Our freeze dried aloe vera powder is easy to use. Just add 199 parts distilled or de-ionized water to 1 part aloe vera powder to reconstitute. 1 oz Power : 199 oz Water = Aloe Vera 1:1 NOTE: When diluted with water, this does NOT make a thick jelly. Real Aloe Vera Gel is a THIN LIQUID, not a jelly. The gels that are found on the market are "gelled" using a gelling agent. Our Aloe Vera Gel powder is a 100% PURE juice powder, with NO added fillers, thickeners, preservatives, or other chemicals. Process: Aloe Vera is a combination of powerful organic compounds, which are found inside the leaves of the Aloe Vera plant. The gel is a colorless, odorless, hydrocolloid with several natural beneficial substances, including mucopolysaccharides such as Acemannan. Mature aloe vera leaves are harvested by hand. The inner gel in the leaf is removed by a hand filleting process. The gel filets are ground, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum and freeze-dried into a powder. Application after dilution: Cosmetic-Add extra conditioning to your soaps, lotions, gels and other water-based formulas at any percentage, depending on formulation. Or just use at as skin toner! The advantages of buying a powder form of Aloe Vera Gel is that you can make your fresh batch of juice every time. The Aloe Vera Gel, after dilution has to be kept in a refrigerator. Shelf life of our Aloe Vera Gel Powder is 18 months if kept in dry, cool, dark place, in a tightly closed container. 28g/ 1oz (makes 5 litters 600ml / 200 fl oz (1 gallon 72 fl oz) of liquid juice). FREE SHIPPING within All the USA. International Shipping $13.25. For more info about this product go to HighAltitudeOrganics dot net.