The Benefits of Pure Glycerin
Soft Hands and Feet Without Paying an Arm and a Leg
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
Because glycerin is so popular for so many different uses, you can find it in a variety of places. But, for the purpose of this article, let's just stick to the pharmacy. Not a specialty pharmacy - the chains like Walgreen's, Eckerd's, CVS, Brooks, etc. It never seems to be in the same place at any of them so you may have to ask a pharmacist. Be persistent. Many people have never heard about it.
What does glycerin look like?
The glycerin itself is clear and gooey. It is often sold in a brown, 4oz. bottle about the size of a bottle of aspirin. The bottle is brown plastic (like peroxide) and has a white label with green letters. The cost is usually about 2.99
How is glycerin used on the hands and feet?
While you're at the pharmacy, you can buy little, thin, cotton "gloves" that are specifically for overnight treatment. Pharmacies also sell little booty socks of the same material made for the feet. Regular, loose-fitting socks also work, though. Most people usually tear the gloves off in the night as it is awkward wearing a pair of gloves to bed. But, when you see the results - you'll wear them!
Make sure you've done everything else like brushed your teeth, set your alarm, etc. Simply pour an ample amount of glycerin on to your hands and work it in like a hand lotion. If the thickness of it is just too much for you to deal with, add a bit of water until it's the consistency that you want. Then, put your gloves on and leave them on as long as possible. Overnight is best. If you can't stand the gloves at night, try them during the day, or while you're driving or wherever works for you. I'm typing with them as you read!!
This treatment is safe to use repeatedly as it is all-natural. And, you won't be filled with guilt because a 2.99 bottle of the stuff lasts months depending on usage. It's great to apply glycerin to your hands and throw the gloves on just before a manicure, or if you're going out and want your hands to look soft and smooth. Just rinse with water and the excess comes right off!
Remember, look at all of the products in your bathroom. Can any of them be replaced by a bottle of pure glycerin? Try using it as an under-the-eye cream at night instead of spending 19.99 on regenerating creams. A little glycerin in the palms of the hands diluted with water makes for a great anti-frizzer in your hair. Its uses are endless! Write and let me know what you found it works well with!
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- www.pioneerthinking.com/glycerin.html Oil of Olay Regenerate(TM) Cream. ; Click on the "ingredients" tab and guess what the second ingredient is after water! Cost: Over $20. www.olay.com/boutique/regenerist/products/re1013?tab=ingrelist
- Ingredients on products are listed by quantity, so the first on the list has the most quantity.
- As a humectant (draws water) glycerin is used in making soaps as well as candies.
- All-natural glycerin can be used repeatedly without damaging your skin.
17 Comments
Post a CommentIt makes complete sense that it would dry out your skin if not used with high humidity of 65% or more. So what I do is check the humidity in my area it can get pretty high specially during the summer or I turn on my humidifier in my bedroom. I only use it when the humidity is right. I make a face mask with honey and egg white and leave it on for up to 30 min almost every night.
1 tbsp. honey
1 egg white
1 tsp. glycerin (omit when humidity is low)
1/2 tbsp. corn starch
Wisk honey and egg together until foamy. Add glycerin and whisk again.
Start with 1/8 tbsp. corn starch, adding enough to form a paste consistency. Making sure there are no lumps.
I put the mixture on my clean dry face and throat with clean hands. Avoiding the eye areas. I lay down on my bed or couch, but make sure you lay down. I wait 10-30 min. until mask is dry and firm, but no longer then 30 min. and the proceed to wash it off with warm water. After mask is gently washed off I splash my face with cold wa
I have heard that glycerine drys out your skin if the humidity is not 65%. But I have not read any facts on this matter other than comapnies promoting their own glycerine free products. Help
I just found some pure glycerin under my sink that I bought a while back to make some soap. Then, I found this wonderful website! I used about a dime sized amount of glycerin mixed with epsom salt to exfoliate my hands and, WOW, my hands are so smooth. Thank you so much for all the tips! I'm going to try it on the ends of my hair, living in FL we need all the help we can get with out hair with the humidity here! Thanks again!
What long term negative effects? I have been using glycerine for years and have had no problem. I mix glycerine with water and a lotion and I have not had a problem with dry skin since. Trust me I have tried it all from all the organic creams with natural oils in them to eucerin and aveeno.a
Same with vaseline. It seems like all the people with the loveliest skin that I know, use nothing but vaseline and some of them are in their 80’s and as healthy as ever.
Noone seems to be listening to Christi. Christi is right, unless the environment around you is humid, or relatively humid (60%, 65% +), glycerin won't work AS IT SHOULD. You can check the humidity of your area online (may vary season to season).
Glycerin is a humectant. If there is no moisture to draw from outside, in the air, it will draw from inside, having negative effects in the long term. If you're in a humid area, glycerin will work perfectly for you.
If you are not in a humid area/time of the year, try oil based mixtures, or other types of moisturisation - if they are compatible with your skin type.
wow! thats crazy. maybe its best to put on a moisturizer before putting glycerin over it to protect the deeper layers of your skin and hydrate the outer layers
I have African hair. Very kinky and dry. I used glycerin in a spray bottle with purified water in it mixed in a 2:1 ratio of water to glycerin and my hair was so so SOFT!!! its the best moisturizer ever. i then sprayed the solution on my face feet, hands, hips, neck, JUST EVERYWHERE and it hydrates so well and makes everything feel silky and smooth! i don't ever want to waste my money ever again on stupid store bought hair products and lotions! Glycerin 4 life!!!
I forgot one other thing about Glycerin.I buy the pure Glycerin and add it to all lotions I use.Shake the bottle well to mix the Glycerin with the lotion.Works like a dream all day.Try it....
I have dry skin and dry scalp as well.It is not dandruff that flakes from my head,it is dry skin.Ive been using glycerin soapon my body as well as a shampoo and the itching and dry flakes have all subsided.
I am using pure glycerine on my face which is also combination of oily and dry, and very sensitive, pores clog easily, but can be dried out. So far the glycerine is really working without clogging my pores. I just make sure I drink plenty of water to hydrate my skin.