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Comment on DIY: Aloe Vera Gel by Tay

Tay — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:46:59 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for this great post. I was wondering, if aloe resin really needs to be drained? Is it beneficial for skin?

Comment on DIY: Aloe Vera Gel by Mary

Mary — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:41:52 +0000

Someone above mentions putting in their hair–do they leave it in or wash it out? Very excited to make this–I have a monster Aloe plant that keeps giving off babies….thanks for you GREAT blog!

Comment on DIY: Herbal Tooth Powder Without Baking Soda by Madelynn Cairns

Madelynn Cairns — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:42:07 +0000

Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different browsers and both show the same results.

Comment on DIY: Aloe Vera Gel by Mary

Mary — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:07:01 +0000

Can you substitute food grade citric acid for the vitamin C powder or essential oil or grapefruit seed extract? That’s all I could find at my co-op. But I know it is commercially/chemically produced and processed….

Comment on DIY: Aloe Vera Gel by Heather

Heather — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:49:15 +0000

I’m not clear why you are doing this. The best healing properties of Aloe disappear after 20 minutes of exposure to the air away from the protective skin. In other words, you are wasting your time as well as wasting aloe. You should always use aloe fresh. ALWAYS.
You don’t need a whole leaf most of the time when you need aloe anyway. All you need is to snip off an inch. It gives you all the healing gel you need to cover several inches of surface area. For a full back sunburn, I only needed half a leaf. Just keep snipping on one leaf until it’s gone, then move on to a new leaf when you need to. THAT’S how you keep from using too much aloe. Unless you are a seriously clumsy ox that gets severe burns all the time, as in several times a day, a well tended aloe will grow faster than you will ever use it. Safety first. But use your aloe fresh for best healing.

Comment on DIY: Aloe Vera Gel by Beckie

Beckie — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:54:34 +0000

I was wondering, how much of GSE or EO’s you would put in to help preserve the gel? I would probably use GSE but, was wondering how much is necessary to ensure the gel keeps for months?

Comment on How To Unclog Drains The Easy And Natural Way by Dewayne

Dewayne — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:20:12 +0000

I’ve been unclogging drains with this method for years. I think it’s actually the boiling water that does the trick, though…melting stuck-on grease.

Comment on DIY: Aloe Vera Gel by Jasmine

Jasmine — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:19:17 +0000

Lovely!

Comment on Raw Kitchen Corner: Stinging Nettle Pesto by Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:19:32 +0000

Is there only one kind of nettle?

Comment on Soap Nut, Clay & Neem Powder Shampoo by julie m.

julie m. — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:03:13 +0000

HI, has anyone ever done a study on soap nuts as to their skin benefits? As in what is in the soapnuts that would benefit or “be good for” the face?
Also what exactly are soap nuts? What classification? And what did people many years ago use them for?
Thank you : )
P.S. it would so nice to see a picture of the person who uses these things to see like before and after pictures… you know like to view the results…