Thread: How do you use glycerin?

If you lather in a bowl, I would add the glycerin to the bowl. When I use glycerin in my lather, which is now very rare, I do not add more than 5 drops. Glycerin is not needed when you use well formulated products and therefore its used is not recommended. If you go overboard, you can go as far as making your face dry. Also, the quality of the lather can decrease.

For those that constantly ask where to find glycerin: it can be found in the baking aisle at supermarkets, and hobby stores, as well than drug stores. Glycerin has many uses ;-).

Al raz.

Originally Posted by ziggy925

Just drop it on the soap or into the lather as I'm stirring?

BTW, I just asked for it at the pharmacy counter at Target. I think he brought it out from behind the counter.

Originally Posted by Alraz

If you go overboard, you can go as far as making your face dry. Also, the quality of the lather can decrease.

For those that constantly ask where to find glycerin: it can be found in the baking aisle at supermarkets, and hobby stores, as well than drug stores. Glycerin has many uses ;-).

Al raz.

As Al raz pointed out Vegtable glycerine can be found in the baking isle - generally near where the frosting making supplies are. Bakers use it for some part of...well...making frosting. The other u.s.p. type is generally found near the bandaids & vaseline type products. Sometimes in a clear bottle sometimes in a brown bottle like what hydrogen peroxide comes in. I use it pretty much whenever I lather either with creams alone or in the "Uberlather" mix and haven't had any issue(s) with drying but everybody is different so it would be an effect to watch out for.

I use it every time I shave with out any issues but your milage may very!

And whatever you do, dont mix it with Nitro...

I just found a bottle at Walmart yesterday, I'm going to give it a try tonight...

Great! Don't use too much of it since it tends to liquify the mix...just five drops will do ya!

I've never used glycerin, but considering my recent lessons in lathering (i wasn't using enough water) I wonder if people use glycerin to make up for an insufficient soap/water ratio? perhaps unconsciously? I'm just curious.

[QUOTE=hornm;495419]As Al raz pointed out Vegtable glycerine....QUOTE]

Glycerine is glycerine; it is the same whether it is animal or vegatable in origin.

I use a glycerine soap by Proraso and wash my face with it before shaving.

Eric