Thread: Where to buy glycerine?

Originally Posted by Utopian

FYI, glycerine and glycerol are synonymous and BP simply stands for British Pharmacopeia, meaning it meets British pharmaceutical standards.

Thank you Utopian, thats quite an interesting snippet of info. I swear with all the stuff you know the next info website will be called Utopianpidia lol

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

In my neck of the woods health food stores sometimes carry it. Still get it at pharmacies here too. We used to use it to mix tattoo ink back in the old days. And you wondered why it itched when it was healing.

I don't quite understand, maybe just a little young. I had a tatto about a year ago and it itched like a sandfly bite for days, does that mean my tattoist used glycerin in the ink ? O_o.......

Ah yes, I wish I had some extra throw away for a few more tattoos. I need reminding on the whole healing process and there is just so much interesting body art out there...But I digress...Just don't ask for any nitric acid in the same sentence as Glycerine, if you get it from a chemist. You might find yourself in a blue light taxi, being taken to a nice comfortable room, to be shared with a big, burly bloke named Bubba.


Mick

Ive just bought a bottle of glycerine from the baking section of the supermarket , it was 79p. Ingredients Vegetable glycerine.

Can someone please confirm or deny that this is the stuff ive read about so much here that will help make 'uber' lather?

Cheers MW.

That is the right stuff. Some use it as a preshave I've used it for uberlather and its good.

I got mine in the local IGA supermarket

I got a 200ml bottle of Glycerine from a local Chemist
It's the Glycerin BP makes a nice thick lather

Also heard some home brewers use it to smooth out the taste
May be worth checking if you have a local home brew shop

Rick

In my part of New York State USA , it being kept behind the pharmacy counter. Believe that it may be used in the manufacture of 'illegal drugs' . Soon someone will realize that everything can be used to some evil end and it'll all be locked up....so it can triple in cost!

I got in in the drugstore here in Germany.
It was no prob.

Got mine at a local independent pharmacy...$6: