Comments on: CurlChemist: The Goods on Glycerin

By: Taytie

Taytie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:00:23 +0000

I bought a bottle of glycerin so I’m glad to read this informative article. My thought was to mix it with some oils that I have on hand like jojoba and olive oil as a way to put oil in my hair so it coats the hair more evenly. Seems like the oil would balance out the glycerin’s drying properties. I think it’s a way for me to apply oil to my fine 3b hair without making it too greasy.

By: Newly Natural » Blog Archive » Ask Kcurly–Moisture Help in Iraq

Newly Natural » Blog Archive » Ask Kcurly–Moisture Help in Iraq — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:26:30 +0000

[...] your hair care routine if you are using any. I say may because not everyone agrees with this. From this article on NC.com: In weather that is extremely dry, glycerin will seek out moisture from your hair [...]

By: Newly Natural » Blog Archive » Animal glycerin vs Veggie glycerin

Newly Natural » Blog Archive » Animal glycerin vs Veggie glycerin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:07:08 +0000

[...] is a word of caution about glycerin from NC.com (my emphasis, not theirs): Glycerin is a relatively small molecule compared to many moisturizers, [...]

By: michele Beck

michele Beck — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:57:47 +0000

great, and informative article.my hair fades to practically white,from its gold/blonde colrs,respecially around hairline{like a halo)O, and look my natural face cleansers first ingredient,glycerin(am sensitive to mant chemicals, but not ths) and almost all of my CG products im usung for my fine 3a hair,has glycerin ,right up there.because they are he ones ,not heavy enough to weigh it down.Any substitutes,without,anyone can recommend? to CK,and enjoyand Kenra volumizing mousse????

By: Lisa Willis

Lisa Willis — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:05:08 +0000

I had no idea that shades of red hair color would be more affected by glycerin, bummer! I love donna marie’s lock and twist and it has glycerin in it, it is the only product that has it other than CK that I currently use. I will keep this in mind after my next color, good information!

By: Newly Natural » Blog Archive » NewlyNatural on a budget

Newly Natural » Blog Archive » NewlyNatural on a budget — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:55:03 +0000

[...] is often available for purchase in bulk in wholefoods stores and can be very inexpensive. Here is a wonderful article from NaturallyCurly.com on glycerin. And I want to add that I do not use [...]

By: rose bishop

rose bishop — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:47:58 +0000

i am dismayed to see that the deep conditioner and conditoner i use contain glycerin because i am extremely happy with the results i’ve been getting from them. however, i live in ny, so hopefully most days i should be okay? the humidity is neither too high nor too low? or are the winters too drying to chance glycerin?
are there other ingredients that might add enough moisture to cancel out negative effects of glycerin?

By: lazykerri

lazykerri — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:36:08 +0000

Great information! Now I’m wondering what (moisturizing) ingredients I should be looking for in the dry winter weather, since it sounds like glycerin could be drying in weather lacking humidity.

By: ldiva67

ldiva67 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:33:27 +0000

I wonder what effect it has on hennaed hair?

By: the23rdelf

the23rdelf — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:31:43 +0000

Thank you so much for this well-written an educational piece!