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A Magical compound for winters: Glycerin

When I was kid my mom used to apply glycerin on my face, hands and feet but I hated it. There were multiple reasons behind this hesitation 😁 firstly I didn’t like its greasy texture on my face and secondly at that time I used to think that the products available in the markets are more effective, fragrant and easy to use. You know a dreamworld of a kid, all the glittery things in market are gold.🙄 After a lot of purchases and applications of various costly creams and serums, finally I reverted to my Mom’s recipe and now I think that why I had been forgotten it for a long time. Glycerine is a very effective and plant-produced natural compound that acts as a humectant. Nowadays it is also derived from synthetic sources. Humectants are those compounds that attract water from the air due to its chemistry and when it is applied on skin it attracts the moisture and protects the skin from dehydration by locking the water molecules inside the epidermal layer of skin. It is one of the best...