Can I buy glycerine in Boots UK?

**New Year quitter** · 01-23-2009, 01:44 PM

If so, is it simply called glycerine, or does it have a brand name that I should look for?
Thanks.

**efaglil** · 01-23-2009, 01:50 PM

Answer is yes and the brand name I have is Care +

You might ask me which aisle now and it was so long ago I can't remember...

**efaglil** · 01-23-2009, 01:52 PM

It's usage on the label is ...

Glycerin
Soothes sore throats & chapped skin

100ml

if that's any good ...

**Trumpybloke** · 01-23-2009, 02:04 PM

Do yourself a favour and ask the pharmacist for U.P or pharmacy grade glycerol 99.999% pure( glycerine) a lot of the topical ( skin stuff ) is only 99.5 % pure ... the 0.5% can make a difference , especially if you are heating it as we do ( its often a unrefined sugar that might burn )...

**efaglil** · 01-23-2009, 02:07 PM

Hmmm... actually... mine says it's Glycerin BP 100%

**New Year quitter** · 01-23-2009, 04:15 PM

Thanks, all very useful info.

**Frankie** · 01-23-2009, 05:01 PM

I have a perfect one from Boots called "Value Health" Vegetable Glycerine, white label with red and black lettering. It explicitely says on the bottle that it is to be used for healing sore throat. I used a generic glycerine from a local Slovak pharmacy before that and it is a huge difference. So from my experience I would recommend this one.