The Benefits of Pure Glycerin

Pure glycerin is one of the very best skin treatments that money can buy. Why? Because it’s cheap and it works.

With winter coming on, dry skin is always an issue, particularly with hands and feet. Dry skin on the hands and feet is not solely a problem in winter; glycerin can help year round. The best (or most expensive, let’s say) hand cream on the market may be something like Molton Brown, White Mulberry Soothing Hand Lotion for 25.00 at Bath and Body Works. Or, at the lower end of the spectrum, you can buy the Aromatherapy Peach Parfait creme for 8.00 both of which have glycerin at the beginning of their list.

These products are not bad – they’re great, but, if what you want are results while saving a little money, or to supplement the products that you’re already using then read on. If you don’t mind spending money on name brand products, then there’s no need to read any further. This article is about saving money. Women should not have to live daily with super-dry skin because they can’t afford beauty products.

This doesn’t mean you can never buy Oil of Olay again. If you like the container with the convenient pump, or if you simply love the aroma of the moisturizer you’ve been using for ten years – then great, keep buying them. But also buy some glycerin. Try it you’ll be surprised at the results.

Glycerin is a humectant, meaning it attracts moisture to your skin. It is a neutral, sweet-tasting, colorless, thick liquid, kind of like Karo Syrup. It has many uses in the kitchen as well as in making all –natural soaps. It’s water-soluble so it can be dissolved into water or alcohol, but not oils. Sometimes, alcohols are used in making skin care products like the ones in your bathroom. You’ll find the versatile glycerin in soaps, shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, and body lotions to name a few.

Where to find glycerin