The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Emollient \E*mol"lient\ (?; 106), a. [L. emolliens, -entis, p.
   pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis
   soft: cf. F. ['e]mollient. See Mollify.]
   Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. "Emollient
   applications." --Arbuthnot.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Emollient \E*mol"lient\ (?; 105), n. (Med.)
   An external something or soothing application to allay
   irritation, soreness, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

emollient
    adj 1: having a softening or soothing effect especially to the
           skin [syn: demulcent, emollient, salving,
           softening]
    n 1: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the
         form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and
         moisturizing effect when applied to the skin [syn: cream,
         ointment, emollient]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

65 Moby Thesaurus words for "emollient":
   alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne,
   assuasive, balm, balmy, balsam, balsamic, benumbing, brilliantine,
   cathartic, cerate, chrism, cleansing, cold cream, collyrium, cream,
   deadening, demulcent, dulling, easing, embrocation, eye-lotion,
   eyewash, eyewater, face cream, hand lotion, inunction, inunctum,
   lanolin, lenitive, liniment, loosening, lotion, lubricant,
   lubricating, lubricational, lubricative, mitigating, mitigative,
   mollifying, nard, numbing, oil, ointment, pain-killing, palliative,
   pomade, pomatum, purgative, relaxing, relieving, remedial, salve,
   softening, soothing, soothing syrup, spikenard, subduing, unction,
   unguent, unguentum, vulnerary