How to make aloe vera juice at home – This detailed post will help you to make your own aloe vera juice at home with simple and basic ingredients. Making juice at home is more hygienic & economical so we never drink any kind of juice either in eateries, cafes or juice bars. This aloe vera juice is one such beverage we drink at times when on a health spree.

Growing up I would see the middle aged and the elderly women in our neighborhood knock our doors asking for a leaf from the aloe Vera plants in our backyard.
My mum would always pamper these along with the Tulsi plants as both of these are considered to be great for the body and the environment.
When I began to make aloe vera juice, I made it from the fresh leaf as they are easily available in the food stores in Singapore. Since I was familiar with the leaf, identifying the correct one and using it the right way was very easy for me.
If you are not familiar with aloe vera then it is good to use the bottled gel readily available from a trusted brand.
So you can make the juice with either fresh aloe vera leaf or using store bought gel. In this post I have shared how to extract the aloe gel from the fresh leaf to make your aloe vera juice.
Preparation
1. Wash Aloe Vera leaf under running water to remove mud and dirt.

2. Dry it with an absorbent cloth and let the rind dry completely.

3. Take a kitchen scissor and cut down both the sides to remove the thorny parts.

4. With a sharp knife, fillet the leaf to two. Gently scrape the gel to a bowl. The inner gel must look clear free from any yellow or green parts as these are highly toxic.

5. Fillet the gel with a knife or take a spoon and extract the gel. Make sure you don’t scrape the rind at the bottom. You aloe vera gel has to be crystal clear & white in color without any green or yellowish rind.

Important: Please do not use substance like this that is either greenish or yellowish as it is highly toxic and can cause stomach cramps.

How to make aloe vera juice
Your gel is ready. Need ideas on how to use this? You can blend the recommended amount of aloe vera gel (as mentioned by your doctor) with plain water or with dates or with orange juice or with coconut water or barley water or with just lemon juice and add your desired sweetener. Absolutely refreshing, soothing and cooling.

Tips to make aloe vera juice
1. Identify aloe vera: There are many varieties of aloe vera and it is very important to identify the correct one for consumption. Choosing the wrong kind can be extremely toxic to the body. If you do not know how to choose the leaf yourself then please buy the ready gel from a trusted brand.
Here is the picture of the one I used during 2013. These days many food stores sell organic aloe.

2. Identify the parts of the leaf : Only the gel in the leaf is edible and other parts are extremely toxic. So extracting the gel with utmost care is very important. You can check the step by step photos below on how to extract it properly.
3. How to use aloe vera: I usually add to smoothies & Fruit juices. There is no rocket science to make aloe vera juice. Just add it to lemonades or any fresh fruit juice like this pomegranate juice, carrot juice, orange juice, pear juice or apple juice etc.

4. How long can you store the gel: If you like to extract the aloe vera gel and preserve it, remember that the extracted gel gets oxidized and medicinal benefits will be diminished within a short time, though you refrigerate it.
However if you think this is better than the bottled one that is sold in the stores, proceed with the steps mentioned below to make your homemade aloe vera juice or gel.
5. Test first : Many people may be allergic to aloe vera. So it is very important to consult your physician or Ayurvedic expert before you consume it. Then do a test by consuming only half a teaspoon of it.
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How to make aloe vera juice

How to make aloe vera juice at home | Aloe vera juice recipe
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
To extract gel (optional)
- 1 aloe vera leaf
to make juice
- aloe vera gel as suggested by your physician or ayuveda expert
- 1 cup fruit juice or lemonade or vegan smoothie (any)
- sweetener as desired
- 1 tbsp lemon juice as needed (optional)
Instructions
- If you pluck a fresh aloe vera leaf from a plant then keep it aside for 1 hour. There is a yellow liquid that comes from the leaf which is toxic.
- Wash aloe vera leaf under running water. Pat dry with a clean cloth.
- Cut both the sides with a scissor and then fillet the leaf to 2 in the center. You will have 2 pieces.
- Scrape off the white gel to a bowl ensuring there is no yellow or greenish rind in the gel.
- This greenish or yellow rind is extremely toxic and is unfit for consumption.
- The white gel has to be clear and not with specks of green or yellow rind in it.
- Store the clear gel in a dry jar and refrigerate for further use. (read the complete post for details)
- Add the gel as suggested by your physician or Ayurveda expert. I add 2 tsp gel to any fruit juice and blend.
- Serve immediately as it oxidizes.
Notes
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
© Swasthi’s Recipes

By far the clearest directions I have found for making aloe vera juice.
Hello Kate,
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I made juices with frozen aloe vera. I prepare the icing cubes by extracting first natural aloe vera gel; then it is placed in an ice bucket for frozen. Then, I remove the aloe cubes and kept then in 1 kg plastic bags for several days inside freezer area. Its nice to made orange , mango, strawberry, cucumber juices.
Thanks for sharing
Hi Swasthi,
I have frequently referred your blog as it is very detailed and informative. Thank you so much for the additional information given. I have an aloe plant at home. How can I find out if its juice can be used? Thank you in advance.
Hi Beatrice Ebens,
You are welcome! There are lots of groups in facebook. I think you should post a picture of your plant and ask an expert. It is dangerous to consume some kinds of aloe. Hope this helps
Coconut oil is also amazing for scalp, hair and regrowth.
You can combine the aloe with coconut oil. I saturate my hair in both then when i wash it out a good tip is to add a bit of shampoo to dry hair first to remove the excess.
Also, i highly recommend to only wash your hair once or twice tops every 2 weeks. Over washing your hair depletes the natural oils from your scalp and your body responds by producing even more. If you are used to washing daily and skip to twice a month or so, it may look oily at first bc your scalp is still overproducing natural oils but, after a month or two tops, you shouldn’t have any issues with oily looking hair and will see extreme benefits to your overall hair health.
Also, coconut oil can be used as toothpaste. I skip back and fourth between using regular toothpaste that i cover in activated food grade charcoal and simply using raw coconut oil.
Last thing, coconut oil is also very good for dogs and their coat so while i use my coconut oil i give my dogs about a teaspoon or two each (they Love it).
Excellent!!!
I AM USING THE RAW ALOE ON MY HAIR TO GROW BACK THE CORNER OF MY HAIR AND IT REALLY WORKING WELL I AM SEEING RESULT BECAUSE I USED IT 2-3 TIMES A DAY AND I AM HAPPY I AM SEEING RESULTED
Thanks for sharing
Aloe is the best! Congratulations on your regrowth.
Great for hair
Yes
All things are explained clearly.new aspects of old recipes are added too.l hope a more and more recipes come forward.
Aloe vera juice Can I use the aloe with speckles on the leave?
Hi Regina,
You should avoid it
hi,
you mentioned aloe starts to oxidize right a way. I would like to know how much of the beneficial properties diminish if I fillet it and freeze it immediately?
Hi Mary Kay Papa,
Sorry I do not know much about that!
Id assume you would lose very little if any of the beneficial properties.
Making frozen aloe ice cubes for a plethora of recipes is not uncommon.
I have an aloe vera plant, but prefer getting the one from the supermarket. I do want a recipe for chicken curry or beef curry dishes.
Hi Gloria,
You can check these recipes
Butter chicken
Chicken curry.
We don’t cook or eat beef. So don’t have those recipes. I have this mutton curry (lamb)
Hope this helps
Your recipe for making aloe Vera juice is good. It contains all the required information, mainly on how much careful we have to be in choosing the right leaf because of its various properties. Thanks.
You are welcome.
Once peeled and filleted, Can the fresh aloe vera gel be frozen to extend its freshness?
Hi Karen,
Once you fillet it begins to oxidize. So it is good to cut a small piece from the leaf and take the gel out.
Can you add suger or honey to the juice??
Yes.
Can I mix it with hot water pliz answer through my email
Hi Jane,
yes if using luke warm water okay, but not hot water.
Why not hot water
Also curious as to why you say not to use hot water…?
Good recipe
Thank you
Thanks Swathi for sharing the Aloe Vera gel making method , need to try for my weight loss recipe.
Yes do try it
I’m gonna try this!
Thanks for rating the recipe.
🙂
Another doubt I have several aloe plants how can I know that they are not poison, I live in an island all the way down the USA thanks
Hi Neusa appler,
Sorry for the delay. Yes it is very important to know how to identify the right aloe vera that is edible. Probably you can try to find out from people at your local plant nursery. They can show you how to identify it correctly. Some kinds of Aloe vera are extremely toxic so please ensure you use the right one. For dehydration you can try this barley water for hydration. You can also try soaking dehydrated dates in warm water in the night. Next morning you have to eat the dates and drink the water too. These are extremely cooling and hydrate the body instantly. You can check this post to know how these dried dates look like.
After wake up with an intense cramp, legs/feet and looking for something to hydrate me I found this article, I have in the yard several aloe plants, I used the gel for burns but didn’t know we could actually eat /drink it. I already use turmeric for my bones, I am 79, with wonderful and fast results. Thanks for your recipe.
Pl use aloe Vera after washing it for 7 times in water, avoid using the yellowish/ reddish things oozing out of it , its poisonous,consult ur siddha/Ayurveda doctor
I like to know the name of the Aloe Vera plant as there are so manly different species.I got one at home which has got strip leaves .Thanks
Hi Bharti Khatri
Ghrit kumari is the sanskrit name for aloe vera. It is known as Gwarpatha in hindi. Not all kinds of aloe vera are edible. The one I have shown in the pictures is the one that can be used for consumption or skin applications. Other kinds of aloe vera are unfit for consumption including the striped one.