Glycerin
Glycerin is a humectant and viscosity controlling ingredient. It’s in 6,018 products on Poliage, most often moisturizer, body wash and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
A sticky, sweet-tasting liquid from plant oils or fats. Draws water into skin and keeps formulas from drying out.
What it does
Contains Glycerin: denaturant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycerin: hair-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycerin: humectant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycerin: oral-care
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycerin: perfuming
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycerin: skin-protecting
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycerin: viscosity-controlling
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 34040, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as glycerol, glycerolum, vegetable glycerin and vegetable glycerine.
Products that contain Glycerin
The Body Shop
Blue Musk Hair and Body Wash
Body wash · 250ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Blue Musk Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
The Body Shop
Blue Musk Zest Hair And Body Wash
Body wash · 250ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Herbivore
BLUE TANSY Resurfacing Clarity Face Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Glow Recipe
Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser
Cleanser · 160 ml · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid
Jack N’ Jill
Blueberry Natural Certified Toothpaste
Lists fragrance
Dr. Dennis Gross
Blur + Repair Moisturizer Cream with Hyaluronic Acid
Moisturizer · Lists coconut derivatives
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Blurring Serum Blush
Blush · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Live Tinted
Blush Crush Liquid Blush
Blush · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Moroccanoil
Body Butter
Body lotion · 6.7 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Ouai
Body Cleanser Dean Street
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Ouai
Body Cleanser Melrose Place
Body wash · 10 OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Ouai
Body Cleanser St. Barts Scent
Body wash · 10 OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Salt & Stone
Body Cream
Body lotion · 6.7 FL OZ · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones
Bath & Body Works
Body Cream
226 g · Label from Turkey · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Clarins
Body Fit
200 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
L’Oréal
Body Intensive 7 Days Lait Fluide Hydratant L-Bifidus + Aloe Vera
250 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Eos evolution of smooth
body lotion
Body lotion · 16 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Ziaja
body lotion
400 ml · Label from Romania · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Pandrosia
Body lotion
500ml · Lists fragrance, silicones, formaldehyde releasers
CARE
Body lotion
Body lotion · 500 ml · Label from India · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Nivea
Body lotion
1 · Label from Mali · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, parabens, silicones
Native
Body Lotion
Body lotion · 16.5 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dr Teal’s
Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, essential oils, silicones, coconut derivatives
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