Meanings
- uncountableAn unhealthy obsession with using skincare and cosmetics.
“These practices are linked to the broader issue of ‘cosmeticorexia’ — an obsession with skin care among minors.”
2026 March 30, Jennier Wiel, quoting Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, “Italy's competition authority probes Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics”, in Women's Wear Daily, page 101 more example
The emergence of cosmeticorexia can be situated in early twenty-first-century shifts that medicalized beauty and amplified appearance display.
2026 March, Alberto Stefana, Giovanni Damiani, “Cosmeticorexia: What It Is, Where It Comes from, and Why It Matters”, in Dermatology and therapy, volume 16, number 3, →DOI, page 1446Synonyms: dermorexia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unhealthy obsession with using skincare and cosmetics.
Origin
Cite this entry
cosmeticorexia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmeticorexia
“cosmeticorexia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmeticorexia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmeticorexia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmeticorexia.
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