The aloe
vera plant contains so much natural goodness that if it so much as brushes against your face, your acne will have a hard time recovering.
In fact, a healthy aloe
vera plant contains about 95 % water.
Not exact matches
It
contains a lot of natural ingredients: coconut oil, argon oil, avocado oil, aloe
vera, green tea butter, and kona coffee
plant extract.
It is found only in the inner leaf of the
plant, which is why it's important to only purchase products that
contain the inner leaf of the aloe
vera.
Other good ingredients may include Astaxathin (one of nature's most powerful antioxidants), Coconut oil, Tocopheryl (vitamin E), Shea butter (a natural
plant lipid used as a thickener, moisturiser and emulsifier), Eucalyptus oil, Aloe
vera gel (
contains over 130 active compounds and over 30 amino acids beneficial to our skin).
Aloe
vera — the aloe
vera plant stem or gel
contains numerous natural compounds: giberrellin, lupeol, and glucomannan.
It's best to buy pure aloe
vera gel (or an aloe
plant to break open the leaf) because many over-the-counter aloe
vera gels
contain chemicals and preservatives that can increase symptoms.
A recent investigation by Bloomberg found that many common aloe
vera products sold in the U.S.
contain no traces of the natural soothing
plant, so that is another reminder to read the ingredient list carefully and buy from a trusted source.