Glycerin
We look for this
Glycerol · Vegetable Glycerin
The most-studied humectant in cosmetics, and one of the oldest.
- What it does
- Hydration
- Our take
- Cheap, boring, and better than almost everything marketed above it. When you see glycerin high in an ingredient list, that's usually a sign the formula was built to work rather than to read well.
- Suitable from
- Tween, 8+ · Teen, 13+ · Young adult, 20+ · Middle aged, 40+
- Best for
- Dryness & hydration · Barrier repair · Aging & firmness
- Skin types
- Any skin · Dry · Oily · Sensitive · Blemish-prone
find it in
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Activated Night Serum
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Meliora | All-Purpose Home Cleaner
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Be Kind Double Duty Mist
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Blue Tansy Hand Wash
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Brighter Days Algae/Avocado Biodegradable Eye Mask
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Cell Renewal Exfoliator
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Renew
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The Classic Daily Facial Cleanser
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Creature of Light
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Jelly Drops
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Fortune Teller
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Gentle Home Cleaning Scrub
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Good Karma-Dry Oil Mineral Sunscreen
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Go!
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Golden Sea Salt Hair Spray with Aloe & Seaweed
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Hand & Body Lotion
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Kaolin Micro Exfoliant
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Meliora | Laundry Powder
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Levitation Lash
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Starter Set
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Routine Skincare Set
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Moisturose
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Attitude | Home Essentials Dishwashing Liquid
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The Classic Shave Cream
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Pore Magic
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Pure Radiance Supreme Eye Cream
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Radiance Grape Stem Cell + Squalane Day Cream
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Renew
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Annmarie | Resurfacing Facial Exfoliant
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Self-Tanner Body Lotion
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Shampoo with Aloe & Seaweed
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Skin Balancing Moisturizer
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Smooth Sali
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Soap Stick for Laundry Stain Remover
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Sunly Face and Body Mineral Sunscreen Spray SPF 50
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The Black Orb Enigmatic Kohl Eyeliner
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Wild Bergamot Body Wash
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Your Only Meditation Gel Cream
What we read
- EU CosIng · reviewed Sep 2026
Every other ingredient, with the same treatment.
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