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Hair Therapy Density Boost Fullness Restore Scalp Serum is a non-greasy serum packed with skin-loving ingredients like active B3 (niacinamide) and active glycerin, clinically proven to boost hair density in 90 days – with noticeable results seen in as little as 30 days.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This hybrid shower oil builds into a gentle lather, smoothes and softens skin with squalane, and is made of 50% glycerin, a humectant that helps draw water into the skin.
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Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
Shades: 35 Key ingredients: Dimethicone, glycerin, meadowfoam seed oil
Size: 1 oz.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Its humectant glycerin and snow mushroom are essentially an insurance plan against dehydrated skin.
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Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French glycérine, from Greek glykeros sweet; akin to Greek glykys
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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“Glycerin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glycerin. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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