Personal Care and Cosmetics

OPTIM™ Glycerine is one of the most versatile ingredients and raw materials found within personal care formulations. It is found in skin lotions, shaving soaps, deodorant pastes and hair care products.

In emollient products, it offers key advantages as efficient humectant or hygroscopic agent. In liquid preparations, its viscosity provides body and the ability to suspend many insoluble materials. Elsewhere, its excellent lubricating properties impart a desirable smoothness. And it offers outstanding winter shelf life because of its antifreeze properties.

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