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Hey there, I will show you how you can make a gel using pure aloe juice and a thickening agent
I will use xanthan gum as a thickening agent and pure aloe juice as an active ingredient to make an aloe gel
so this is the process to make a gel and it is very important because if you substitute the active ingredient you can make any gel you like
so using an anti-wrinkles active you'll make an anti-wrinkles gel or using an active against cellulite and you'll make a gel against cellulite
learn how to make a gel it is the first step for making homemade cosmetics
because this gel can be used as a gel for the body, face and hair
but the most important use of the gel is about the aqueous phase for the cream
when you make a cream you should turn the water into gel so the cream can be more dense and stable
by making your own homemade gel you are sure that you use only natural ingredients
and contains only pure aloe juice, a natural origin thickening agent and a safe preservative
if you check the products in the market you will see they are full of bad ingredients
usually contains very strong preservatives, because companies must be sure their products will not go bad
the preservative we use is not so strong and it can't conserve for a long time so you should always make a small quantity and consume it fast
usually the gel you can find in the market, contains synthetic ingredients especially as thickening agents is used "carbomer"
there are many types of carbomer in the market, I also use one of them in a very small quantity sometimes to my face creams
I think that it is not necessary to use all these synthetics and bad ingredients to make an aloe gel
so I suggest you make a research, check the ingredients to find a good natural aloe gel
you should check the ingredients and make sure it contains only: 1) pure aloe juice (no water added)
it mustn't be water to the ingredients list
2) a preservative and 3) a thickening agent like xanthan gum or a synthetic carbomer
as I said always check the ingredients!!!
I think you know how to use this gel : - apply it to face and body,
when I apply it to my face I prefer mixing it with a few drops of oil
-apply to the hair as a styling gel
-use it as an active ingredient to your preparations
Let's get started! Ciao
use pure aloe juice, check the ingredients it must contains only aloe and preservative
this one contains aloe barbadensis 99.7%, preservative and citric acid to balance the ph
use a coffee filter to filter the aloe juice
weight 95.4g of juice
I usually conserve the raw materials in these plastic containers
use 1g. of xanthan gum, this is a natural gelificant agent
put 3g of glycerin In a glass
add the powder to the glycerin and mix very well
this process is very important because if you add a liquid before you mix the powder with the glycerin, the gel will be full of lamps
add a little bit of juice and stir well then add a bit more and mix again until you finish all the juice
you just have to be patient and stir
add the preservative cosgard (16 drops)
measure the ph, and as you can see here it is 5
adjust to 5.5, add 2 drops of caustic soda solution to increase the ph
measure again
if it has not reached the 5.5 add another 2 drops
always proceed carefully to adjust the ph, so you will not increase it too much
measuring again and it is 5.5
cover with plastic wrap and leave for 12 hours
as I did for hyaluronic acid, you can check my video here
after 12 hours, stir well and it is ready
put it in a bottle, I recycle this one, because the gel comes out easy
you can use a recycled bottle but be careful to wash and dry it thoroughly
I also create my own label, the color is not perfect, it should be green...
use the funnel to fill up the bottle
I use a glass to support my bottle so I can fill it up
Mix aloe gel with a few drops of oil, this is my homemade face oil
now you can apply it to your face
I don't like to use pure aloe gel directly to my face, neither pure oil, this one is too oily for my skin
I prefer using this mixture as a face cream!
this is an easy way to make a cream because there is the aqueous phase (gel), the oil phase and the active ingredient (aloe)
you should mix aloe gel and oil every time you need to use it, you can't mix all the product and conserve it,
because if you want to mix water-gel with oil and make a stable cream you need an emulsifier