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YouLookAdopted · 08-03-2013, 03:31 AM

If you're using fresh aloe vera leaf, I think the extracted juice/gel is diluted at 2x tbsp per gallon and is to be used within 20mins due to it degrading.

h.h. · 08-04-2013, 03:55 PM

Fresh aloe makes great shaving gel. Your blades will last longer and your face will love you for it.

Ur Humbl Nr8tor · 08-07-2013, 10:12 PM

I've found about 1 1/2 inch of aloe filet will do the trick for a gallon of water.

I add clean water and a few ice cubes to get it nice and cold. That will slow the fermentation process down a bit as I'm then taking the solution about 20 minutes away to add to my sprayer. I vitamix it and then strain through a metal tea thingy. Then at the garden add to a gallon of clean water and away she goes.

08-07-2013, 10:49 PM

For those of you using aloe for a surfactant, I've found soap nut powder, or Therm-X70 (yucca extract) to be simpler alternatives. You don't get the secondary metabolites, however.

Ur Humbl Nr8tor · 08-08-2013, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Carlos Danger

For those of you using aloe for a surfactant, I've found soap nut powder, or Therm-X70 (yucca extract) to be simpler alternatives. You don't get the secondary metabolites, however.

If you want a great surfactant, try Gynostemma pentaphyllum. You can buy it as a drinking tea (great health benefits). A little goes a long way. You can let it soak for 24 hours in some clean water or blender it. Also, if using the blender, only fill about 2/3 of the way and go slow. This will produce a lot of foam as Gynostemma is saponin rich. Plus is it has a nice mineral and amino acid profile for your soil microbes.

1/2 - 1tsp in blender and then add that to make a gallon of water. I use this when making a new soil and I need to hydrate peat, coco, etc.

**yortbogey** · 08-10-2013, 09:01 PM

recently this has become my #1 got to... works wonders...

watts · 08-10-2013, 09:29 PM

preservative free aloe vera juice has a shelf life of 1-2 months in the fridge. Liquid yucca extract last a year or two.

canna woop! · 08-10-2013, 10:32 PM

Two totally different plants with different uses and expiration dates from harvest

watts · 08-10-2013, 10:50 PM

well comparing the 2 as a surfactant, it makes more sense for me to buy the yucca extract because of the shelf life.

canna woop! · 08-10-2013, 11:14 PM

Alfalfa is also a surfactant, probably around the price of yucca, though cost more or less depending

08-03-2013, 03:31 AM	#101
YouLookAdopted Newbie Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 19	If you're using fresh aloe vera leaf, I think the extracted juice/gel is diluted at 2x tbsp per gallon and is to be used within 20mins due to it degrading.
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08-07-2013, 10:12 PM	#103
Ur Humbl Nr8tor Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Korova Milkbar Posts: 1,797	I've found about 1 1/2 inch of aloe filet will do the trick for a gallon of water. I add clean water and a few ice cubes to get it nice and cold. That will slow the fermentation process down a bit as I'm then taking the solution about 20 minutes away to add to my sprayer. I vitamix it and then strain through a metal tea thingy. Then at the garden add to a gallon of clean water and away she goes. __________________ U.H.N Med Compliant Buy low, sell "HIGH" "I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker." - Stanley Kubrick Believe at your own peril...
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08-10-2013, 10:50 PM	#109
watts ohms Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,788	well comparing the 2 as a surfactant, it makes more sense for me to buy the yucca extract because of the shelf life.
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08-07-2013, 10:49 PM	#104
Carlos Danger Guest Posts: n/a	For those of you using aloe for a surfactant, I've found soap nut powder, or Therm-X70 (yucca extract) to be simpler alternatives. You don't get the secondary metabolites, however.
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08-10-2013, 09:29 PM	#107
watts ohms Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,788	preservative free aloe vera juice has a shelf life of 1-2 months in the fridge. Liquid yucca extract last a year or two.
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08-10-2013, 10:32 PM	#108
canna woop! Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Warshinton Posts: 729	Two totally different plants with different uses and expiration dates from harvest
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08-10-2013, 11:14 PM	#110
canna woop! Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Warshinton Posts: 729	Alfalfa is also a surfactant, probably around the price of yucca, though cost more or less depending
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