The very well-known glycerine component in soaps is made mainly from animal fat, namely whale oil. |
Many pastilles contain demulcents for example glycerine or honey, which can safely be taken by most people to stop their throat from feeling dry. |
Perfumed oils, glycerine and rose water, all helped to keep her skin smooth, soft and supple. |
If the preparation is to be kept permanently, the acid must all be washed out, and dilute glycerine run under the cover glass. |
In fats the alcohol is glycerol, more familiar under its common name of glycerine. |
It consists of esters of glycerine with fatty and other acids, and these are generally termed glycerides. |