Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Glycerol

= Glycerine = Glycerin
Is simple alcohol, sweet-tasting, non-toxic, colorless, odorless
Liquid that is used in pharmaceutical formulations
Has three hydroxyl groups - cause solubility in water and hygroscopic nature
It can be produced by synthetic way, derived from plants (soybean, palm) or animals
It serves in food and beverages as a humectant, solvent, sweetener and preservative
Used in pharmaceutical and medical preparations as a means of improving smoothness, as a humectant and providing lubrication
I have this compound in gel on aphthae

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