Short answer: 7-10 days once defrosted. Up to 14 days if you do nor drink directly from the bottle.
Long Answer
Why does my raw aloe vera gel expire?
The aloe farmer or the retailer pasteurizes most aloe vera drinks. Pasteurization kills any naturally occurring beneficial bacteria and potentially harmful bacteria by heating. However, pasteurization alone rarely prevents contamination or further growth of harmful bacteria. Therefore, chemical preservatives such as sodium benzoate and citric acid are added are well-documented to damage our gut flora.
Raw products do not go through the pasteurization (heating) process. We add nothing to our pure aloe vera gel. Instead, we freeze it to preserve it. Therefore, nothing is in our aloe gel to kill or long-term repel bacteria, yeast, fungus, or even bugs! Bacteria, yeast, fungus, and bugs like to eat beneficial things to sustain them and are attracted to foods that spoil. There is little to no nutritional value supporting these same organisms in aloe with a long shelf life.
Our aloe gel is raw and 100% pure. The beneficial bacterial in the inner leaf gel make it naturally perishable. Your inner leaf raw aloe vera gel can be frozen for one year. You may defrost and refreeze. Your raw aloe vera gel will expire within 10-14 days. Once completely thawed, refrigerate, and use it within 7-10 days. If you have excess aloe by day 7-10, you may make aloe vera ice cubes or ice pops.
Nuts and bolts of 7-10 days
Once aloe will start to ferment once thawed. It is safe to drink fermented aloe vera gel. However, its taste is very unpleasant. Customers report our raw aloe vera gel lasting up to 14 days. Aloe will last longer by keeping the time it is out of the refrigerator to a minimum. Do not leave your aloe on the counter throughout the day. To play it safe, we recommend 7-10 days.
You may naturally preserve your raw aloe vera gel by NOT drinking directly from the bottle. Bacteria on your mouth and in back-wash will multiply, causing your raw aloe vera gel will expire sooner. A sign your aloe is changing is the smell of its fermentation process.
Cheers to YOUR health!
