Starwest’s premium quality Vegetable Glycerine is an amazing product whose unusual combination of properties has made it useful in a wide variety of applications. It is a clear, colorless, and odorless liquid with a very sweet taste, with the consistency of a thick syrup.
Uses
Food & Beverages
Vegetable Glycerine is commonly used in food and beverages, is low in calories and easily digested.
Body & Skin Care
Vegetable glycerine is also widely used as a humectant, a penetrant, and a softening agent in skin care products and soaps. The emollient and lubricating properties of glycerine make it effective anytime there is hardness, drying, or scaling of the skin. It is water and alcohol soluble, making it easy to work with.
Production Process
Our conventional vegetable glycerine is derived from sustainable, non-gmo vegetable palm oil and is produced using environmentally friendly practices. It is manufactured using the process of hydrolysis, which takes off the fatty acids, leaving pure vegetable glycerine.
Storage & Preserving Vegetable Glycerine
Vegetable Glycerine should be stored in a cool, dry place, and avoid any direct exposure to heat and light. Minimum of 5 year shelf life when stored properly.
Ingredients: Vegetable glycerine USP. Warm sweet taste, ideal for food use.
Directions: When used topically, dilute first for best results.
Packaging: Our 4 fl oz and 16 fl oz Vegetable Glycerine is packaged in a clear plastic bottle with a smooth plastic disc cap and a hand press flip closure. The convenient hand flip closure helps ensure that you will dispense just the right amount of your product. Our 1 gallon size is packaged in a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) jug, with a tight-fitting plastic lid to help protect contents from moisture and air, and the 5 gallon size is packaged in a cube container with a spigot and handle.