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Short description: Vegetable glycerin

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Provenance, origin: Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia) and Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, Romania, Ukraine, etc.).

Commonly known as: Glycerin (I.N.C.), Glycerol, Propane-1,2,3-triol, Trihydroxypropane, Glyceritol, Propanetriol.

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Benefits: Humectant, softening, protective, emollient, antioxidant, solvent, lubricant, stabilizer, thickener.

Botanical name: Brassica napus, Helianthus annuus, Elaeis guineesis, etc.

Extraction process: Manufacture of biofuels from vegetable oils (rapeseed, corn, sunflower, palm, soya, coconut, olive, flax, palm kernel...), followed by a distillation, decoloration and filtration stage.

Phytochemical composition: Chemical compound with three hydroxyl groups of the alcohol type (trialcool).

Physical characteristics: Molar mass : 92,0932 g/mol ; Density : 1,2 - 1,3 g/cm3 ; Miscible in water and ethanol ; Slightly soluble in acetone; Non-miscible in fatty oils and essential oils; Recommended dosage for a cosmetic use in an aqueous phase: from 2 to 10% (beyond 10%, glycerin loses its moisturizing properties, and on the contrary, it favors dehydration).

Family: Various.

Sensorial properties: Appearance: thick viscous liquid; Color: colorless to light yellow; Odor: odorless.

Part of the plant extracted: Vegetable oils.

Concerns: All skin types, especially dry and dehydrated skin; All hair types, especially dry hair.

Details

Properties

Softening, soothing: Improve the appearance of water by providing comfort and softness by maintaining a constant level of moisture;
Hair conditioner: Helps recreate a healthy cuticle by wrapping a film around the hair fibers and ensuring the cohesion of the scales. However, glycerin-based hair products must be used in a humid (non-dry) environment to avoid accentuating dehydration;
Filmogenic: To slow down the water leakage by reinforcing the barrier function of the skin by the formation of a film on the epidermis;
Hydrating: Capacity to store water in the upper layers of the skin, by capturing and retaining moisture from the air up to 25% of its weight in water to maintain skin hydration;
Protective: To limit the impact of the external aggressions (cold, UV, wind) on the skin by forming a protective layer. It also participates in the restoration of the natural defenses of the skin;
Repairing: To activate the process of regeneration of the cutaneous fabrics by supporting the synthesis of the lipids and the integrity of the cells of the skin.

Use

Face care (face creams, serums, masks, make-up removal lotions, lip balms, face scrubs, moisturizing mists, shaving foams, eye contour creams);
Body care (body creams, moisturizing milks, shower gels, exfoliating gels, nourishing hand balms, after-sun lotions);
Hair care (shampoos, conditioners, hair masks, moisturizing hair lotions, styling gels);
Hygiene (hydroalcoholic gels, toothpastes);
Make-up (lipsticks, lip glosses, blushes).

Makeup remover

7-Ingredient Micellar Water

— £14.90

Exfoliating

Exfoliating Gel Cleanser

with 5% PHA + Aloe Vera — £21.90

Purifying

Purifying Cleansing Gel

with 2% Zinc PCA + Bamboo Extract — £22.90

HYDRATING

Hydrating Cleansing Milk

Hyaluronic Acid 0.5% + Chamomile Extract — £21.50

Lotion exfoliante à l'acide glycolique de 215ml

Exfoliating

Exfoliating Toner

with 8% Glycolic Acid — £24.90

Lotion purifiante à l'acide salicylique de 200ml

Anti-bacterial

Purifying Toner

with 1% Salicylic Acid — £16.90

Tonique apaisant à la niacinamide de 200ml

Unifying

Unifying Toner

7% Niacinamide — £16.90

Antioxidant

Antioxidant Serum

with 3% Ferulic Acid + 3% Resveratrol — from £15.50

Best-seller

Radiance Serum

with 11% Vitamin C — from £15.90

Best-seller

Exfoliating Serum

with 10% Glycolic Acid — from £15.50

Mattifying

Mattifying Serum

with 10% Azelaic Acid — from £16.50

Hyperpigmentation Serum

with 2% Alpha Arbutin + Lemon Extract — from £19.50

with 5% Caffeine + 5% Niacinamide — from £16.50

Antioxidant

Antioxidant Face Moisturiser

5% Vitamin C + Lemon Water — £25.90

Nourishing

Nourishing moisturiser

1% Hyaluronic Acid + Shea Butter — £27.90

Best-seller

Purifying Moisturiser

with 4% Zinc PCA + Bamboo Extract — £27.90

Best-seller

Firming Moisturiser

0.2% Retinol + Tsubaki Oil — £30.90

Best-seller

9-Ingredient Face Moisturiser

— £22.50

Best-seller

Tinted Serum

Vitamin C, Squalane & Aloe Vera — £30.90

Nourishing

Eyebrow & Eyelash Serum

with 2% Pea Peptides + Castor Oil — £21.50

Fortifying

Serum mascara

1% pea peptides + castor oil — £22.50

HYDRATING

Hydrating botanical mist

with organic verbena — £15.60

Purifying

Purifying botanical mist

with organic lemon balm — £19.00

Radiance

Radiance face scrub

with rosehip oil — £25.90

Regenerating

Regenerating face scrub

with olive squalane — £25.90

HYDRATING

Hydrating and plumping face mask

with tremella extract and organic aloe vera — £29.90

Purifying

Purifying mask

with charcoal and organic nettle — £26.50

FIRMING

Firming night mask

with organic prickly pear oil — £36.50

Exfoliating

Anti-Blemish Body Wash

with 6% Glycolic Acid + Tea Tree Extract — £15.90

Nourishing

Nourishing Body Scrub

with Sweet Almond Oil — £24.90

Toning

Toning body scrub

Green coffee & Lemongrass — £19.90

Purifying

Purifying Body Serum

4% Zinc PCA + Tea tree extract — £14.50

HYDRATING

10-ingredient body cream

— £18.90

Nourishing

Nourishing body cream

10% Squalane + Shea Butter — £21.50

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Toning body cream

2% Caffeine + guarana extract — £22.50

HYDRATING

Moisturising gel

with organic aloe vera & orange blossom — £25.90

shampoing anti-pelliculaire piroctone olamine

Dandruff

Anti-Dandruff Treatment Shampoo

with Piroctone Olamine 1% + Jujube Extract — £19.50

Nourishing

Nourishing treatment shampoo

Biolipid complex 1% + camellia oil — £17.90

Densifiant

Volumising treatment shampoo

Almond protein 1% + biotin — £17.50

Dry & damaged hair

Repairing hair mask

Biomimetic ceramides 0.3% + avocado oil — £23.90

Irritation, itching

Calming Scalp Treatment

Bisabolol 1% + Cotton Extract — £27.90

Hair loss

Densifying scalp treatment

Peptides 2% + Ginger Extract — £18.50

Oily scalp

Purifying scalp treatment

Zinc PCA 4% + nettle extract — £15.90

Preservation

Store at room temperature (minimum 20°C and maximum 60°C) protected from light, but especially protected from humidity.

Contra-Indications and Precautions

Glycerin is one of the most tolerated active ingredients. It adapts to all the typologies of skin, including sensitive skin. Indeed, it is present in many hypoallergenic products. Its use is authorized for babies under 3 years old, children under 6 years old, as well as pregnant and nursing women.

However, glycerin must be used diluted on the skin at the risk of causing irritation or mild allergies. An overdose of glycerin (beyond 10%) could have a drying effect on the skin.

In a cream, a milk, a cleansing gel, a lip balm: 2 to 5% maximum in the formulation;
In shower gel and shampoo: 2 to 10% maximum in the formulation.

Find out more

Glycerin was discovered in 1783 by the Swedish chemist and pharmacist Carl Wilhelm SCHEELE by boiling olive oil with lead oxide. It was then discovered in 1823 by the French chemist Michel-Eugène CHEVREUL for soap manufacturing (saponification). The name comes from the Greek "glykerós" which means "sweet". Historically, glycerin was of animal and synthetic origin. Today, we can use 100% vegetable glycerin, produced from vegetable oils rich in fatty acids. In addition to its humectant properties thanks to its high affinity with water, it is also a very good solvent to extract the active ingredients of a plant, much better than water or alcohol. Glycerin is also a very good emulsifier; it facilitates the mixing of ingredients in a formula.