霜 doubles as 'cream' in product names: 面霜 (miànshuāng, face cream), 防晒霜 (fángshàishuāng, sunscreen), 冰霜 (bīngshuāng, icy frost). The 'cream' sense comes from frost's white, thin-layer appearance.
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霜降 (Shuāngjiàng, Frost Descent) is the 18th of 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, marking when frost first appears — usually around October 23.
