now vegetable glycerin

Vegetable glycerin. Vegetable glycerin or most popularly known as VG works by adding more vapour when vaporizing. Most users actually add distilled water to their VG solution to make it thinner because this anti-freezing base is a thick substance. It is actually mixed up with e-juice as well to give stronger hit.Glycerol is extracted from animal fats or (preferably) vegetable oils through the rendering process which involves the use of lye. Most manufacturers of mass-produced commercial soaps remove the glycerol. However, in most homemade and artisan-crafted soaps (such as you might purchase at a local farmer's market), glycerin is a primary ingredient.In addition, Glycerin helps protect hair when exposed to the heat of styling tools and, Glycerin, by increasing moisture content in hair, helps prevent premature breakage. This is especially true for people with natural African hair as the kinky structure of this type of hair makes it harder to comb and style it, thus leading to more damage and breakage. However, it only works if your hair is relaxed. Otherwise, the same benefits don't apply.The fact that is also easily absorbs water from the surrounding air means that glycerin is hygroscopic. If you were to leave some in the open, it would absorb water from the surrounding air to eventually become 20% water and 80% glycerine. If you were to place a small amount of pure glycerol on your tongue, your tongue would blister because it is dehydrating. When beauty products containing glycerine are used on skin that is well moisturized, it can help keep that moisture in.It is a popular ingredient in shaving soaps because of its moisturizing quality. Some types of glycerin soap have moisturizers and skin nutrients added such as vitamin E and avocado oil. Green or white tea and cucumber scent can also be found in some moisturizing soaps. The type of product is sold in many different shapes, colors and scents. It may be round, oval, rectangular or shaped into novelty guest soaps such as flowers and animals. Most of the small guest soaps are more opaque and have less glycerin than the bar soap type. The scents of soaps include fruits such as peach and strawberry. Lavender and jasmine are common floral scents found in them.