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Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel

July 24, 2021 by Brittney Jacobson 13 Comments

Make your own aloe vera gel and be ready for the summer sun!

Aloe Vera gel is God’s gift to skin…especially for those of us who get sunburned the moment we step on to the beach! Isn’t it just so relieving to apply a glob of aloe vera gel onto sunburned skin?

But when you buy your gel from the store, there’s no telling what other harsh chemicals might be in that bottle of aloe. There’s no telling what you might be putting on your skin! Never fear, use this DIY aloe vera recipe to make your own gel and you’ll never have to wonder about it again.

Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel
Contents
1 How To Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel
2 Step One
3 Step Two
4 Step Three
5 Step Four
6 Step Five
7 Step Six

How To Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel

To make your own aloe vera gel, here is what you will need:

  • Live Aloe vera leaves (Trader Joe’s always has some, as does my local grocer)
  • Airtight container (for storage)
  • sharp knife (for skinning the leaves)
  • immersion blender (a regular one works fine, too!)
  • A clean bowl to put your gel in.
Aloe Vera Gel In a bowl

Step One

Use your knife to divide up your aloe vera leaves into pieces that are 8 inches long. Aloe leaves are massive, and trimming them down will make the recipe easier to manage later on in the tutorial.

Step Two

Cut off the serrated edge of the aloe, and then cut your 8 inch pieces into long strips.

Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel

Step Three

When the serrated edge is removed, you should be able to see the aloe gel inside. Turn your knife on it’s side, and slide it under the gel to free it from the leaf. You can get a ton of gel out, so make sure you flip each leaf over after you’ve done one side! When I did this at home, I felt like the gel just kept coming. It was insane!

Step Four

Place your gel into your immersion (or regular) blender. Repeat these steps until all of your gel is in the blender.

Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel

Step Five

After all of your gel has been added to your blender, blend it until smooth The gel will appear frothy, and this is normal. The forth with dissapate after you have stopped blending.

Step Six

Once the froth has gone down, place your gel in a clean, airtight container.

**It should be mentioned that homemade aloe gel doesn’t “keep” as well as the store bought stuff does. Keep it in the refrigerator, and plan to use your aloe gel within a week, or it will go bad. Additionally, if you want to keep the gel on hand for longer periods of time, pour it into ice cube trays and store in the freezer. Pop one out and rub on irritated skin whenever needed! You’ll wonder what you did before you made your own.

Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel

To prevent sunburns, try this homemade suncreen.

Filed Under: Around The Beach House, Seas The Day, Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Aloe Vera, Aloe Vera Gel, DIY Aloe Vera Gel, DIY Spa Products, Homemade Aloe vera gel, Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel, Spa

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Comments

  1. Sharon says

    July 13, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    Hey…love your blog and thanks for the the Alo vera info. Going to put it in my soap. Thanks again…

    Reply
    • Rose says

      March 13, 2021 at 9:48 pm

      Awesome. Ill try it.

      Reply
  2. Gava Phillip says

    April 1, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    What preservatives can I add in the aloe vera gel to last longer?

    Reply
    • Yulenny says

      April 10, 2020 at 2:32 pm

      Citric acid powder or vitamin e oil

      Reply
      • Kata says

        July 9, 2020 at 1:31 am

        Hi, could you pls advise how much Citric Acid powder to ex. 1 cup gel?

        Reply
  3. Fouzi says

    April 26, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    Great info thanks a lot

    Reply
    • Andrea says

      November 26, 2020 at 7:39 am

      May I know what is the consistency of the Aloe Vera gel after blending it?

      Reply
  4. Katterkat says

    May 10, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Add 80% proof Rubbing Alcohol to it and you have a great hand Sanitizer. One cup Aloe gel to one cup Alcohol. Some people even use Vodka in place of the rubbing alcohol to have a no smell. You do know you can eat the aloe gel. So if you make it with vodka no worries mate its not poisonous. But Becareful because it might register on the Alcohal level in a blood test.

    Reply
    • Marsha BeDen says

      January 18, 2021 at 7:45 am

      Also, please be careful because aloe latex (a laxative in the aloe) can cause diarrhea. This can increase with the use of the blood thinner Warfarin and cause a higher risk of bleeding. Also, diarrhea of course can cause a decrease in potassium and electrolytes.

      Reply
  5. Cheri Kubicki says

    May 12, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    Thank you! Love making my own products.

    Reply
  6. Carol Wenzel says

    May 19, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    Can you add an essential oils for aroma?

    Reply
  7. Mojoblogs says

    January 28, 2021 at 5:53 pm

    Thanks for this! This is great, I also love using aloe vera.

    Reply
    • Kim Richardson says

      September 9, 2021 at 6:08 am

      Do you think it would be OK to put the finished product in ice cube trays and freeze it, then once it is frozen transfer them in to freezer bags?

      Reply

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