NC Fiction’s fanciful question…I recently made a discovery after throwing out garbage bags full of old/useless products that all of the products that work for me contain aloe barbadensis . I have been searching for awhile now for a good moisturizer to no avail. I started using aloe vera on my skin to wipe my face at night and my skin became clearer and brighter! I read that Aloe Vera can be moisturizing though so my question, since Im tired of looking for a moisturizer, is this… Would using aloe vera on my face be considered more like a toner or anti-inflammatory or a moisturizer? Maybe both? If it is moisturizing, is it moisturizing enough to use for the rest of my 20s?
The Right Brain’s response:
We’ve written before that aloe actually works. However, the ingredient is not magical – it has to be delivered from the proper formulation, at the correct concentration, and then left on the skin for it to have a chance to have a positive effect. So be careful when you jump to the conclusion that the products that work for you all have aloe, therefore it must be the aloe that providing the benefit. There are other variables that you need to take into consideration.
Not all aloe is equal
Some skin moisturizers that use high levels of aloe are your best bet for having an effect. For example, Jason Natural Cosmetics Aloe Vera Super Gel is a likely candidate because it’s almost pure aloe vera and it’s left on the skin. Other the other hand Methods Foaming Hand Wash with Green Tea Aloe
You should also realize that while aloe can be good for your skin it doesn’t provide the kind of heavy duty moisturization benefits that your skin needs when it’s really dried out.
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Has anyone used the NORWEX face & neck gel? I’ve currently been using it for 2 years now. And I have always wondered is it actually helping and if its worth the $40 price tag.
Norwex anti-aging Face & Neck Gel is a refined, natural gel specifically designed with Aloe and Olive oils. Use daily to minimize the appearance of fine lines, resulting in healthy looking skin.
I do agree aloe Vera is a great moisturizer,it also works well on acne.You can make a mixture using Aloe Vera, cod liver oil, lemon juice, vitamin E oil and wheat germ oil. Apply this mixture on the affected area. This is a good and effective home remedy for itching.
I find pure aloe to be a pretty amazing anti-inflammatory mask. I cut open a leaf and smeared it on my face one night in desperation when my skin was having a meltdown. The next morning my skin was smoother, and most of the redness was gone. If I don’t do this too often, it really does seem to help.
What are the differences in the benefits of aloe species? I see the article also mentions Aloe Barbadensis. I can’t find Aloe Vera plants but I’ve got access to Aloe Ferox & Aloe Transvaalensis. Would these work just as well?
I am in my 50′s and my skin is starting to have big pores and feel sort of loose. I cut open a leaf from my aloe vera plant and rub it all over my face and immediatly my skin tightens and the pores are smaller. I use it everyday. About everyother time I top it with a moiturizer.
My mother would put the gel from an aloe plant on my sunburn skin. It helped relieve the heat, redness…no peeling from having a sunburn. Now that I’m older, I use the 100 percent aloe gel on my face as a moisturizer. I have very sensitive skin, and this works for me to relieve the dryness.
I have the Jason’s Aloe product. And it does moisturize. But it’s not like, it’s magical. Overall I like it