astringent

But for the next couple of nights in L.A., a genuinely beguiling and astringent new rock band is at the height of its powers and has captured the zeitgeist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But that astringent take is not the only possible reading of Oertel’s provocative image.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Their study, published in Current Research in Food Science, examined whether the distinctive astringent taste of flavanols could itself act as a signal to the brain.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026

It was musty and slightly astringent, not unlike the communal bin area in his block of flats.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

Sasha Melnik’s poor face looks like he’s got pox, but it’s pimples, so we’ll make him an astringent.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Perfumed body wash, razors with strange aloe strips surrounding the blades, toners, astringents and a different soap for your hands, body and face – you don’t need most of it.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2016

People with dry skin on the face should avoid harsh peels, masks, alcohol-based toners or astringents that can strip oil from the skin, Burkemper said in a university news release.

From US News ● Feb. 20, 2016

One of the biggest acne-offenders is overtreatment, meaning you wash aggressively, scrub vigorously, apply potions and astringents generously, all the while provoking your skin to rebel.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2011

Most of them have fought acne with vaccine injections, soaps, yeast, X rays, ultraviolet rays, lectures against picking, antiseptics, astringents, medicated creams, diets, vitamins, hormones, encouragement.

From Time Magazine Archive

The astringents mostly used are tannic acid, gall nuts, sumach and myrobalams.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet