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How can I use NaturSense Aloe Vera Gel in hand sanitizer?
While our product was intended for skin and hair, quite a few of our customers have shared their recipes for hand sanitizer using our product. If you’re going to use it too, there’s some important information to know before you start combining ingredients. Our product contains a tiny bit of Xanthan, a plant based thickening agent to give it a silky texture. Since our product is 99.75% organic aloe vera juice, without Xanthan it would have the consistency of juice. Xanthan combined with alcohol can form solids, but following the instructions we’ve assembled from customers’ input, you’ll get good results. Here’s a link to our blog post that has more info and a recipe: DIY HAND SANITIZER RECIPE
Is your product USDA Certified Organic?
NaturSense is quite different than typical drugstore-type aloe gels that have very little aloe but are loaded with chemical thickeners, preservatives and fragrance. Ours is 99.75% certified organic, cold-pressed aloe vera juice with just one-quarter of one percent additional ingredients: Xanthan for a bit of silky texture, and eco-friendly preservatives Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate to ensure its 2-year shelf life without refrigeration.
How is NaturSense Aloe Vera Gel different than Banana Boat and other similar gels I can buy at Walmart?
Many common drugstore-type aloe gels are loaded with chemical thickeners like polyethylene glycols, petroleum based compounds. This class of additives is used in airplane de-icing, antifreeze, and e-cigarettes. Not surprisingly, in cosmetics they can encourage absorption of bad ingredients along with the good, cause skin irritation, dry skin, and speed aging of the skin. On the other hand, NaturSense Aloe Vera Gel contains 99.75% certified organic, cold-pressed and ultra-filtered aloe vera juice. The remaining one-quarter of one percent consists of Xanthan for a bit of silky texture, and eco-friendly preservatives Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate to ensure its 2-year shelf life without refrigeration. It’s much thinner than those other gels due to its purity, so use liberally, but pour slowly!
Why is your aloe ‘gel’ so liquid?
Many common drugstore-type aloe gels are loaded with chemical thickeners like polyethylene glycols, petroleum based compounds. This class of additives is used in airplane de-icing, antifreeze, and e-cigarettes. Not surprisingly, in cosmetics they can encourage absorption of bad ingredients along with the good, cause skin irritation, dry skin, and speed aging of the skin. On the other hand, NaturSense Aloe Vera Gel contains 99.75% certified organic, cold-pressed and ultra-filtered aloe vera juice. The remaining one-quarter of one percent consists of Xanthan for a bit of silky texture, and eco-friendly preservatives Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate to ensure its 2-year shelf life without refrigeration. It’s much thinner than those other gels due to its purity, so use liberally, but pour slowly!
Does your aloe gel need to be refrigerated after opening?
No. Our product contains one-quarter of one percent eco-friendly preservatives: Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate—just enough to ensure its 2-year shelf life without refrigeration. Many of our customers report that they do store it in the fridge just in case, to cool sunburns, kitchen burns and skin irritations.
Where is your product made?
The aloe is grown at USDA Certified farms. Once harvested and cold pressed, the juice is formulated into our Aloe Vera Gel at an FDA, EPA, cGMP registered and USDA Organic Certified facility in the US. From farm to formulation to filling, the entire process takes place in the USA.