moisturizing vs salve

moisturizing

noun
  • The act of making something moist; especially, of a cosmetic, making the skin or hair less dry. 

adj
  • That moisturizes. 

salve

noun
  • An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. 

  • Any remedy or action that soothes or heals. 

verb
  • To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good. 

  • To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute. 

  • To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint. 

  • To calm or assuage. 

intj
  • Hail; a greeting. 

How often have the words moisturizing and salve occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )