INCI Name: Glycerol

Molecular Weight: 92.09 g/mol

Alternate names: 1,2,3-Propanetriol, Glycerol Ingredient

Purity: 99%. 

Type: Emollent.

Glycerin is a sugar alcohol made from animal products, plants, or petroleum. Vegetable glycerin is derived from plant oils. The process involves heating triglyceride-rich vegetable fats including palm, soy, and coconut oils under pressure or with a strong alkali like lye. This allows the glycerin to separate from the fatty acids and combine with water, resulting in an odourless, sweet-tasting syrup-like liquid.

COMMON USES

 This product moisturises and gives radiance to dull, dry, and flaky skin.
• Include it in your daily regimen if you have eczema, psoriasis, or dandruff. It also serves as a preservative in formulations. It's often used in soaps, lotions, deodorants, and makeup.

Solubility: Water, Ethanol, Ether, and Acetone. Insoluble in volatile oils.

To use, heat the water phase to 80°C and add glycerine, then whisk with a mixer. • Heat the oil phase separately at the same temperature. Combine both parts until a homogenous mixture is achieved.