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Glycerin

Imagine a lush oasis in the heart of a desert; this is the promise of glycerin for your skin. As a luxurious moisture magnet, it draws hydration from the depths, ensuring your skin remains supple and radiant. Revel in the silky, quenched texture that only glycerin can bestow, transforming your skincare ritual into an indulgent experience.

4 key benefits
Skin Types
barrier-repair hydration redness-sensitivity
Key Benefits
Deep Hydration Improves Skin Barrier Soothes Sensitive Skin
Pregnancy
Safe
When to Use
Morning + Night

What Exactly Is Glycerin?

Here's what you're putting on your skin — and why we love it.

Glycerin, also known as glycerol, is a naturally occurring compound derived from plant oils or synthetically produced. It is a colourless, odourless liquid that is highly soluble in water, making it an ideal ingredient for skincare formulations. Known for its humectant properties, glycerin attracts water molecules from the surrounding environment and deeper layers of the skin, ensuring optimal hydration.

Glycerin's molecular structure allows it to penetrate the skin's outer barrier, delivering moisture where it is needed most. This versatile compound is compatible with a wide range of skincare ingredients, enhancing the efficacy of products by supporting other actives.

What Happens When Glycerin Touches Your Skin

Understanding the process helps you get better results at home and in the treatment room.

Glycerin functions by attracting moisture from both the environment and the deeper layers of the skin, binding it to the skin's surface. This action helps maintain the skin's hydration levels, preventing transepidermal water loss and supporting a plump, smooth complexion.

Additionally, glycerin reinforces the skin's natural barrier, enhancing its resilience against environmental stressors and irritants. By improving the skin's overall hydration and barrier function, glycerin plays a pivotal role in maintaining skin health and appearance.

Why Our Therapists Reach for Glycerin

When it comes to choosing actives for your treatment, our therapists are selective. Here's why Glycerin earns its place.

Therapists at Stephanies® Luxury Spas incorporate glycerin into treatments due to its unparalleled ability to hydrate and soothe the skin. Its gentle, non-irritating nature makes it suitable for all skin types, including sensitive and reactive skins.

Glycerin's compatibility with other active ingredients allows therapists to create bespoke treatments that address multiple skin concerns simultaneously. By integrating glycerin, therapists can enhance the skin's receptivity to subsequent treatments, ensuring a comprehensive and luxurious spa experience.

Moreover, glycerin's soothing properties make it an ideal choice for post-treatment care, helping to calm and hydrate the skin, ensuring clients leave with a radiant, nourished complexion.
— Stephanies Skin Therapists

What Glycerin Will Do for Your Skin

These are the results our guests notice — and the reasons we keep coming back to this ingredient.

Deep Hydration

Glycerin attracts moisture, providing lasting hydration.

Improves Skin Barrier

Enhances the skin's natural barrier function.

Soothes Sensitive Skin

Calms and hydrates sensitive skin.

Enhances Product Efficacy

Improves the performance of other skincare ingredients.

Is Glycerin Right for You?

We recommend this ingredient for the following concerns and skin types. If you're unsure, your therapist can assess your skin during a consultation.

Skin Concerns
barrier-repair hydration redness-sensitivity

The Insider Tip

Straight from the treatment room — something most guests don't know about Glycerin.

A professional tip from our therapists is to layer glycerin-rich products under occlusive creams to lock in the moisture it attracts. For a rejuvenating overnight boost, apply a glycerin-based serum before your night cream to wake up with plump, hydrated skin.
— Stephanies Skin Therapists

Who Benefits Most from Glycerin?

Not every ingredient is for everyone — here's who we see the best results with.

Glycerin is ideal for those seeking to enhance hydration and maintain a youthful, dewy complexion. It is particularly beneficial for individuals with dry or dehydrated skin, as well as those with sensitive or reactive skin types.

Its gentle formulation makes it suitable for all ages, providing a non-irritating hydration solution that supports the skin's natural barrier and resilience.

How to Use Glycerin in Your Routine

Getting the application right makes all the difference. Here's what our therapists suggest.

Application
Apply glycerin-containing products to clean, damp skin to maximise its hydrating effects. Follow with a moisturiser to seal in moisture.
When to Use
Use glycerin-based products both morning and evening for continuous hydration. During drier seasons, increase usage to counteract environmental dehydration.
Worth Knowing Before You Layer

Avoid combining glycerin with high concentrations of alcohol-based products to prevent potential dehydration.

Use Glycerin at Home

These are the products our therapists recommend when guests want to continue working with Glycerin between visits.

Instant Smoothing Serum 25ml
Grown Alchemist
Instant Smoothing Serum 25ml

Lightweight oil-free serum that hydrates and detoxifies skin.

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Botanical Cleansing Milk
skin editions™
Botanical Cleansing Milk

This Botanical Cleansing Milk melts away impurities, makeup and excess oil while preserving the skin’s natural balance. Nourishing plant oils, vitamins, and soothing botanical extracts comfort and hydrate the skin, delivering a gentle cleanse that leaves the complexion soft, calm, and refreshed.

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Feel Glycerin in Professional Hands

While we don't currently have a treatment built specifically around Glycerin, our therapists may incorporate it into your session based on your skin's needs. Ask about it during your next visit — or explore our full treatment menu below.

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What to Pair with Glycerin

Ingredients work better in the right company. These are the combinations our therapists recommend for stronger results.

Pairs Well With
Pair glycerin with hyaluronic acid for amplified hydration niacinamide for enhanced barrier support and ceramides for improved skin resilience.
Good to Know

Glycerin is generally well-tolerated, with no significant contraindications. However, always patch test new products to ensure compatibility.

Pregnancy & Sensitivity

Glycerin is safe for use during pregnancy and is well-tolerated by sensitive skin, providing gentle hydration without irritation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, glycerin is non-comedogenic and lightweight, making it suitable for oily skin types. It provides hydration without clogging pores.

Glycerin can be safely used with retinol, as it helps counteract dryness and supports the skin's barrier during retinol use.

Glycerin is typically well-tolerated and unlikely to cause irritation. However, always conduct a patch test when trying new products.

Glycerin draws moisture to the skin, providing deep hydration and alleviating dryness, resulting in a smoother, softer texture.

Glycerin, also known as glycerol, is a naturally occurring compound derived from plant oils or synthetically produced. It is a colourless, odourless liquid that is highly soluble in water, making it an ideal ingredient for skincare formulations. Known for its humectant properties, glycerin attracts water molecules from the surrounding environment and deeper layers of the skin, ensuring optimal hydration. Glycerin's molecular structure allows it to penetrate the skin's outer barrier, delivering moisture where it is needed most. This versatile compound is compatible with a wide range of skincare ingredients, enhancing the efficacy of products by supporting other actives. If you'd like to know how it fits into your routine specifically, our therapists can walk you through it during your next visit.

You'll find Glycerin in several of our Skin Editions products, including Instant Smoothing Serum 25ml, Botanical Cleansing Milk. Not sure which one suits your skin? Our therapists can match you with the right formula.

Not Sure if Glycerin Is Right for You?

Ask Ivy, our skincare concierge, for personalised guidance — or book a consultation and let one of our therapists assess your skin in person.

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