Re: Psssst...How did the nibbles-and-swish go?

I've learned that oils are combined with harsh caustics, one reason being that it brings out the glycerin.

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Since learing about glycerine's effect on teeth, I had questioned but never researched its effect on the skin; I just love Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerine


At Wiki, we're redirected from 'glycerine' to 'glycerol.' Glycerol is a component of triglyceride (note make-up of that word - glycer-) that, among other things, the liver converts to glucose for energy.

Vegetable glycerine is synthetically derived and different from that the liver encounters. Glycerol is a Sugar alcohol which means it has been hydrogenated (where else have we heard about hydrogenated products? Oh, yes! Hydrogenated fats, aka transfats). Actually derived from vegetable oil, glycerine is extracted with the aid of methanol, aka wood alcohol which is toxic, and potassium hydroxide. For food use glycerol then undergoes a purification to remove the toxins.

Keep in mind, glycerol is a chemically altered substance meaning it's unnaturally altered. Unnaturally altered means the body does not have the means to use or break down the substance for use. An analogy Dr. Joe D. Nichols used about hydrogenation is like a boy trying to put his right hand into a left-handed glove. It doesn't fit. If it doesn't fit, then trouble ensues.

Hydrogenated? Have we seen any 20th century health issues as a result of hydrogenation? Do we now hear about problems with transfats?

Although glycerine has not been implemented in any major or life threatening conditions, perhaps it is a question of time before we start hearing about some. Down in the section re personal care usage, Wiki's page on glycerol gives a warning. "When used as an emollient, glycerol should never be applied undiluted to the skin. The same powerful hygroscopic property that draws moisture out of the air to moisten the skin will draw moisture out of the skin if the glycerol is too concentrated. A minimum of two or three parts water should be added to one part glycerol...."
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