Cooling Aloe Plantain Cubes

Only two simple ingredients are required to make these natural skin soothing cubes.

Stash them in your freezer and pull out as needed for sunburn, minor scrapes, rashes and other skin irritations.

Ingredients Needed

• 1/2 cup (approximately 3 g) fresh plantain leaves, roughly chopped or torn
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) aloe vera gel 

If you have a good supply, you can also harvest and use aloe gel from your own homegrown plants.

Directions

Place the plantain leaves and aloe vera gel in a mini food processor and blend together thoroughly. It’s normal for the mixture to sometimes get frothy in the process.

Strain the now green-colored aloe through a fine mesh strainer. If you used an extra thick type of aloe gel, you might need to mix in a little bit of water so it’s thin enough to strain.

Use your fingers to squeeze and press out all of the remaining aloe from the leaves. This part will get a little messy!

Spoon or pour the infused aloe into ice trays and freeze until solid. Remove the cubes from the ice trays and store them in freezer safe containers or bags for around 6 to 9 months.

As needed, remove one cube from the freezer at a time to rub on bug bites, sunburn, minor scrapes, rashes or chafed skin in need of soothing.