Glycerin UK

[gregs656]

This has been covered before, but I'm buggered if I can find the thread after a bit of searching.

Where can you buy glycerin in the UK? Supermarkets I guess, but what section?

Pharmacies?

cheers,
Greg

[0livia]

In Ireland they have it where the baking stuff is.
(You need it to keep some certain cakes humid and soft)

[ben.mid]

It doesn't seem that easy to locate.
Assuming it's all the same stuff, it'll probably be in the coughs & colds section of supermarkets.
Lloyds pharmacy seems to have it listed online, but wouldn't allow a link.

[Neil Miller]

I got mine in the baking / cake-making section, like Olivia said. It comes in little bottles and was with the vanilla essence, food dyes and other stuff like that.

Regards,
Neil.

[gregs656]

I'll have to go and have a look I think, I thought it might be in the baking section - it's listed as an ingredient in all sorts of stuff. I can imagine getting a vacant look asking where it is.

[gregs656]

69p in tesco for a food colouring sized bottle - not bad. Found next to all the food colouring.

They stock 3 wet shaving soaps/creams as well. Better than boots, though they do have some proraso stuff in.

[0livia]

Glad you found some!

[ben.mid]

Thanks for the info & glad you tracked it down! I might pick some up.

[b19vny]

Are you baking a cake?

[gregs656]

Are you baking a cake?

No, if you look at the ingredients list of most soaps, creams, oils etc - they include glycerin. Add a little more and it hydrates your skin a little more. It's hydroscopic as well, so any water on your face when you apply it will likely stay there.