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ThisInstructablewillshowyouhowI(andIemphasizeI)makehomemade
AloeVeraGel.
(/id/UprightPallet
Ipersonallyuseitasamoisturizeronmyagingsunkissed,exposedchestskin
andneck,hopingthatitwillrejuvenateitoverthelongrunandkeepthatpartof
myskinlookingyoung.

OneofthereasonsIampostingthistutorialisbecauseIknowthismixturehelps ContainerGardens/)
healsunburns.Myhusbandburnseasilyandinapinch,Ihaverubbedstraight
aloeveragoofromtheplantonhisbrightredextremities.Itjustworks.
Ihavealsoreaduponthismixturehelpingwitheczema,butamonlygettingthat
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 frompersonalblogsaroundthenet(mentionedinStep4.)
TherearesomanyusesforthisgelthatIknowitcouldbeusedformany
ailments. (/id/SpiderPoms

Igrowmyownaloeveraplants.Itwasn'tuntilthisyearthatmymotherinlaw
suggestedIstartusingthefruitfulplantforanallnaturalsunburnhealerandskin FestiveBallsofYarnWreath/)
softenersoIstartedresearchingtheprospectofactuallyusingtheplantsIgrew.

TheoriginalsourceIusedforthisrecipeishere:Cheryl'sDelightsBlog
Related
(http://blog.cherylsdelights.com/2013/07/homemadealoeveragel/).
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Step1:Ingredients,Tools&Materials

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Projecttime:Approximately45minutesto1hour.

Tomakethegel,Iuse:
1/4cupAloeVerapulp
1tablespooncoconutoil
1/4teaspoonVitaminEoil(optional)
1/8teaspooncitricacid(optional)

Tools/Materials:
Foodprocessor
cleancontainerwithlid

ToHarvestAloefromplant(Step2):
workgloves(optional)
papertowels
spoon
knife
containertoholdpulp(ormeasuringcup)
Iuseapproximatelysix(6)(dependingonsize)aloeleavesrangingfromfour(4)
tosix(6)inchesinlengthtomakeagenerous1/4cupamount.

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Elaineo11(/member/Elaineo11) 3monthsago
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canIuseextravirgenoliveoilfrommyownolivesinsteadofcoconutoil?

o4orsum(/member/o4orsum) 3yearsago Reply

Aloeveraalsomakesadeliciousandrefreshingdrinkittasteslikereallyfresh
grapes.justblendwithabitofhoneyorsugarandwater.

rollingcoder(/member/rollingcoder) . o4orsum(/member/o4orsum) Reply

9monthsago
Ifyouplanoneatingit,usethesoftfattriangularleaves.The
wideconcaveleavesareextremelybitter.Butthebitterleavesarestill
goodforanyuseotherthaneating.

Anddon'teattheyellowportionunlessyouneedapowerfullaxative.

StellaK4(/member/StellaK4) . rollingcoder(/member/rollingcoder) Reply

5monthsago
FoundagoodrecipeabouteatingtheAloeVera:
http://www.marecipes.com/howtoeataloevera
(http://www.marecipes.com/howtoeataloevera)

Soakinghelpstoeliminatetheyellowportionandwecannottaketoo
muchofAloeVeraperday.IliketoblendAloeVerawithfruitstoo.

barbara.leavitt1(/member/barbara.leavitt1) 2yearsago Reply

Iamlackingjustonething..........thealoeveraplant.DoesanyoneknowwhereI
canbuyaloeveragelthatisthispure?IneedaspureasIcangetfor
somethingImakecalledproxygel.IfoundouttheoneI'vebeenbuyinghas
 formaldehydeinit.Whichreallywasthemostupsettingthing.SoItrulywould
appreciateanyinfoyouhaveifyouarecertainit'saspureasitcanbe.Thank
yousomuch.Barb

bjleavitt@yahoo.com

rollingcoder(/member/rollingcoder) . barbara.leavitt1(/member/barbara.leavitt1)
9monthsago Reply
likelytoolateinfoforyou..butforanyoneelse
looking,IboughtmineatIkea!veryinexpensiveandgrowslikecrazy

X ab727(/member/ab727) 3yearsago Reply

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GoodandBadStuff.FirstthegoodstuffThisisanexcellentinstructablethe
photosareallverygoodandthewriteupistopnotch.TheBadStuffIknow
aloeveraisabigthingtomanypeople,Ipersonallyhaveafewplantsgrowing
inmyhouse,butthereishardlyanydatatosubstantiateclaimsofitsgood
properties.AnyearorsoagoIgotsuperexcitedwiththealoethingandjoined
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thebandwagonmyself.TherewasthisaloejuiceinthemarketandIama
pharmacistsoIthoughtwhywasteallthemoneywhenIcanmakethisstuff
(/contest/homeremedies/)
myself.ThenIstartedsearchingforotherusesofaloeveraandslowlyrealized
DIYAloeVeraGel by
thattherearenopeerreviewedstudiestobackuptheclaims.Iknowitissuper
DeandrasCrafts(/member/DeandrasCrafts/)inhealth(/tag/typeid/categoryhome/channelhealth/)
popular&itcanonlybesoifithadsomegoodpropertiesbutnothinghasbeen
proven.Evenit'ssunburnhealingproperties.ManypeopleIknowswearbyit
Download h(/id/DIYAloeVeraGel/?ALLSTEPS) 4Steps .(/id/DIYAloeVeraGel/step2/HarvesttheAloeVera/)
butallitdoesitproviderelief,itdoesnotimprovehealingtime.Italsodoesnot
Collection
helppreventsunburnsandisinnowayasubstituteforsunscreenlotions. IMadeit! Favorite Share
Drinkingitisawaste.Applyingitonskinasamoisturizerlikeyoudo,canbea
goodusebuttheproblemisitdoesnotstorewell.Thegreengelthatcomesout
whenyoucutaleafisastronglaxativeandshouldbeusedorhandledwith
caution.Itcancauseallergicreactionandiscontraindicatedforpregnant,
lactatingwomenandinmanyotherconditions.Allinalltoomuchhasslefortoo
littlegain.

Ohandifyouaregoingtokeepatit,whichIsuspectyouwill,thenyoucanuse
apotatopeelertopeeloffonesideoftheskinandthensimplyscoopupthegel
withaspoon.Aftercuttingouttheleafdokeepitinclinedforsometimesothat
it'syellowgelflowsout.

MelodyL6(/member/MelodyL6) . ab727(/member/ab727) ayearago Reply

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC276376...
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/)
TheNationalCenterofBiotechnologyInformationhasgoodreadingon
thebenefitsofaloeVeragel,foranyonedoubtingtheclaims.Itgetspretty
goodonpage4&5.TheNCBIhasacoupleotherreallygoodsourceson
aloeVerainadditiontothispaperforanyonewhoisinquisitive.Iwould
encourageanyonetoskimthroughthis.Iapplaudanyonewhodoes
researchtosubstantiateinsteadofjustblindlyaccepteveryquickly
popularizedhealthcraze,otherwisewewouldallstillbeeatingmargarine.
Everyoneshoulddotheirownresearchtounderstandtheingredientsof
bothtopicallyappliedproductsaswellasthosetheyingest.Theprocess
andsourcearealsojustasimportantastheingredientsthemselves.
Thankuforpostingyourprocess!

X fretted(/member/fretted) . ab727(/member/ab727) ayearago Reply

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 Aslongasbigpharmacontrolsmedicineshomeopathicdrugsandcures
willbeconsideredwitchdoctorcuresandnotacceptedinthebigpharma
communityaloeveraissoprevalentintheUStheycantcontrolitsoitsof
nointerestjohnsonandjohnsonandsuchcompaniesproduceitpurelyfor
profitofsales.
Itsevengoodforyoutodrinkoreatbutyouwonthearbigpharmasaying
that!

Shaking.Bartender(/member/Shaking.Bartender) . ab727(/member/ab727)
2yearsago Reply
yrsthereisstudy's,theyarenotmediaticandpernas
youcanfinditinalibraryorso.Ifoundabookinabookstorecalledaloe
Verathemiracleplant.

Andmakingalongstoryshort,theyjustdon'tfindthereasonits
miraculous

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8 3yearsago Reply
Thankyouforthekindwords.=) (/contest/homeremedies/)
DIYAloeVeraGel by
DeandrasCrafts(/member/DeandrasCrafts/)inhealth(/tag/typeid/categoryhome/channelhealth/)

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2yearsago Reply
daniphantom(/member/daniphantom)madeit!

Awesome!Hopeitworks!

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X DeandrasCrafts(/member/DeandrasCrafts)(author) . daniphantom
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Yay!Howwasit?Ihopeithelpedwhateverailmentyoumadeitfor.=)

daniphantom(/member/daniphantom) . DeandrasCrafts
(/member/DeandrasCrafts) 2yearsago Reply

Itworkedreallywellasasimplehandmoisturizer.Unfortunately,Imade
morethanIcoulduseitafewdays.Iwilldefinitelykeepusingthis.

LanaS(/member/LanaS) 2yearsago Reply

 Thankyouforthisrecipe.Iwilltryaddingcitricacidandcoconutoil.Itriedusing
freshaloeverapulpforburnsandforallergicrashandwheniplaceditonthe
burnitstartedtoitchlikecrazy,andwhenItriedtouseitforskinrashitmadeit
itchsobadIhadtostickmyhandundertherunningcoldwateranditcreated
moreskinrash.Ihavemanyallergiessopeoplewithallergieshavetobevery
carefulwhenusinganyorganicproductsonthebrokenskin.Iguessitisokto
useitonhealthyunbrokenskinbutwithoutsomesortofoilitwilldryveryfast
formingstickyandpullingandflakingfilm.Thekeywordistouseitwithvitamin
Eoil,perhapsalsovitaminCcrystalsorwithcitricacidandtokeeptheend
productintherefrigeratorinairtightdarkjar.Iassumehomemadeand
preservativefreeproductisgreat,butitprobablywillnotlastlong,probablyit
willhavetobeusedandreplacedwithinoneweekorless.
Thebestburnremedysourcream!(regular,notfatfree).Forminorburnsa
toothpasteworkswondersaslongasyouplaceitontheburnareaimmediately
aftergettingburnedandletitdryandletitstayonyourskinforaslongasyou
can.

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Download h(/id/DIYAloeVeraGel/?ALLSTEPS) 4Steps .(/id/DIYAloeVeraGel/step2/HarvesttheAloeVera/)
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Ireallythinkitwoulddependonwhatyouuseitfor.Iuseditformystretch
marksandcoconutoilis"supposedly"oneofthebestthingstousefor
stretchmarks.Iwouldsuggestthatextravirginoliveoilcouldbeusedas
theoilportionofthemix,butI'mnotsureifthatwouldbegoodfor
sunburns.Moreresearchwouldbeneededforoliveoilonsunburns,ifthat
iswhatyouaremakingitfor.
Hopefullythathelps!

cancer2759(/member/cancer2759) 3yearsago Reply

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AquienPerselellamaSabila,seremojaunapencauhojaenlanoche,aldia
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dejarabesparalabronquitis.
Saludos.

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Muchograciasusted!

DavidHonaker(/member/DavidHonaker)
 HereinthePhoenixdesert,I'vebeenusing(aloeinnergel 3yearsago Reply

asadrinkandforskin)mycropofplantsforyears.Thanks
forsharingthisarticleonthebenefitsofaloevera!
DavidHonaker(https://plus.google.com/116300719176564382453?rel=author)

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8 Iwilltrythistomorrow

solarall(/member/solarall) 3yearsago Reply

Ithinkaloeverahasdifferentspecies.ThealoeveraIsawwhenvisitingCosta
Ricawasdifferentthanallthesepictureshere.Andthepeopleuseittherefor
burns,etcandcallitaloevera.Idon'tknowwhatthedifferenceswithinthegel
are.Theyapparentlyallworkthesame.

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3yearsago Reply

ThatisntAloeVera,isanothervariety.HereinCanary'sIslandsiscommonto (/contest/homeremedies/)
DIYAloeVeraGel
useittoheallittleburns,soicansaythattherealAloeVerahavelongerleafs
by
andthespikesarelesssharp.
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3yearsago
Iwasthinkingthesamewhileitlooksverysimilar,itisnotwhat
IknowofasAloeVera.Wehaveacouple,andtheleavesareusually8
20"long,andonlyabout1"to2"wide,withlittletonospines.

Thepulpappearsthesame,though.Itmightjustbearegionalvariation
ontheplant...

X LadySith(/member/LadySith) 3yearsago Reply

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Ilovealoeveragel.Useitstraightfromtheplantsinmygardenasaface
moisturizerandscarhealer.I'veuseditinsomehomemadeconditionersbefore
too.SometimesIwasforcedtodrinkitwhenIhadatummyache.Blergh!

Youhavemyvote:)

X DeandrasCrafts(/member/DeandrasCrafts)(author) . LadySith
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 Thankyou!

mostertbj(/member/mostertbj) 3yearsago Reply

Hi,I'veexperiencedtherelieveAloegiveswhenburningyourselfonastove
and/orasolderingiron,(evenseenablisterdisappearovernightaftermy
youngestburnedherarmonaclothingiron),Iusethejuicestraitfromthe
leave.Evenmykidsaskforaloeleaveswhentheygetaburnnosalvesand
such.Idohavetoadmitwehaven'thadanyburnsbreakingtheskin.

8 alexdrew5858(/member/alexdrew5858) 3yearsago Reply

doyouknowifthereisadifferencebetweenkeepingthegelwarmorcold?

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Thecoldermixturewilllastlonger.Ifyouwarmupthemixture,itwill"go
bad"fasterandgrowmoldquickerthanifitisrefrigerator.Myproblemis (/contest/homeremedies/)
DIYAloeVeraGel thatIdon'tlikeputtingcoldanythingonmybodyandIusethisgelasa
by
moisturizer.Itonlylastsoneweekonmycounteratroomtemperature
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Hi,thanksfortherecipe.Hereareafewmoretips.
1.Allowthealoeveraleavestostandinwaterwiththecutpartdownforatleast
onehourorovernight.Thiswilldrainofftheyellowsubstancewhichhasabad
smellandalsonotgoodforhealth.
2.Useacucumberpeelertocutoffthethornsonbothsidesandpeeloneside
withthepeeler.Thenuseaknifetoscrapeoffthegelfromtheleaf.
3.Youcanaddwatertothealoeveragelandmixitwellwithaforkanddrinkit.
Addsyruporjuicealsoaccordingtotaste.
4.Theremainggelonyourhandcanbeusedonyorhairorfaceorallover
yourarmsorlegs.Itdriesquickly.Ievenputsomeintomyeyes.Itreduceseye
inflammation.

X DeandrasCrafts(/member/DeandrasCrafts)(author) . dawood(/member/dawood)
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OohILOVEthecucumberpeeleridea!!!Thatis
fantasticandIwilltrythatthankyou!Ialsoputallthegelonmybody
stretchmarkedareainparticular(frombabycarrying),butIthoughtthat
waskindofgrosssoIdidn'tputitintheoriginalpost.Thanksforthetips!

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