Dean
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The store bought gel has thickeners.
The store bought gel has thickeners.
Super intrigued by the powder! Searching now!The store bought gel has thickeners.
Don't misunderstand this post, please, but there have been studies that show that the liquid aloe that we buy at Walmart/Walgreens, etc, is not actually aloe, but does contain sugars. The rest is water. So I gave up on using aloe in soap since most of the aloe I have access to is not true aloe. I am curious about the powder now, and certainly if you grow your own, you are going to get aloe. Perhaps the sugar increases bubbles and not the aloe? I'm curious about your reactions to this.
It’s easy to use as it is a tiny amount and I add it to some recipe water.Hi @penelopejane! Tell me more! How do you use it? At 200:1 concentration it would seem like you would need just a tiny bit! And could you tell me where you purchase it? I like the idea of a powder that won't go "off" with age.
Thank you!
Don't misunderstand this post, please, but there have been studies that show that the liquid aloe that we buy at Walmart/Walgreens, etc, is not actually aloe, but does contain sugars. The rest is water. So I gave up on using aloe in soap since most of the aloe I have access to is not true aloe. I am curious about the powder now, and certainly if you grow your own, you are going to get aloe. Perhaps the sugar increases bubbles and not the aloe? I'm curious about your reactions to this.
That's the only reason I knew what it was PJ!I did it in the SMF jan challenge.
See Auntie Clara’s blog on how to do it. I use plastic coated gardening wire from the hardware shop. It is thin and flexible and cheap.
https://auntieclaras.com/2014/04/tutorial-inverted-stamp-technique-lattice-tops-more/
No that's exactly it. When you put the insides of the aloe vera into a blender its turns into a very thin liquid, suitable for mixing with lye. I usually strain the liquid after coming out of the blender to ensure there's no lumps.So to make a aloe Vera soap I just have to take the inside of a aloe Vera, make a paste and replace it with amount of water I use to make lye.. is that it. did I miss anything ?
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