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Aloe Hair Gel

Post by SummerRuby on 23rd April 2010, 3:00 pm

I'm thinking of adding xanthan gum and guar gum to regular FOTE aloe vera gel to make a thicker gel with a stronger hold for my twists. If I do this, would I also need to add a preservative, or are the presevatives that are already in the FOTE enough? Would I need to refrigerate this mix?

I'm trying to make a gel that doesn't need to be refrigerated and generally has a longer shelf-life than most homemade gel recipes I see online, so if anyone has any other advice, you're welcome to share it.

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Re: Aloe Hair Gel

Post by tiashaunteé on 30th April 2010, 3:09 pm

I haven't worked with xanthan gum but I have used FOTE in other mixtures without using extra preservatives and the mixes seem to have held up fine

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