I asked the same question some years ago, and I think it was Richard
Harris, who was on the group at the time, and had been a Pharmacist for
some 60 years or so, who said:
In regards to Pharmaceutical agents for making Topical Gels—Methylcellulose
Lipoil
Poloxamer NF Pluronic F127 Propylene Glycol are some of the newest most
popular gelling, suspending agents. Most would come from your local
independent Pharmacist (even if Not a Compounding Pharmacist), who as a
favor to you could and probably would order it special in the original
package after determining that you were NOT planning something harmful
to yourself or others.
These are some other comments from around the same time about making a gel:
I looked a bottle of the organic Aloe Gel I used to use. It is by Lily
of the Desert (not Lily of the Valley as I previously stated on this
list). Carrageenan is used as a thickening agent.
www.lilyofthedesert.com <http://www.lilyofthedesert.com> is their
website. Perhaps they can answer your questions. When you strip aloe it
is thick but I don't think it will stay thick. Garnet
You can make a "gel" with Agar agar, a seaweed. I have found it at Whole
Food Stores. It is used as a vegan substitute for gelatin which is
extracted from cow hooves. Garnet
http://www.bulkfoods.com/agar_agar.htm Natural agar agar is unflavoured
producing a firm, clear jelly and is rich in iodine and trace minerals
and has mildly laxative properties.
Perhaps the trace elements in agar such as iodine provide nutrients for
the cultures. I was unable to find a chemical formula for agar, just
that it was a polysaccharide complex called lentinan. Marshall
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:26:49 +0100 (GMT Standard Time) From: "Rod
Stevenson" > Hi Chris, I've not tried making an ointment with CS, but I
have tried making a gel, with and without aloe vera. Its very easy and
your CS won't need to be heated to a high temp ( as it does if your
making a cream or ointment). Here's a recipe. (with thanks to Marshall
for the ph bit)
90ml CS
2ml Xanthum Gum
10ml Aloe Vera concentrate (I use 1:10)
a few drops of a preservative, such as grapefruit seed extract.
sodium bicarb
Gently heat the CS till it's lukewarm (this will make the gum melt more
easily) sprinkle the gum and beat vigorously. If you don't want to
introduce air bubbles into your mixture, keep the whisk on the bottom of
the pan. Add the AV concentrate and preservative. (I've found that after
about three weeks the gel develops a mould of some description. This is
about two weeks longer than using just water, so the CS is doing
something, just not for very long.) Bring the mixture back to around 7ph
with sodium bicarb using litmus paper. You can use other thickening
agents such as cellulose gum, roughly twice as much should do it. Give
it a try, it's quick and simple to make. Good Luck! Rod
On 2/03/2010 2:32 AM, Lisa wrote:
Hi All,
With the last post (regarding hemorrhoids) and the use of a gel…the
question I have is how to make one? I know that folks are using CS as
a gel…and I would love to know how to go about doing so? I’ve got a
variety of different ingredients around that may work but would love
to know what folks are using and doing to accomplish theirs?
Thanks in advance.
Lisa
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