Glycerin - Pure Natural Vegetable

What is Vegetable Glycerin (VG)?

Vegetable Glycerin also known as glycerol or “VG” for short, is a clear and odorless organic compound, made from plants. Soy, palm, or coconut oil are the main sources. VG has a wide range of uses related to health, beauty, skin care, and  pharmaceutical. For these reasons, it is important to understand that as a consumer you only want to use top of the line plant-based Kosher USP Vegetable Glycerin. Crude Glycerin is a type of glycerin that is made as a waste product of biodiesel fuel. Glycerin made in this way is very impure and the process by which purification can take place is very lengthy and very difficult. That is why it is important that you trust your source so that you know you only getting Kosher USP VG and not crude glycerin.

How is OUR VG made?

Chemically all glycerin has the same molecular structure - C3H8O3. Once glycerin is created it all acts the same.  The only difference is the way in which it is created and if it was crude glycerine there may still be impurities.  We only source the highest quality Kosher USP Vegetable Glycerin. Therefor our VG is made through a process called HYDROLISIS. During this process the vegetable oil is placed under the combined forces of pressure, heat and water. The ester bonds then begin to breakdown, breaking the glycerin free from the fatty acids, allowing them to join with the water. The process continues with distillation that results in an even more pure finished product.

Benefits/Uses of Vegetable Glycerin:

There are a tremendous about of uses for vegetable glycerin.  Below we will cover many that relate to the soap and bath and body industry.  Glycerin is considered a humectant, meaning that it holds moisture to the skin. This acts in two ways, first leaving your skin hydrated, and secondly allowing the active ingredient in your product to be more soluble. Vegetable glycerin can also replace alcohol in herbal mixtures and tonics.