In addition to hydrating skin and hair, it’s also noncomedogenic, so it doesn’t block pores. Why aren’t more people talking about it?
Photo-Illustration: The Cut. Photo: Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images/iStockphoto I have a long-standing habit of reading the labels on everything. As a kid, I did it mostly out of boredom while my parents were shopping; now that I’m an adult, it has fueled my obsessive curiosity about beauty products. And after years of examining ingredients lists in pharmacies everywhere, I’ve noticed one word showing up repeatedly on everything from shampoo to lipstick to foot cream: glycerin.
That’s because glycerin belongs to a class of ingredients known as humectants . “A humectant is an ingredient that can actually draw moisture to the skin,” explained Robinson. When you apply a humectant topically, it pulls moisture from the atmosphere — kind of like a sponge — and helps bind that moisture to the top layer of skin.
In addition to hydrating skin and hair, glycerin is also noncomedogenic, so it doesn’t block pores. “It can be used by every skin type, including acne-prone and very sensitive. It’s a very lightweight but intense hydrator,” said Dr. Papageorgiou.
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