Guest guest Posted June 18, 2002 Report Share Posted June 18, 2002 Has anyone had any experience with thickening aloe vera gel? The company that I bought mine from says that if I want to thicken it to use 1 tsp. tracaganth(sp?)gum to 250 mls of aloe vera. So, I did a half recipe last night. Very difficult to mix together. It is thicker, but not like a commercial aloe vera gel. Any ideas? Have a great day. Leanna in Alberta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 Leanna, Have you tried a carbomer? Angie at the Herbarie carries this product. I think Angie carries everything www.theherbarie.com Donna In a message dated 6/19/2002 9:07:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, leannah@... writes: > Has anyone had any experience with thickening aloe vera gel? The > company that I bought mine from says that if I want to thicken it to use > 1 tsp. tracaganth(sp?)gum to 250 mls of aloe vera. So, I did a half > recipe last night. Very difficult to mix together. It is thicker, but > not like a commercial aloe vera gel. Any ideas? Have a great day. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 In a message dated 6/19/02 9:37:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, EdensScents@... writes: > Leanna, > > Have you tried a carbomer? Angie at the Herbarie carries this product. I > think Angie carries everything www.theherbarie.com > > Hi Donna, Leanna, and All, I appreciate your vote of confidence !!! But actually, carbomer is something that I don't carry! I do carry the Conditioning Thickener-crothix that works well in shampoo and some liquid soaps. Oddly enough, though, I saw Leanna's post and wanted to mention an exciting new product that I WILL be carrying that is fantastic for thickening creams, lotions, shampoos, etc.! It works across a wide range of pH and is compatible with practically all ingredients. It is a biodegradable, naturally derived product that is based on cornstarch, but is nothing like what you may be familiar with from the grocery store. It is somewhat similar to xanthan gum, only much, much nicer and dissolves immediately in water to create a gel-like effect. In lotion/cream, it leaves a silky-smooth feel to the skin. I am working on some formulas for lotion and cream, etc. to put on the website too. The name of the product is UltraMaize and hopefully I will have it within a week. As a matter of fact, I have been " playing " with it all day and absolutely love it in a cream formula that I will be happy to share. This could be the thickener that we have all been looking for! Have a good day! Angie The Herbarie...Visit us at: http://www.theherbarie.com for Body Care Products and Bulk Ingredients...Botanical Extracts and Proteins, Ultra-Mild Surfactant Blends, Conditioning Emulsifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 : Will this work in liquid soap to make shower gel or shampoo? I have 128 oz of liquid soap that is too thin to use for anything!! How can I thicken it??? Kristal Re: thickening aloe vera gel? In a message dated 6/19/02 9:37:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, EdensScents@... writes: > Leanna, > > Have you tried a carbomer? Angie at the Herbarie carries this product. I > think Angie carries everything www.theherbarie.com > > Hi Donna, Leanna, and All, I appreciate your vote of confidence !!! But actually, carbomer is something that I don't carry! I do carry the Conditioning Thickener-crothix that works well in shampoo and some liquid soaps. Oddly enough, though, I saw Leanna's post and wanted to mention an exciting new product that I WILL be carrying that is fantastic for thickening creams, lotions, shampoos, etc.! It works across a wide range of pH and is compatible with practically all ingredients. It is a biodegradable, naturally derived product that is based on cornstarch, but is nothing like what you may be familiar with from the grocery store. It is somewhat similar to xanthan gum, only much, much nicer and dissolves immediately in water to create a gel-like effect. In lotion/cream, it leaves a silky-smooth feel to the skin. I am working on some formulas for lotion and cream, etc. to put on the website too. The name of the product is UltraMaize and hopefully I will have it within a week. As a matter of fact, I have been " playing " with it all day and absolutely love it in a cream formula that I will be happy to share. This could be the thickener that we have all been looking for! Have a good day! Angie The Herbarie...Visit us at: http://www.theherbarie.com for Body Care Products and Bulk Ingredients...Botanical Extracts and Proteins, Ultra-Mild Surfactant Blends, Conditioning Emulsifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 Angie, I absolutely have to put an order in with you! I just wish our dollar was closer to yours! Can't wait to see the new recipes and info about this thickener. Have a great day. Leanna in Alberta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 In a message dated 6/19/02 5:48:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, krasch@... writes: > : Will this work in liquid soap to make shower gel or shampoo? I > have 128 oz of liquid soap that is too thin to use for anything!! How > can I thicken it??? > > Kristal > Hi Kristal, I am not sure exactly which product that you are asking about. The Conditioning Thickener-crothix has been used to successfully thicken some liquid soaps---it definitely thickens surfactant based systems very well. It also has the ability to reduce irritation potential in a soap/surfactant product. The new product---UltraMaize works to thicken creams, lotions, shampoo, body wash. It is also a co-emulsifier and provides added stability to emulsions and leaves skin very soft. It is compatible with most ingredients across a wide range of pH, so the chances of it thickening liquid soap are good. As all soaps/products vary, the best thing is to experiment. Hopefully this gives some idea.....have a good day! Angie The Herbarie...Visit us at: http://www.theherbarie.com for Body Care Products and Bulk Ingredients...Botanical Extracts and Proteins, Ultra-Mild Surfactant Blends, Conditioning Emulsifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Leanna, I've never tried this, it is just a thought off the top of my head, but you might try some cornstarch. I think that will thicken anything. If it doesn't work cold, you might try heating a little. Like making an Aloe Vera Gravy. Just curious as to why you want to thicken it though? Have a Great Day! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Leanna: Maybe Vicky has an idea there about cornstarch. Maybe you could cook up a thickener with cornstarch and water, cool it, and then add it to your product??????Maybe-----------Holly On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:04:41 -0500 VLackey <vlackey@...> writes: Leanna, I've never tried this, it is just a thought off the top of my head, but you might try some cornstarch. I think that will thicken anything. If it doesn't work cold, you might try heating a little. Like making an Aloe Vera Gravy. Just curious as to why you want to thicken it though? Have a Great Day! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 I've used corn starch to thicken some shower gel that I had, and it seemed to work pretty well, but you must use it fairly quickly, as it will begin to separate. Re: Re: thickening aloe vera gel? Leanna: Maybe Vicky has an idea there about cornstarch. Maybe you could cook up a thickener with cornstarch and water, cool it, and then add it to your product??????Maybe-----------Holly On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:04:41 -0500 VLackey <vlackey@...> writes: Leanna, I've never tried this, it is just a thought off the top of my head, but you might try some cornstarch. I think that will thicken anything. If it doesn't work cold, you might try heating a little. Like making an Aloe Vera Gravy. Just curious as to why you want to thicken it though? Have a Great Day! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Thanks for the advice! I see a lot of recipes that call for commercial aloe vera gel, allready thickened. I just want to be able to try these recipes and have them turn out some what normal! Leanna in Alberta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Thanks for the advice! I see a lot of recipes that call for commercial aloe vera gel, allready thickened. I just want to be able to try these recipes and have them turn out some what normal! Leanna in Alberta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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