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Identification & Functionality
- Carrier
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Fluids & Lubricants Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Molecular formula
- C₃H₈O₃
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Fluids & Lubricants Features
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Overview
Vegetable glycerine is widely known to be a great solvent and base for the distribution and mixing of other chemical compounds. It dissolves in alcohol and water, bringing its own sweet taste. However, glycerine is not soluble in oils. Our VG is a top pharmaceutical class pure product.
Product features:
- three hydroxyl groups
- more viscous than propylene glycol
- transparent and colorless liquid
Our pharmaceutical-grade vegetable glycerine can be used in cosmetics, medical products, foods, and many other industries, including the vape industry.
- Key Features
- Pharmaceutical vegetable glycerine offered by us is in conformity with European Pharmacopeia (EP) and US Pharmacopeia (USP) standards.
- Comes with a set of documents and certificates ensuring adherence to quality, safety, and legality standards.
- Quick, safe, and cost-effective deliveries due to our location in the center of Europe.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Applicable Processes
- Fluids & Lubricants Type
- Fluids & Lubricants End Use
- Oral Care Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Vegetable Glycerine Applications
Vape industry
- Along with propylene glycol, VG is one of the most common semi-products in e-liquid production. It can serve as an independent base or be mixed with PG and pure nicotine or nicotine salts. Vegetable glycerine is responsible for thick clouds in vaping. Characterized by low toxicity and dense consistency, it can be used at higher ratios in e-liquids whenever thicker vapor production is crucial or the vaper is allergic to PG.
Cosmetics
- Vegetable glycerine is a humectant. It means it attracts water and holds it. Therefore it is a common ingredient in skincare products, as applying glycerine or glycerine-containing products may improve skin’s smoothness. Examples are: moisturizers, lotions, or bath products.
- Additionally, VG is used in hair care and oral hygiene products. Glycerine moisturizes hair, hence helping to prevent it from breaking. In oral hygiene products, VG is found in toothpastes, as it brings a sweet taste and contributes to the product’s consistency.
Food industry
- Due to its taste characteristics, VG is used in the food industry as a sweetener. It also preserves products, prevents crystallization, or helps to mix ingredients, due to solvent properties. Moreover, thanks to glycerine’s humectant features, it helps food products retain moisture.
- Glycerine is also applied in cattle feed. When mixed with forage, it improves palatability, taste, and peeling by animals. Additionally, it is a great source of energy during animals’ lactation, increases the feed intake, and prevents it from drying out, heating up, and freezing. Moreover, VG in the feed enhances animals’ reproductive parameters and p.
Medicine and pharmacy
- VG is also very often used in medicine. It is easily absorbed into the gastrointestinal tract, where it is then oxidized to carbon dioxide and glycogen. Oral preparations of glycerine have a mild laxative effect. In addition, it lowers intraocular and intracranial pressure. VG may be found in cough syrups, anesthetics, lozenges, or drug capsules. Moreover, thanks to the laxative effect of glycerine, consuming it may relieve constipation.
Chemical industry
- Vegetable glycerine is primarily used as a base for liquid products like dyes, brake fluids, and cooling fluids. Moreover, thanks to its solvent properties VG is used for the production of disinfection. Glycerin is soluble in water and alcohol.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Solubility
- Appearance
- Syrupy liquid, unctuous to the touch, clear, very hygroscopic
- Specifications
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Assay | 99.0 – 101.0 | % | Ph. Eur. |
| Water Content | max. 0.5 | % | Ph. Eur. |
| Chloride | 10.0 | ppm | Ph. Eur. |
| Sulfate Content | 20.0 | ppm | Ph. Eur. |
| Heavy Metals | max. 5 | ppm | Ph. Eur. |
| Refractive Index | 1.470 - 1.475 | — | Ph. Eur. |
| Ester Content (0.1 M HCl) | min. 8 | ml | Ph. Eur. |
| Sulphated Ash | max. 0.01 | % | Ph. Eur. |
| Boiling Point | 290.0 | °C | — |
| Density | 1.26 | g/cm | Ph. Eur. |
| Vegetable Glycerine Content | min. 99.5 | % | Ph. Eur./ USP |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Grade
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 Years
- Storage Conditions
Store in a ventilated storage room in tightly closed containers or containers (it has hygroscopic properties). Store away from heat sources at temperatures above freezing point (recommended from 10-25 °C, but not higher than 40 °C). In case of solidification, the product should be heated to the recommended storage temperature. Protect against light, contact with water or moisture. Do not store with substances that may enter a chemical reaction such as strong oxidants, phosphorus oxides, nitric and sulfuric acid.