Sorbolene & 10% Glycerine Lotion 500ml

Sorbolene with 10 percent glycerine is the plain, cheap, do-everything moisturiser Australian pharmacists have recommended for decades. It contains no active or perfumed ingredients - just a cetomacrogol emulsifying base with glycerine as a humectant - which is exactly why it suits skin that reacts to everything else. This is the 500mL pump.

Why choose Sorbolene with 10% glycerine?

The value is in what is not in it. There is no fragrance, no active drug and no botanical extract to irritate compromised skin. The cetomacrogol base carries moisture in and absorbs well without leaving a greasy film, and the glycerine at 10 percent acts as a humectant, drawing water into the outer layer of skin and holding it there. That is the whole mechanism, and it is enough for most dry skin.

It also works as a soap substitute, which is the use people underrate. Soap and shower gel strip the skin barrier, and for dry or sensitive skin the single most effective change is often to stop using them - washing with this instead. Using one product to wash with and moisturise afterwards is cheaper and simpler than a shelf of specialist creams.

At 500mL in a pump it is priced to be used generously, which matters: moisturiser applied thinly once a day does far less than the same product applied properly twice. If you need larger volumes for whole-body use, or a fragrance-free formulation without glycerine, we also stock the Kenkay range.

Key features

• Cetomacrogol emulsifying base with 10 percent glycerine
• No active ingredients, no fragrance, no botanical extracts
• Non-greasy and well absorbed - no sticky residue
• Doubles as a gentle soap substitute for washing
• Suits dry, sensitive and reaction-prone skin
• 500mL pump - sized to be used generously
• Available without prescription

Specifications

Common uses

Three uses cover most of what this bottle is bought for. Everyday dry skin - hands, shins, forearms, anywhere that tightens after washing. As a soap substitute in the shower, which is the change that helps most people with persistently dry skin. And as a bulk moisturiser for whole-body use, where the price of a boutique cream would be prohibitive. It is also commonly kept in clinical and aged care settings for the same reasons. If you want a fragrance-free formulation without glycerine, Kenkay Pure Sorbolene Cream is the plainer option, and QV Cream is the heavier alternative for very dry skin. Both sit with our everyday pharmacy and medical supplies in the wider medical supplies range.