Vegetable Glycerin

Vegetable glycerin is a thick, clear, sticky liquid derived from plants like palm and coconut

Glycerine

Clear liquid that  looks like water, but is much more viscous.

Up to 78.5%, though that’s a lot! Typical usage is lower—I usually use it at 3–30% in lotions.

A thick, sticky liquid.

A bit sweet (it tastes sweet as well).

Slow

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Water

As a humectant to help draw moisture to the skin, and to add some gloss (and a slightly sweet taste) to products like lip gloss.

Yeah! I use it in loads of recipes.

A great humectant to add an extra boost to lotions and other emulsifier or water-based products.

Too much will make products sticky. How much is too much tends to be very personal as I find perceptions of stickiness are highly individual. I’ve made lotions with 30% glycerin and loved them!

You’ll want to replace it with another humectant. Sodium lactate and propanediol 1,3 are good choices.

Include vegetable glycerin in the water phase of your products; it can be hot or cold processed. You may want to consider incorporating some dimethicone to counter any possible tackiness if used above 10–15%.

Stored somewhere cool, dark, and dry, vegetable glycerine (USA / Canada) has an indefinite shelf life.

You can use glycerin to make cool extracts! Most glycerin is vegetable sourced, but if you’re vegan you should confirm the source.

100mL (3.3fl oz)

 Buy it from an online DIY ingredient supplier or Amazon.