Buyers’ Guide to How Aloe Vera is Produced
For consumers, the manufacturing process for aloe vera can be quite interesting and helpful in making decisions when buying an aloe product. Here we describe the typical manufacturing process behind the production of aloe vera.
Where Does Aloe Vera Grow?
As a succulent plant, most of the world’s aloe vera plants are grown in some of the most arid places on the planet – this includes North Africa, China and India. Although this does not mean that you cannot produce this plant if you are anywhere else. The US and Australia are also big producers, using controlled temperatures and timing seasons for harvest.
How is the Gel Extracted?
By harvest time, the aloe vera farms can take the fattest leaves for filtration. Filtration is important since this plant contains a yellow substance protecting the actual clear aloe gel. This yellow substance should not be digested and many industry-wide organizations have created manufacturing standards to make sure this is not mixed in the process.
Testing for Purity
Some companies also add empty fillers, much like water and claim that their product is only 100% made of aloe. To counter this, other companies have “starch tests” to ensure that their product is only made of pure aloe and does not have any foreign substances. These starch tests are regulated by organizations in the aloe industry.
After the starch test, the raw products undergo chromatography, which separates bad chemicals from good chemicals, which may have been created within the manufacturing process.
Eventually, the aloe vera gel is pasteurized and from there is refined into different products, such as creams, oils or sprays.
As you can see, not all aloe vera products are alike so it is important to buy from reliable suppliers.
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