glycerin

What is glycerin?

Glycerin is a polar organic trihydroxy alcohol in a liquid state, also called glycerol.

Glycerin or glycerol, is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic, viscous liquid with a sweetish taste, widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups, which are responsible for its solubility in water and hygroscopic structure.

Glycerin is a three-carbon alcohol, aka glycerol. It is not volatile and it is intensely hygroscopic and it can be rinsed with ordinary water from any surface.

Recently it has been found that pure glycerin accelerates cell maturation and suppresses inflammation.

Glycerin is an important constituent of a large number of expensive soaps. Glycerol is produced mainly by sabonification of fats as a by-product of soap making It is also a by-product of biodiesel production by transesterification. This crude glycerin form is has stiff, syrup-like consistency. Triglycerides are processed with an alcohol such as ethanol with a catalytic base to give ethyl esters of fatty acids and glycerol.

How To Obtain?

Glycerin is obtained in two ways; by petrochemical and natural ways. Glycerin obtained by natural ways is obtained with a mixture of vegetable oils. Glycerin obtained from vegetable oils is called herbal or vegetable glycerin (vg). Vegetable glycerin can be produced with many various oils such as rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil and olive oil.