Aloe Vera Oil: Home Made (and All Natural) cont.

 Aloe Oil: Heating Process

experiment I

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Finish

Leftover Aloe pieces after being
cooked and strained. The
 pieces resemble a texture
similar to that of onion rings.

After the Aloe pulp and coconut oil set for 3 days, I removed the mixture from it's container and simmered it for 50 min on low heat (electric burner notches 2-3)until the it stopped bubbling. The gel pieces shrank in size by the end of the heating process, turning crispy like onion rings. I let the mixture stand for one hour to allow it to return to room temperature. A small, tightly woven mesh strainer was used to filter the oil. Tomorrow I will filter it one more time with a coffee filter to remove any small remaining particles. The 4 aloe leaves plus 200 mL of coconut oil yielded approx. 4 fluid oz of Aloe Oil.

Aloe Oil: still requiring one more filtering
(NOTE: not all specks are aloe-the counter top happens to be speckled.
The larger specks are remaining aloe product.)

The Green Project 2013

~Gabby