Regular Glycerin vs Vegetable Glycerin

[FtrDrO]

.....is there a difference? In other words, is the glycerin that you get at Walmart or other stores, work the same as the more expensive vegetable glycerin at natural health stores?

 

[TrustMeLove]

I think the healthstore glycerin which is made strickly from plants is edible. While the other one may not be.

 

[~*Tigget*~]

I would like to know this too. I have the vegetable kind at the moment. But I have used both. I may switch back to regular though.

 

[delray712000]

vegetable glycerin is used as a natural sweetner derived from plants. regular glycerin is made from fat and lye. try sweetening your tea with that.

 

[Forever in Bloom]

vegetable glycerin is used as a natural sweetner derived from plants. regular glycerin is made from fat and lye. try sweetening your tea with that.

Yeah, regular glycerin comes from animals - one of my PETA friends told me it came from livestock

 

[destiny616]

vegetable glycerin is used as a natural sweetner derived from plants. regular glycerin is made from fat and lye. try sweetening your tea with that.

vegetable glycerin is a byproduct of vegetable/plant oil and lye

 

[~*Tigget*~]

so which is better for the hair?

 

[Chameleonchick]

One is from pork and the other is from plants.

 

[FtrDrO]

Ohh ok....I never knew the difference. Thanks everyone! But which one is better to use in hair? Does one maintain moisture better than the other?

 

[loulou82]

Vegetable glycerin is derived from vegetables whereas regular glycerin is derived from animal fat. Most products that contain glycerin probably contain regular glycerin unless otherwise noted as kosher or vegetable. I don't think one retains more moisture more than the other. Some people just like a more natural or vegetarian alternative if one exists. For example some people like soy or wheat protein as opposed to animal protein.

 

[Muffinz05]

Vegetable glycerin is derived from vegetables whereas regular glycerin is derived from animal fat. Most products that contain glycerin probably contain regular glycerin unless otherwise noted as kosher or vegetable. I don't think one retains more moisture more than the other. Some people just like a more natural or vegetarian alternative if one exists. For example some people like soy or wheat protein as opposed to animal protein.

Interesting, I learn something new everyday.