Thank you for this.  Now I am getting a feeling for why my body reacts so to 
glycerine.
PT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jane MacRoss 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 7:16 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>question about glycerin for you chemists


  As a nurse we are taught that glycerin draws fluid out of the underlying 
tissues, so yes, it may "moisturize" the surface but at a cost to those 
underlying tissues and for this reason is no longer used in most hospitals 
where mouth hygiene and moisture is desired as it does eventually do the 
opposite to the intended result - for mouths the aim now is to stimulate the 
salivary glands to product more saliva (pineapple juice + sodium bicarb is 
sometimes used) and for skin I wouldn't go past coconut oil - personally I 
avoid creams containing glycerine.

  Jane 

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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Nenah Sylver 
    To: [email protected] 
    Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:33 AM
    Subject: CS>question about glycerin for you chemists


    I have a question about glycerin, an oil-like substance made from vegetable 
oil and the byproduct of soap making. Many soap makers remove the glycerin and 
put it into hand creams because of its moisturizing properties.

     

    My question relates to the activity of the glycerin versus coconut or any 
other cooking (edible) oil.

     

    If I put coconut oil or sesame oil onto my skin, the oil will soak through 
the skin and get into the bloodstream and the body will process it as it does 
any other fat that has been eaten.

     

    Will the body do the same thing with the glycerin? Or is glycerin -- 
despite its oily consistency -- even considered an oil/fat in the way that the 
terms "oils" and "fats" are commonly used?

     

    This is very important to me, so I'd appreciate your responses.

     

    Thanks in advance.

    Nenah 



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