Ingredients

Glycerin

Glycerin is a humectant and viscosity controlling ingredient. It’s in 6,004 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

Cosmia shampoing et gel douche 2 en 1 monoi 750 ml

0.75 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives

Cotton Candy Shea Sugar Scrub

Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils

Cotton Fresh Anti-Fett-Shampoo

400 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives

400 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives

country Apple lotion

Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers

Cover Care Full Coverage Concealer

Concealer · Lists silicones

Cozy Clouds Moisturizing Body Lotion

Body lotion · 17 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones

Cranberry & Orange Peel Body Wash

Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives

Cranberry Fluff Mini Shea Sugar Scrub

Exfoliant · 5.5 oz · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils

Cranberry Fluff Shea Sugar Scrub

Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils

Label from outside the U.S. · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check

Cream & Oil Beurre de cacao Huile de coco Crème de douche

250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives

Cream & Oil Intensiv-Pflege-Spülung

250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens

Cream Antibacterial Pack Familiar

375 g (3 x 125 g) · Label from Argentina, Bolivia and Chile · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives

Cleanser · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check

Cream Oil Beauty Cream Bar with Morrocan Argan Oil

2 * 100 g · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives

Cream Skin Milky Hydration Sheet Mask

Mask · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed

Cream Skin Milky Toner

Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed

Cream to Water Makeup Melter

Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives

Cream with olive oil

25o ml · Label from Morocco and Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check

Creamy Cleansing Foam Moist

Ingredients incomplete, can’t check

Dr. Dennis Gross

Creamy Cleansing Oil

Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives

Creamy Jelly Cleanser

Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives

Creamy oil moisturizer

Lists fragrance, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers

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