1 Roughly chop the cucumber. Peel and slice the aloe leaf to extract its gel. Put the cucumber and aloe gel into a blender and process until smooth. Strain the mix through a sieve to extract the juice.
Measure out 100 ml of the strained juice and set aside.
2 Add the witch hazel to a pan, whisk in the gelatine and add the teabag. Gently heat the mixture until it just starts to thicken. As the mixture cools, take out the teabag, then whisk in the cucumber and
aloe juice mixture and the peppermint oil.
3 Bottle up the gel in a sterilized, airtight pump dispenser.
USE Apply to the eye area before bed, then wash off in the morning.
STORAGE Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.