Use glycerine on face to attract moisture

Glycerine can help you moisturise the skin and prevents loss of moisture. Glycerine is a humectant, as it attracts moisture to the skin from the atmosphere.

Moisture is the skin's basic requirement. It keeps the skin soft, healthy and youthful. All ageing skins have a lack of moisture. The skin loses moisture to the environment, when humidity is low, or is lowered by artificial means through air conditioning and heating. Sun exposure also causes loss of moisture.

Glycerine helps to hydrate the skin. It helps to attract moisture to the skin and thus, moisturises the skin. Therefore, applied on the face, it helps to relieve dryness and make the skin soft and smooth. Used regularly, it can help to delay the visible signs of ageing, like the formation of lines and wrinkles. Over a period of time, it can help to improve the skin's ability to retain moisture.

You can use Glycerine at home for skin care:

Avoid applying pure glycerine directly on the face. It is better to dilute it with rose water or mineral water. To apply it on the face, first rinse the face with water. Then put very little glycerine on a cotton wool pad and dab on the face.

Wash off with water after 3 or 4 minutes. Avoid contact with eyes and mouth. Allow it to absorb into the skin. Wash it off after a few minutes. If you are prone to allergies, do a patch test first. Dilute glycerine in rose water and apply the mixture to the back of your hand. Wait for 24 hours. If your skin doesn't experience any allergic reactions, it's safe to be applied to your face.

Mix one teaspoon pure Glycerine with 100 ml Rose Water . Gently dab it onto your skin . Dab on a little glycerine diluted with water for toning after you wash your face as it helps tighten your pores.

Glycerine tightens your pores. Add a few drops of glycerine to half a cup of rose water and keep in an airtight bottle in the fridge. Use a little of this lotion to relieve dryness on the face, arms and feet. This lotion can also be applied on acne-prone skin.

You can also mix half teaspoon pure glycerine with 2 tablespoons orange juice. Apply this on the face for 20 minutes and wash off with plain water.

For normal to dry skin, you can also mix half a teaspoon pure glycerine, one teaspoon rose water and one teaspoon dried milk powder. Mix into a paste and apply on the face. Remove after 20 minutes with plain water.

Mix vitamin E oil, vaseline and glycerine in equal parts and apply on your face before you take a shower. This mixture is quite useful in the winter months when our skin tends to become very dry due to extreme climatic conditions

(The author is international fame beauty expert and is called herbal queen of India)