Technical grade
Refined Glycerine
Refined Glycerine is a versatile liquid used primarily as a humectant in various applications such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food products. Renowned for its excellent solvent properties, this specialized glycerine is suitable for use in personal care formulations, food processing, and cleaning operations. With its high purity level and impressive moisture-retaining ability, Refined Glycerine meets the demands of industries requiring reliable and high-performance ingredients.
Main applicationPharmaceuticals & Healthcare — serves as an excipient in drug formulations.
Refined Glycerine is significant in multiple industries due to its multifunctional properties, especially as a humectant and solvent. It aids in improving product longevity and performance, which is essential in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food applications. Its versatility makes it a staple in formulations requiring high purity and moisture retention.
Trade pricing
Quoted per enquiry
Pricing depends on volume, grade and delivery point. Our desk responds within two working hours.
Available packaging
- Available in various bulk sizes depending on the supplier's stock.
Documentation
Batch-specific COA issued with every consignment.
Technical specifications
- Grade
- Technical grade
- Appearance
- Clear, colorless liquid
Refined Glycerine is a clear, colorless liquid that is hygroscopic, making it an ideal humectant. As a refined form of glycerol, it is characterized by its high degree of purity, making it suitable for applications in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic formulations. Typical considerations for procurement include verifying the product specifications to ensure it meets the desired application criteria, such as purity and physical form. Buyers should also specify packaging needs when placing orders, given its varying commercial availability.
Delivery
Refined Glycerine is dispatched from our Nairobi warehouse across Kenya, and export delivery is arranged to the wider East African market. Lead time depends on quantity and grade and is confirmed with your quotation — see delivery and collection for the towns we reach and how dispatch works.
Applications & uses
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare — serves as an excipient in drug formulations.
- Cosmetics & Personal Care — used as a moisturizing agent in skin and hair products.
- Foods & Beverages — functions as a sweetener and preservative.
- Cleaning & Detergents — acts as a solvent and viscous agent in cleaning products.
- Agricultural Chemicals — utilized as a moisture-retaining additive in agricultural formulations.
Industries we supply this to
Why buy this from Sparks
- Enhances product stability through moisture retention, benefiting long shelf life.
- Improves viscosity in formulations, ensuring better application experience.
- Provides a smooth texture in personal care products, enhancing consumer appeal.
- Acts as a natural preservative, extending the usability of food products.
- Offers versatility across multiple industries, reducing the need for multiple raw materials.
Quality assurance
- Documentation, including a certificate of analysis and safety data sheet, can be issued with a consignment where required.
State what your process, auditor or customs clearance requires when you request a quotation, and it is confirmed with the quote.
Safety, handling & storage
Always consult the full Safety Data Sheet before handling. Personnel must use appropriate PPE and follow local regulations for storage, transport and disposal.
Frequently asked questions
What grade of Refined Glycerine is supplied?
Refined Glycerine is supplied as Technical grade. State the grade your process requires when requesting a quotation — where an alternative grade can be sourced, it is confirmed at quotation stage rather than assumed.
What does Refined Glycerine look like?
Refined Glycerine is described as clear, colorless liquid. Appearance is a useful first check on receipt of goods, though it does not replace the certificate of analysis for confirming that the material meets specification.
What is Refined Glycerine used for?
Common applications include pharmaceuticals & Healthcare — serves as an excipient in drug formulations. Cosmetics & Personal Care — used as a moisturizing agent in skin and hair products. Foods & Beverages — functions as a sweetener and preservative. Cleaning & Detergents — acts as a solvent and viscous agent in cleaning products. Agricultural Chemicals — utilized as a moisture-retaining additive in agricultural formulations.. The suitability of the product for a particular process depends on the grade and specification required, which is worth confirming against your own process conditions.
Which industries use Refined Glycerine?
Refined Glycerine is supplied to the Food Processing & Beverage, Agriculture & Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Cosmetics & Personal Care and Cleaning & Detergents sectors. These are the industries this product is listed against in our catalogue; if your application falls outside them, we can advise on suitability before you order.
What packaging is Refined Glycerine available in?
Available in various bulk sizes depending on the supplier's stock. Where a different pack size or bulk delivery is required, it is confirmed at quotation stage against availability rather than listed here as standard.
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Where this product sits in the catalogue, and the sectors that use it.
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