How to Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel
Many people simply cut the leaf straight from an aloe vera plant and rub it on the affected area of skin but read on and learn how to make your own aloe vera gel and how to bottle and store it so that the aloe vera gel keeps, under refrigeration, for a year or more!
To Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel You Have To Have An Aloe Vera Plant.
Once you have the plant it is quite easy to make the aloe vera gel
But, if you need that first aloe vera plant to get things rolling...
Aloe Vera Medicine Plant
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/29/2009)![]()
Amazon Product Description
The plant you will receive is growing in a 3 1/2" pot and is about 8" tall. Often called the "Medicine Plant, "Miracle Plant" or the "Natural Healer", Aloe Vera is a plant of many surprises. It flourishes in warm and dry climates, and many people mistake it for a cactus, but in fact it is a member of the Lily family. It stays moist where other plants would wilt and die, closing its pores to prevent the loss of moisture.
The History Ancient records show that the benefits of Aloe Vera have been known for centuries. Its therapeutic and healing properties have survived more than 5000 years.
Where Does The Aloe Vera Gel Come From?
If you want to learn how to make your own aloe vera gel it is important to know where it is within the leaf of the aloe vera plant.
The aloe vera plant has been known for its medicinal properties for well over 4,000 years. The Aloe Vera is a succulent whose leaves contain a gel that is thick and gelatinous.Each aloe vera leaf has four layers:
- The rind - this is the greenish outer layer of the aloe vera leaf.
- The sap - a layer of bitter tasting liquid which lies under the rind and surrounds the gel. The sap supposedly protects the plant from being eaten by animals... I don't think our cat is put off by it though!
- Muscilage gel - this is the inner leaf area which surrounds the gel. When you make your own aloe vera gel both the inner gel and this muscilage gel can be mixed or blended together for EXTERNAL USE ONLY.
- The gel - This is the center part of the leaf is known as the aloe vera, inner gel, this is what you need to extract to make your own aloe vera gel.
If You Are Taking Aloe Vera Gel Internally,
only use the inner aloe vera gel, being sure to carefully remove any muscilage gel and sap.
Learning How To Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel
Extracting the aloe vera gel is easy...
Knowing how to make your own aloe vera gel and the correct method of preparing and storing it can provide you with a supply of gel which will last under refrigeration for a year or even longer.
How To Harvest The Aloe Vera Gel
All you need is a sharp knife, a cutting board, a spoon and a leaf or two to make your own aloe vera gel.
When you are ready to harvest the aloe vera gel from a plant leaf, you should choose an outer leaf which is healthy and is growing toward the bottom of the plant. Pick a large aloe vera leaf which is green and thick. The thicker the leaf, the more aloe vera gel you will get from it.To remove the leaf, cut it at an angle close to the plant's base. Plants that are too immature to harvest will not have leaves growing close to the ground.
Once you have removed the leaf from the aloe vera plant, place it upright in a container in a slightly tilted position and leave it in that position for about 10-12 minutes, this will allow the bitter sap to drain from the leaf.
Next, place the aloe leaf on a cutting board and carefully cut off the tip and the pointed rough edges on either side of the leaf using asharp knife. Make certain to cut both sides of the leaf all the way from top to bottom.
Now separate the front and back of the leaf by slicing it lengthwise from the inside.
Scoop out both the muscilage gel and the clear inner gel which looks more like a solid gel.
For most leaves, a spoon works well for scooping out the aloe vera gel.
When removing the aloe vera gel, it is important to press down lightly but firmly, being careful not to remove any remaining sap.
How To Store The Aloe Vera Gel
You have made your own aloe vera gel, if you store it correctly it will last for about a year!
Adding a drop of vitamin E and a small amount of citric acid powder to the aloe gel will help prevent discoloration and make the gel keeps longer. If you don't have citric acid powder, you can simply crush a vitamin C tablet into powder or use a drop of grapefruit seed extract.
The First Complete Book on Aloe Vera in this Young Century.
Aloe Vera The New Millennium: The Future of Wellness in the 21st Century
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Product Description
Every once in a while, a book comes along that redefines the genre. This special 2003 edition of Aloe Vera/The New Millennium is such a work. In it you will find a wellness wellsource of new breakthroughs in Aloe Vera research and technology from the last thirty years.
If you could only have five complete wellness guidebooks for the next dozen years, this should be one of them.
Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel In Blogs
- mov01chow to make your own aloe vera gel part#2
- this video shows me finishing the bigger leaf, and adding the preservatives. for those who want to know it is:1/4 cup of lemon juice from concentrate 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid. will keep in cold dark refrigerator drawer with no light, ...
- How to make your own aloe vera gel
- Forum: Miscellaneous Posted By: la guera loca Post Time: 02-17-2008 at 10:43 PM.
- portland imc - 2007.07.10 - Natural Sunburn Remedies
- You can make your own aloe vera gel, to soothe irritated or burned skin (you can also use it as a hair gel!) Slit an aloe vera leaf open, and scrape the inner gel into a bowl with a sharp knife then put it in a blender or food processor ...
- how to make your own aloe vera gel part#1
- part 1 i show how to fillet the leaf so that you can cut up the gel pack inside. this is good to know when you run out of the bottled stuff. duration : 0:8:40. technorati tags: aloevera, black, coily, curly, cutting, ethnic, hair, ...
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- shajo shajo Aug 28, 2009 @ 8:06 am
- Great lens! I need to get an aloe vera plant so I can try this!
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