Daily used ingredient: Glycerin

It's just amazing the amount of products I found in a matter of minutes when I approached my bathroom and searched between my daily and regularly used stuff that contained Glycerin.

However, to my surprise, this liquid, colorless, sweet, oily, odorless, trihidroxy (tri: three; hidroxy: hydroxyl; "three hydroxyl groups") alcohol, acts as a solvent which prevents the product in within to dry. Taking into consideration that products examples vary in between: an Olive Oil Shampoo, chocolate-butter cream, toothpaste and styling hair creams, it was easy to notice a relationship, it was a moisturizer. In fact, glycerin besides keeping the product from drying/ spoiling, it works the same way with skin, it helps avoid dryness and adds moist. During water loss from our bodies, glycerin plays an important role trying to regulate water levels and prevent the formation of wrinkles. This highly humectant agent is also a food sweetener.  

In this pie chart it's easy for you to notice that glycerin isn't only found in cosmetics and food but it reaches pharmaceutical purposes. Luckily, it occurs in great amounts naturally in plant, animal and human cells. As well as through other bias such as carbohydrate fermentation. It is a molecule also known as glycerol with a relative mass of 92 and  formula C₃H₅(OH)_3. 
This thick, water-soluble and non-toxic liquid we call glycerin(e)/glycerol, enhances the good look and health of skin structure. 
Lets not forget glycerin benefits and use it when it's most required. This is during winter season, when cold and heated climate changes in and out of close spaces keep humidity levels low. It's recommended to apply moisturizers rich in glycerin and other natural products after a shower when skin is still damp. 


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