# Vegetable Glycerine

> Pure, food-grade USP vegetable glycerine, thick and sticky: the old secret of rosewater-and-glycerine hand lotion, a humectant to stir into hydrosols, creams and lotions.

Price: 6.99 USD · in stock

## About
Your grandmother's favorite hand lotion had a secret, and it sat on the dresser in two bottles: rosewater and glycerine. Shaken together, they made something simple and lovely, the kind of old recipe worth keeping alive.This is pure, food-grade USP vegetable glycerine, very thick and sticky, and a wonderful humectant. Glycerine has a unique talent for equalizing the moisture between two surfaces. In a humid climate, a little in a facial blend draws the moisture in the air toward your skin. Be warned, though: in an overly dry room, air-conditioned or overheated, it will try to draw moisture from your skin rather than into it. It is water soluble rather than oil soluble, so it belongs with hydrosols and water phases, not with oils alone.DetailsPure vegetable glycerine, food-grade USPVery thick; a humectantWater soluble, not oil solubleHow to useBlend just a little with your favorite hydrosol, rosewater in the old way, or add it to the water phase of a cream or lotion. It will not incorporate into a facial oil or salve that contains no water. Use it where the air holds some moisture, and go lightly in very dry rooms.A small, sweet old secret for the dressing table.