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Glycerin for skin

10 Dec

Glycerin Glycerin is a common ingredient in face creams and body. This is because it moisturizes the skin and offers other benefits. Continue down.

What is glycerin?
Glycerin is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid. It is used in products for skin care, food, and pharmaceutical and even in making explosives.

Benefits of glycerin in the beauty
It is moisturizing and this is its main use. Glycerin absorbs water from the environment and helps the skin retain its moisture. It has other benefits such as:

1 – Anti aging. For the above reason is believed to help skin stay young and healthy

2 – Used in eczema treatments to reduce itching

3 – It is used in soaps. Glycerin soaps cause less irritation than other ordinary soaps and detergents.

4 – It is very beneficial for dry skin.

5 – Is used in products or mixed with water on the scalp to moisturize you have dry.

6 – Is used in products to combat frizz and fluffy.

7 – Is used in products for hair care because it gives smooth

8 – You can add a few teaspoons of glycerin to the tub baths or to make them less dehydrating.

9 – It helps to treat skin diseases and accelerates wound healing.

Note
Glycerin is used not pure but mixed with water or other pure ingredients because when used on the skin can cause blisters and dehydration.

Glycerin and climate
In very dry climates glycerin can cause side effects. Glycerin is always trying to attract moisture and not found in the environment in dry climates is obtained from the skin, causing dehydration. In humid climates is not used because it can cause hair frizzy or fluffy.

 
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