Thread: Glycerin UK

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Glad you found some!

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

Are you baking a cake?

Originally Posted by b19vny

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.