Ice cream is soft because it has a lot of cream and air pockets which prevent water from forming large, hard ice crystals. However, when you take it out of the freezer, some of the ice melts. This water can fill up the air pockets, and then when you refreeze it, it forms larger, harder ice crystals than before. Ice cream that has a higher fat content and lower air content will be more resistant to this.
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