emu oil

noun

1. an oil obtained from the fat of the emu, traditionally used as an emollient by native Australians to relieve pain and speed the healing process

Example Sentences

Emu oil, according to Cithryn and Parker, is unique in the Omegas 3, 6 and 9 that it holds all at once.

From Seattle Times

Another calming topical is emu oil.

From Seattle Times

“It’s practically the only thing in me that still works,” she added — at least without Bengay, athletic creams or Emu oil.

From New York Times

Adherents to emu oil, which is applied to the skin, ascribe it near mystical powers.

From The Guardian

Some suffer from inherent marketing limitations — viscous snail mucin, emu oil made from the fatty tissue of the flightless bird — while others at least “sound sexy,” Schueller says, and are destined to be featured in big print on labels, whether or not they “have any bearing on the functionality of the product.”

From Washington Post