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Vegetable Glycerins Moisturising Benefits

by British Curlies

Vegetable glycerin is incredibly versatile. It is non-toxic and hypoallergenic, so everyone can use it. It is so safe that it is even ingestible. In fact, it is used to give many food items a sweet flavor and moist and chewy texture. Because it is sweet tasting, it can be used to make healthy herbal mixtures that would otherwise be unpalatable.

Vegetable glycerin is used in much more than just food. It is becoming the most common ingredient in cosmetics, toothpaste, soap, and skin and body care products. If you were to read the labels on many of the products in your own home, it is likely that you would find vegetable glycerin listed in several of them. This widely used item is well-known as a skin softener. It helps skin retain moisture and also helps pull oxygen into the skin. Trained skin therapists use it when giving massages, often adding essential oils to give this all-natural ointment the scent that each client likes. It is even used to help heal and prevent acne. When skin is clean and properly moisturized, acne is less likely to form, and vegetable glycerin's antibacterial properties aid in healing acne without harsh effects to the skin.

What vegetable glycerin does for the skin, it can also do for your hair. Because it softens and retains moisture, it is particularly effective for curly hair. Almost everything we do to our hair is detrimental to it. When we blow dry, use curling or flat irons, style, or even expose it to nature's elements like the sun and wind--all of these things dry and damage our hair. Dry hair is unmanageable and prone to breakage. Vegetable glycerin will help you maintain your hair's natural moisture balance and return it to the healthy state it should have.

Another neat property of this amazing product is that it is completely water soluble. By mixing a small amount with water in a spray bottle, you have an instant tamer for curly hair. Many hair gels and styling products can help hair to be more manageable, but using vegetable glycerin mixed with water will do more than just improve the way your hair looks. It will actually promote your hair's health. Whether your curly hair is Type 2, Type 3, or Type 4, helping it retain moisture will only make it healthier and more manageable.

Many shampoos, conditioners, and styling products are alcohol-based and actually dry out hair, causing it to be more prone to breakage and frizziness. Because vegetable glycerin is replacing alcohol in many face, body, and hair care products, they are becoming healthier for your hair. Vegetable glycerin even looks pure. It is clear, colorless, and odorless. 

What other product can be used to spritz your hair and your skin at the same time?