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  2. Pure Glycerin: Benefits, Uses, and Where to Get It - WebMD

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    Glycerin, also called glycerol, is a sugar alcohol used in foods, soaps, medicines, and skin products. You can get pure glycerin from either plant or animal sources.

  3. Glycerin For Skin: Benefits, Side Effects, Best Types to Use

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    Glycerin is a humectant, a type of moisturizing agent that pulls water into the outer layer of your skin from deeper levels of your skin and the air. In skin care products, glycerin is commonly...

  4. Glycerin is a compound liquid widely used in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Glycerin acts to retain moisture, to sweeten foods without adding sugar, and to preserve food. It also serves as a binding agent, laxative, and antifreeze.

  5. Glycerin, or glycerol, is a carbohydrate added to skincare, medications, and foods. Glycerin can help sweeten, preserve, thicken, and improve the texture of foods, supplements, and medication.

  6. What Is Glycerol? 6 Uses for the Wonder Compound

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    Glycerine is an important building block of paints and resins used for coating things like wires. It's also used as a softener in plastics, and is used extensively in food wrappers because it's nontoxic and can prevent shrinkage.

  7. Glycerin is a top-notch hydrator because it mimics our own skin’s natural moisturizing factors — water-attracting molecules that keep your dermis from drying out. And it doesn’t just quench...

  8. Glycerin is a common ingredient in many skincare and beauty products due to its hydrating and skin-protecting properties. You can find glycerin in facial cleansers, moisturizers, serums, body lotions, hand creams, and even some hair care products.

  9. What Is Glycerin Used for? Uses, Benefits, and Side Effects

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    It is hygroscopic and absorbs water from its surroundings. Glycerin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a food additive. It is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and approved for use in skin care products and other cosmetics. It is the third most common ingredient in cosmetics.

  10. What Is Vegetable Glycerin? Uses, Benefits and Side Effects

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    Vegetable glycerin is used in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It can help moisturize skin, relieve constipation, and improve hydration and athletic performance.

  11. Glycerin is an ingredient ubiquitous in the skincare industry. It can be found in nearly all water-based moisturizers, such as creams, lotions, and serums. Glycerin helps to increase hydration, replenishing the skin’s Natural Moisturizing Factor, helping skin to heal faster, and providing anti-aging effects.