How to Make Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe vera is a beautiful common houseplant that has been used for centuries in folk remedies. The soothing gel found inside of the leaves helps to soothe burns and bug bites and moisturizes the skin without an oily build-up. If you are wondering how your can transform your houseplant into aloe vera gel like that found in your local supermarket, the process is simple and easy.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Paring knife
• Fresh aloe vera leaves
• Vegetable peeler
• Spoon
• Blender
• Vitamin C tablets or powder
• Vitamin E gel capsules
• Small glass jar with tight fitting lid
• Cheesecloth (optional)

1. Use a paring knife to carefully cut off the spiked edges of a large outer aloe vera leaf. With a vegetable peeler, remove the skin on one side of the leaf. Scoop out the inner gel-like pulp with a spoon and place it into a blender.

2. Add 500 mg of powdered vitamin C and 400 IU of vitamin E to the blender for every 1/4 cup of aloe vera pulp. You can easily crush vitamin C tablets with the back of a spoon to make powder. Vitamin E can be purchased in capsules which are easy to puncture with a knife so that you may squeeze the contents into the blender. Not only will vitamins C and E add extra health benefits to the aloe vera gel, they will help to preserve the gel for longer.

3. Blend the contents thoroughly and place the finished aloe vera gel into a small glass jar with a tight fitting lid. A few pieces of pulp may remain in the gel. If you would like perfectly smooth gel, filter the contents of the blender through a piece of cheesecloth when adding it to a jar.

4. Keep aloe vera gel in the refrigerator to keep it fresh for about 3 months.

Tips & Warnings

• If you do not have your own aloe vera plant, you can purchase large fresh leaves in the vegetable section of your local health food store.

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[munishsood07]

on 4/20/2009 **remove all the green parts of the leaf- do not use this,as it is very bitter.only use the soft white inner parts.chop this up finely*add 1 litre of clean water to the slice prepared from two medium sized leaves. *add 2 tablespoons alcohol (not beer) or vinegar so that the mixture does not go bad.*shake well before you use.

[sivathason]

on 8/1/2008 Thanks for the article. Can I use lemon or lime juice to preserve it?