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Sign Inor Join! CONTACT US CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOPPING HOT TOPICS >> Roast seeds Apples Life off-grid Rags to riches Firewood MAGAZINE NEWSLETTERS BLOGS RSS FAIRS VIDEO Tweet 1 0 How to Make Herbal Soap: Aloe Vera Soap Aloe vera soap is anti-infective, anti-inflammatory and soothing on cuts and burnsand very easy to make with this herbal soap recipe. By Mar Gmez October 2014 HOME DIY ORGANIC GARDENING HOMESTEADING & LIVESTOCK REAL FOOD NATURAL HEALTH RENEWABLE ENERGY GREEN HOMES NATURE & ENVIRONMENT GREEN TRANSPORTATION LAND FOR SALE 2 Like Share Share pdfcrowd.com open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API You can take advantage of aloe vera's stellar healing qualities by making aloe vera soap. Photo courtesy Robert Rose Sl i des how RELATED CONTENT Use Aloe as a Natural Burn Treatment Aloe vera gel is a quick, natural f irst aid burn treatment option. Old School Beauty Basics: How to Make Glycerin CONTENT TOOLS Print Email Comments In The Best Natural Homemade Soaps (Robert Rose, 2014), Mar Gmez offers 40 recipes for simple, luxurious soaps based on three essential ingredients: water, olive oil and caustic soda. Gmez adds a number of natural ingredients like beeswax, cocoa butter, essential oils and herbal infusions to help you customize a soap thats perfect for you, and each soap recipe is introduced with the history and therapeutic uses of the distinctive ingredient. The following recipe is for aloe vera soap. Aloe v era is a succulent plant of the Xanthorrhoeaceae family , which grows in the deserts of southern Africa. Aloin is extracted by squeezing the plants spiked cactus-ty pe leav es. This greenish-y ellow liquid is used to induce v omiting and should not be consumed. Howev er, it has extraordinary v irtues if used topically on Most Popular 1. Make a Rag Rug 2. Build This Cozy Cabin 3. How to Make Hard Cider 4. Food Storage: 20 Crops That Keep and How to Store Them 5. Natural Flea Control E-MAILED READ pdfcrowd.com open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API Whats with glycerin? Its a soap- making byproduct with antibacterial properties, but its of ten mad... Celebrate Solstice with Sassy Sangria Sangria is the perf ect summertime libation f or a thirsty crowd. Fresh f ruits and herbs combine with ... Small Wonder: 823 Sq. Ft. Montana Kiwi House Brings New Zealand Home The Kiwi House is organized around the primal element of f ire. the skin. For this soap, y ou will only need 1 to 2 tbsp. Aloe can be used as an energy food, but in that case the dermis and epidermis of the leav es must be discarded (they contain the bulk of the aloin and other irritating substances) and the pulp must be washed carefully . For aloe v era soap, the opposite is true. If we want the aloe to y ield its therapeutic properties, its juices must contain aloin. Simply squeeze the leav es to extract the juice. Aloe v era has so many healthy properties that it is almost impossible to list them all: it is anti-infectiv e, anti-inflammatory and soothing on cuts and burns; it promotes healing; it regenerates the skin; and it soothes and heals wounds, bruises, muscle or joint pain, acne, skin blemishes, and so on. The word aloe comes from Arabic and means shining bitter substance, while the word vera is Latin for true. The Egy ptians and Sumerians used it in their day , and now there are many v arieties grown in places far and wide. Aloe Vera Soap Recipe 7 .5 oz mineral water 3 oz ly e (caustic soda) 1 .5 lbs extra v irgin oliv e oil 0.4 oz beeswax 1 .8 oz aloe v era juice 0.1 8 oz mint essential oil 1. Wearing glov es and goggles, pour mineral water into a large saucepan. Add ly e slowly , stirring gently until it is dissolv ed. 2. Using a thermometer, monitor the temperature of the ly e mixture until it is between 1 20 degrees F and 1 40 degrees F. 3. Meanwhile, in a separate saucepan, heat oliv e oil to between 1 20 degrees F and 1 40 degrees F, stirring in beeswax slowly . 4. Remov e oliv e oil mixture from heat. Add ly e mixture to oliv e oil mixture, stirring slowly and try ing not to pdfcrowd.com open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API Tweet 1 0 splash. 5. Stir occasionally , ev ery 1 5 minutes or so, until the mixture thickens and congeals. (It will hav e a texture similar to that of light may onnaise.) 6. Stir in aloe v era juice and essential oil. Stir for 1 minute with a spoon (or with a whisk, taking care not to create any foam). Previous | 1 | 2 | Next
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