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QUOTE (chinamon @ Mar 30 2009, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
go to Michael's to the baking section.
or any grocery store that has a baking section should have some sort of glycerin (aka. glycerol)


Yes. Thats where I get mine from. Its priced pretty fairly for a decent amount too. The bottle may look small, but using 5tsp in each 250g tub it will go a long way.
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At the Wal-Mart near me there is USP grade glycerin in the pharmaceutical section, it took me a long time to find it, and I ended up asking 3 or 4 employees but it's there. It's like $4-$5.

Worse comes to worse, hit me up and I can make a deal with you, I have 4 or 5 bottles of it floating around, and I've barely used 2-3 ounces so far.
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QUOTE (Hobbs @ Mar 30 2009, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At the Wal-Mart near me there is USP grade glycerin in the pharmaceutical section, it took me a long time to find it, and I ended up asking 3 or 4 employees but it's there. It's like $4-$5.

I have been searching and searching for glycerin for a long ass time. The only glycerin I can find is the stuff in the pharmaceutical section made for soothing the skin. I remember someone on the thread saying NOT to use this stuff and that vegetable glycerin is the only safe kind to use. BUT, I can't find it anywhere and my town doesn't have a Michael's. I have heard that glycerin is used as a sweetener for diabetics, so I tried the diabetic stuff section of walmart and no luck. Also heard that it is used to put on baby's pacifiers to get the baby to use it, so I tried the baby section and no luck again. I would rather not have to order it off amazon or anything, anyone have any suggestions??? Is the skin therapy glycerin ok to use?
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QUOTE (delSol_si @ Mar 30 2009, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Hobbs @ Mar 30 2009, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At the Wal-Mart near me there is USP grade glycerin in the pharmaceutical section, it took me a long time to find it, and I ended up asking 3 or 4 employees but it's there. It's like $4-$5.

I have been searching and searching for glycerin for a long ass time. The only glycerin I can find is the stuff in the pharmaceutical section made for soothing the skin. I remember someone on the thread saying NOT to use this stuff and that vegetable glycerin is the only safe kind to use. BUT, I can't find it anywhere and my town doesn't have a Michael's. I have heard that glycerin is used as a sweetener for diabetics, so I tried the diabetic stuff section of walmart and no luck. Also heard that it is used to put on baby's pacifiers to get the baby to use it, so I tried the baby section and no luck again. I would rather not have to order it off amazon or anything, anyone have any suggestions??? Is the skin therapy glycerin ok to use?


I have 2 different brands of Glycerine, both state that it can be used as a skin protectant.. I think that's just a general use for glycerin. They both say USP grade vegetable glycerine so as long as it states that on the bottle, I don't see a problem. If you buy a glycerine that's made with animal fat or something else, then it would probably taste foul.
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QUOTE (Hobbs @ Mar 30 2009, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (delSol_si @ Mar 30 2009, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Hobbs @ Mar 30 2009, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At the Wal-Mart near me there is USP grade glycerin in the pharmaceutical section, it took me a long time to find it, and I ended up asking 3 or 4 employees but it's there. It's like $4-$5.

I have been searching and searching for glycerin for a long ass time. The only glycerin I can find is the stuff in the pharmaceutical section made for soothing the skin. I remember someone on the thread saying NOT to use this stuff and that vegetable glycerin is the only safe kind to use. BUT, I can't find it anywhere and my town doesn't have a Michael's. I have heard that glycerin is used as a sweetener for diabetics, so I tried the diabetic stuff section of walmart and no luck. Also heard that it is used to put on baby's pacifiers to get the baby to use it, so I tried the baby section and no luck again. I would rather not have to order it off amazon or anything, anyone have any suggestions??? Is the skin therapy glycerin ok to use?


I have 2 different brands of Glycerine, both state that it can be used as a skin protectant.. I think that's just a general use for glycerin. They both say USP grade vegetable glycerine so as long as it states that on the bottle, I don't see a problem. If you buy a glycerine that's made with animal fat or something else, then it would probably taste foul.


Damn, the stuff I found doesn't have the word "vegetable" on it, just "glycerin."
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The magical glycerine place that no-one else seems to know of:

YOUR LOCAL CAKE/BAKING SHOP!!!! They're almost certain to have a good price on it too, and it'll def be food grade.

Whole Foods also but I hesitate to give their overpriced asses more business.
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Adding it in small quantities to drier shisha brands will produce bigger clouds.

glycerine is a primary ingredient in shisha.
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QUOTE (theophylaktos @ Mar 31 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (giant ninja robot @ Mar 30 2009, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Adding it in small quantities to drier shisha brands will produce bigger clouds.

glycerine is a primary ingredient in shisha.


Good to know.



and adding it to wet shisha doesn't seem to do much of anything.
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QUOTE (arcane @ Mar 30 2009, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (theophylaktos @ Mar 31 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (giant ninja robot @ Mar 30 2009, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Adding it in small quantities to drier shisha brands will produce bigger clouds.

glycerine is a primary ingredient in shisha.


Good to know.



and adding it to wet shisha doesn't seem to do much of anything.


except reduce flavor
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Michael's, it's used for making icings, so it will be in the baking section. You can probably find bigger bottles for cheap online
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