chrissycandlea Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I am in the beginning stages of experimenting with different recipes for body butters and lotions. Some recipes I come across call for glycerin while otheres don't.. Can someone please explain to me what role glycerin plays and when it should be used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adillenal Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Glycerin is a humectant but I only use 1 - 2 % as too much can cause a sticky feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 As adillenal said, glycerin is a humectant. Some recipes call for up to 5%, but most I use stay within the 1%-2% range. If you live in a dry climate, glycerin can pull the moisture out of your skin instead of the air. Here in Northern Utah, our humidity is mostly in the single digits and if it is higher, it is probably raining or snowing! I prefer to use Hydrovance as my humectant in lotion just because I prefer the feeling hours after. Hydrovance can also prevent the sticky feeling that glycerin can give. Both glycerin and Hydrovance can be used interchangably without affecting the overall texture of a lotion or cream.Good Luck!Andeeblog.thesage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissycandlea Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Thank you for the info! I just seem to find that most of the lotions and creams that I purchase have glycerin listed as an ingredient so I wanted to be sure before I started trying it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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