Aloe Vera if course is very well-known for its soothing qualities and this is why it is the main ingredient in most lotions for sunburnt or damaged skin.

Aloe Vera is such a simple ingredient. We can actually just snap off a leaf from the common house plant and apply the oozing moisture from the inside of the leaf directly to our skin. But we cannot use the house plant to make ingredients as it would go off too quickly.

So most Aloe Vera ingredients are actually dried and often made into a concentrate with added preservatives. This is how we most commonly add Aloe Vera to our skincare products and it does work well. We can easily make creams and lotions and even gels by adding gelling agents or even Xanthan gum, or in this case, the Konjac root powder.

To start making the basic gel, we just need to add the glycerin and the preservative into a jug.

Now we need to add in the water. Once the water has boiled we can add it into the mixture. Carefully and gently start stirring in all the ingredients. Keep stirring until all the ingredients have dissolved and combined.

Now we need to add in the Konjac powder into our mixture. Sprinkle the Konjac powder into the mixture.

Now all we need to do is thoroughly whisk together all the ingredients. Make sure all the ingredients are thoroughly combined and then let the basic gel ingredient cool down to room temperature before using in the lavender body gel recipe.

First, we take the correct amount of the cooled basic gel and add in the aloe vera concentrate. Next add in the calendula oil and rosehip seed oil. Carefully stir them together and start combining the ingredients.

Now we need to add in the main ingredient. Add in the lavender oil and stir gently. We want to make sure all the ingredients are thoroughly combined. So keep stirring for a little longer than you might imagine, to be sure.

To finish making the lavender body gel, all we need to do is add it to a bottle with a pump dispenser. For an extra cooling effect on sunburnt skin, make sure to keep your lotion in the fridge.

Congratulations, you have completed one of the most useful skincare products you can make. Let us know in the comments down below, you you got on.