragrance free and developed without testing on animals. ▪ I sniffed the lanolin of his rough wool sweater and the slaughtered smell of his jacket. ▪ It's unfortunate your big end's gone just as we've run out ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lanolin \Lan"o*lin\ (l[a^]n"[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [L. lana wool + oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally. Note: Under the same name, it ...

Usage examples of lanolin.

Its bhederin-hide binding was stained and scarred, the lambskin pages within smelling of lanolin and bloodberry ink.

He counted a variety of scents, from tie smells men carried in and took away with them back to their own lives, the smells of their work-horse, clay, grain dust, the lanolin soldiers used in the care of leather uniforms, and the oil they used for sharpening their weapons, to a redolent wisp of almond oil, and the stale dirt and wet wood of the building.

Everything about the cavernous chamber was precisely as I remembered, only now the pleasantly musty air was spiced with the familiar aromas of cedarwood oil and lanolin, as well as a resinous tang of new wood, for a few of the shelves had been repaired and the railing in the gallery replaced.

The new packages should have the pin vises, some assorted sewing needles, lens paper, lanolin hand cleaner, and a couple of X-Acto knives and some blades.