Glycerol is a colorless sweet hygroscopic liquid used widely as a humectant moisturizer and sweetener. In pharmaceuticals it appears in creams cough syrups suppositories and as a preservative. In food it retains moisture and improves texture. In cosmetics it hydrates skin and hair and in industry it serves as a plasticizer antifreeze and in nitroglycerin production. It is also used in laboratories as a cryoprotectant and stabilizer for proteins and cells.

The main purpose of glycerol is to act as a moisturizing stabilizing and solvent agent due to its ability to attract and retain water.

Glycerol is a clear odorless sweet-tasting and water-soluble liquid widely used in pharmaceutical food cosmetic and industrial applications. Its humectant moisturizing and stabilizing properties make it valuable in creams syrups lotions and as a cryoprotectant sweetener plasticizer and antifreeze.