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Rice Milk & Aloe Vera Soothing Gel
This is the only genuinely zero-oil formula among the book's soothing gels, which is exactly why it's positioned as safe for acne-prone skin specifically, rice milk's light starch and aloe's cooling gel calm irritation without any risk of clogging pores, unlike the oil-containing soothers elsewhere in the book.
- Prep
- 5 Minutes
Natural Beauty Recipes · Specialty Garden Botanical & Hybrid Milks
What you need
Ingredients
- Phase A (Hydro-Gel Base)
- ¼ cup (60 mL / 60g) Pure Aloe Vera Gel
- Phase B (Aqueous Phase)
- ¼ cup (60 mL / 60g) Fresh Rice Milk
- Phase C (Humectant)
- 1 tsp (5 mL / 7g) Raw Honey
Method
Instructions
- Measure aloe vera gel and raw honey into a beaker; whisk until honey dissolves.
- Slow-pour fresh rice milk into the gel mixture while whisking constantly until a uniform liquid-gel forms.
- Decant into an amber glass bottle and refrigerate.
- APPLICATION
- Smooth over face, neck, or body areas needing immediate calming hydration.
From The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients by Aunesty Janssen
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