How to - Cucumber Glycerine Extract - 2
Not long ago, I started making a glycerine extract using fresh cucumber. It has been agitated daily for about 10 days, and is now ready to be strained and bottled.
Even though straining is pretty straightforward, I thought I'd share this final process with you.
The Final Steps
To strain and bottle a glycerine extract, you'll need:- Funnel
- Container to strain into (choose something you can easily sterilize and pour from)
- Filter of some type (coffee filters will do, but I used a doubled-up piece of silk jersey)
- Containers for your extract
- Labels
Place the funnel into the container and line it with your chosen filter.
Strain the glycerine.
below: the strained glycerine. As you can see, it has hardly taken on any color from the cucumber.
It has, however, taken on the most wonderfully fresh scent of cucumber - enough to get me all excited about using this lovely liquid in a formula!
Final step: transfer to your final container (colored glass or PET plastic). Because my bottle supply is on the low side at the moment, the extract had to be packaged in 4 smaller bottles.
Comments
I think the results are pretty good. Are you happy?
The results looks amazing! I've tried this method using cucumber too...it turns out great. I'd like to ask for your opinion, do you think this method works well with aloe vera? Knowing that aloe vera plant has a lot of liquid, I'm a bit sceptical. I have plenty of aloe plants around my house. Will try to experiment with it next week.
Zan.
Yes..I'm planning on using pure aloe gel with the glycerine. I'll scrape off the gel from the plant and follow the glycerine method. Will keep you updated on the result later :)
Zan.
I'm back from my experimental period. The aloe extract is a success! I use the exact same method as the cucumber extract and it yields a lovely fresh aloe extract. I've used it in my night cream and hair tonic. Thanks to you and Maria for the inspiration :)
Zan.
We loved your post! Just wondering how long this will last?
Thank you!