Why You Should Add Glycerin To Your Skincare Products

 

As a melanin family, we all know their things we all grow up with (and treasure forever) and glycerin is one of them. In this cold season taking care of our skin is essential, this harsh weather can strip our lovely skin of vitamins and moisture. 

Glycerin is a natural thick; the gel-like liquid that has high moisture attracting property hence is a great natural moisturizer. It is non-acnegenic, very moisturizing, and easy to get absorbed in the skin. vegetable glycerin is what is being used for beauty products like soaps, moisturizers, and so many other products which claim to give hydration on the skin. But is that wonderful product just for that, no! It has so many beauty uses and benefits which will make glycerin a versatile product. So, here I will share some good benefits, uses of glycerin, and beauty tips.

1. Beauty use of glycerin as a moisturizer

As glycerin attracts moisture and it enhances the skin suppleness. It is an excellent skin moisturizer. Glycerin can be used directly on the face to give it natural moisture and to get rid of the dryness. Apply glycerin on the dry skin every night so that you wake up with soft skin in the morning.

2. Beauty Use of glycerin as a face toner

A toner works to maintain the skin’s natural pH balance and to enhance the skin’s texture. Mix some glycerin and rose water in equal parts and with a cotton pad apply on the face. It helps to tone the skin and acts as a light moisturizer for oily to combination skin.

3. Use of glycerin as hand cream

Glycerin can also be used as a hand cream as well to get beautiful soft hands. Take some milk cream and glycerin in equal amounts. Mix them and thoroughly massage the hands with that. It is a very good use of glycerin for dry rough hands in winter. I suggest you make some for your partner, he’d love it.

4. Using glycerin as a foot scrub

Feet are generally very dry even though you do not have dry skin and can be very embarrassing in the bedroom. To combat the dryness of the feet and to nourish them to make them softer, glycerin will be very good. Glycerin can be used to prepare a foot scrub. Mix glycerin with sugar and lemon juice. Apply on the feet and gently scrub for 5 minutes. After that keep it for 15 minutes then wash off. Sugar and lime juice helps to remove the marks and spots on the feet while glycerin will nourish and heal them.

5. Beauty use of Glycerin as crack repair cream

Another good use of glycerin for skin /beauty can be to take care of the cracked heels which are very painful. There too benefits of glycerin are seen. Apply pure glycerin on the cracked heels and wear socks. Doing this every night will help to cure cracked heels.

6. Use of glycerin as nail cream

Glycerin is also beneficial in giving moisture to the dry nails, especially the dryness of the cuticle that we see after removing the nail polish. Apply some glycerin on the nails and massage with that. Growing up my mother would always apply either glycerin or vaseline on her cuticles, thanks Mom!

7. Use of glycerin as a face primer

Face primer is my favorite tool for keeping your face moisturizer & keeping your make up on all day! That’s why using glycerin on your face is beneficial for so many reasons. Massage it in, let it dry and then apply the foundation.

8. Beauty use of glycerin for anti-aging

Mix glycerin with an equal part of Vitamin E oil which is available in capsule form but I always buy the bottle, costs less & lasts longer. Apply this every night to your face. Vitamin E helps to nourish the skin and prevent the fine line for youthful skin. The same mixture can be applied on the dry lips at night for dryness and chapped lips, I also advice you try homemade lip scrubs.

9. Use of glycerin as a body moisturizer

At this point you can tell that my biggest influence when it comes to beauty tips & secrets is my lovely Mommy, she taught to always add glycerine to my body lotion because the body lotion does not have enough glycerine in it to moisturize melanin skin. Use it on the body as a body lotion or body cream to keep the dryness away. Thank Mom!

10. Use of Glycerin for Whiteheads and blackheads

Glycerin is also beneficial in removing the whiteheads and blackheads from the face effectively. Take rice flour/ powder and glycerin in equal amounts and mix them thoroughly. I use this natural glycerin scrub on the whiteheads and blackheads and rub for 2-3 minutes. Try this every other day to remove them. Also works for your man’s skin problems 🙂

11. Use of Glycerin as face Freshener

Another amazing skin benefit of glycerin is as a face freshener. Take 3 teaspoonfuls of glycerin and 10 teaspoonfuls of cucumber juice and 10 teaspoonfuls of rose water. Mix them and fill them up in a clean spray bottle, Dischem, Clicks or even China town. Whenever you feel dry, oily, or face getting dirty. Spray this facial spray and after 10 seconds wipe with a cotton pad. This will instantly freshen up the face.

Skin Benefits of glycerin

With so many uses of glycerin. We see that glycerin is highly moisture-retaining and keeps the skin hydrated for a long time.

Glycerin is beneficial with nappy rashes as well for babies.

It has a soothing nature hence in case of scratches and rashes, glycerin can be applied.

It does not clog the pores hence is a good moisturizer for oily acne prone skin but dilute with rosewater first.

Glycerin can also work as a face primer before the foundation application.

Mature skin with fine lines can use glycerin with Vitamin E to control wrinkles.

Now that you know the beauty uses of glycerin and the benefits of glycerin. You should get it and try it. It is available at Dischem, Clicks or any grocery store and is really affordable. If you have some beauty tips with glycerin then share with our readers too, I’d love to hear from you!