Food Grade Glycerin

Food Grade Glycerin of Chemicals Direct is thick, odorless, and sweet. It is readily miscible with water and alcohol, making it a great humectant and stabilizer for food, cosmetic, and medical preparations. It boils at around 290°C and melts at around 20°C. Food grade glycerine is also hygroscopic, which means it easily absorbs moisture from the surrounding air. It’s a great skin moisturizer, making it a suitable ingredient for soaps and lotions.

Having the label of food grade means that our glycerine products passed the standards set by the US FDA and USP. All products are plant-derived, packed, and stored in sterilized containers. Buy directly online while earn great savings! All products are in stock and ready to be shipped within 24 hours.

Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin

Chemicals Direct brings you another top of the line product - Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin! Glycerin is a viscous, odorless, colorless, and sweet liquid usually added in toiletry and medical preparations. Glycerin's most common application is in soap making, although it is also used in explosives manufacturing, in the form of nitroglycerin. Soluble in water and alcohol, it boils to 290°C while it freezes to a paste. 

Our glycerin is produced from vegetable sources and is approved as a food additive. Product has been manufactured in controlled environment, and packaged in sterile containers. Manufacturing processes conform to all the standard requirements in accordance with the principles laid down in FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices. ALL of our food grade vegetable glycerin products come with a 99.9 percent Certificate of Analysis.

Food Grade Glycerin Uses: Soap

How to make glycerin soap:

Soap making is consider fairly easy to make.  Glycerin in its pure form is used in many applications such as a sweetener, solvent, antifreeze agent, moisturizing agent, emulsifier, stabilizer and many other uses. Finding the ideal recipe can be a tricky since its end properties largely depend on the lye to glycerin ratio.

1) Add 20% Food Grade Glycerin to 80% Distilled Water

2) Mix the heated solution for 10 to 15 minutes with constant temperature. The trick is keep the temperature low and constant. A beaded, mushy look will result if the heat is a too much.

3) Always add the lye to water. Adding water to lye may cause a dangerous chemical reaction.

4) Add in fragrances and colors. Just stir in.

5) Pour into molds and cool. Plastic containers are the best choice.

6) Leave the container partially open to allow the solution to breathe.

7) Store for 4 to 7 days before using.

Food Grade Glycerin

Food Grade Glycerin is added to soap in order to produce a clear finish and extra moisturizing qualities. It can be dissolved easily into alcohol and water but not into oils.

It is also a hygroscopic which means it easily absorbs water from the surrounding air. If you were to leave some glycerin in the open, it would absorb water from the surrounding air to eventually become 20% water and 80% glycerin. If you were to place a small amount of pure glycerin on your tongue, you're tongue would blister because glycerin is dehydrating. When water is used to dilute it, however, it makes the skin soft.

Food Grade Glycerin is a thick liquid that is colorless and sweet tasting. It has a high boiling point and freezes to a paste. Glycerin's most common use is in soap and other beauty products like lotions, though it is also used, in the form of nitroglycerin, to create dynamite.