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Vegetable Glycerin: The Plant-Derived Moisturizer for Radiant Skin

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Vegetable Glycerin: a Plant Derived Moisturizer for Radiant Skin

When it comes to a deeply penetrating moisture for your skin, it doesn’t get much better than vegetable glycerin.

  • A deep moisturizer for skin
  • Derived from plant oils like soy, palm (RSPO verified), coconut, and corn
  • Known as glycerol or glycerine

NOW® Solutions Pure Vegetable Glycerin is available in three different sizes and are analytically tested to assure the highest quality and never tested on animals.

Hydrating skin with vegetable glycerin’s humectant properties

It’s amazing for your skin!

It’s a humectant, which is just a fancy, scientific term for a substance that keeps things moist. Humectants have hygroscopic properties, another technical term for a substance that attracts and retains water.

Hypoallergenic and gentle: The ideal choice for sensitive skin

It’s gentle and hypoallergenic. Vegetable glycerin is a component of glycerin soap, a life-saver for individuals with very sensitive skin. It keeps skin moist by attracting water both from within the body and the surrounding air, and then helps retain it.

Vegetable glycerin in massage oils: Soothing and effective

It can enhance absorption of other cosmetic ingredients thanks to its hygroscopic properties. This makes it a great massage oil, because it’s water soluble and washes off easily. Also, it can support the unique properties of other moisturizers and essential oils.

One of the best skin softeners you’ll find! The lubricating and emollient properties of vegetable glycerin can help soothe and moisturize even the most problematic skin.

Overall benefits of Vegetable Glycerin for skin

  • Acts as a humectant, attracting and retaining moisture
  • Hypoallergenic and gentle, ideal for sensitive skin
  • Enhances absorption of other cosmetic ingredients
  • Effective as a massage oil due to its water solubility
  • One of the best skin softeners, offering lubrication and emollient properties