Rod Stevenson wrote: > Hi List > I posted a few weeks back about making CS into a gel for topical > application. I got a few replies, but no recipes or methods for making it. > So I've been doing a little experimenting and research. After looking into > it, I decided not to try making a cream, since the CS would need to be > heated (in most of the recipes I've seen to around 70-75C) and I wanted the > CS to be as 'neat' as I could make it, with little heating etc. I've found > that with a gel, all you need to do is bring the CS to around blood heat > then add xanthum gum and stir well untill thickened. I added about 1 tsp for > every 200ml of CS. This makes a gel that is thick enough to leave a coating > on the skin but evaporates over an hour or so (depends how thick it's > smeared on). I've also tried adding an aloe vera concentrate to the CS gel, > but the batch I've made so far has turned a light shade of pink (most > fetching)
Sounds like you forgot the baking soda. Marshall -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
