Since you ladies loved our posts on DIY beauty uses for petroleum jelly, Q-tips and olive oil, I thought I’d give you a host of beauty tips on another common household item: aloe vera. Read this list and discover fifteen amazing ways to use aloe vera for your overall beauty!
- As a skin brightener: Rub aloe vera on your face to decrease pigmentation and dark spots.
- Have red blotches after plucking your brows? Rub some aloe vera on the discolored area and watch redness disappear.
- Aloe is a surprisingly good moisturizer and is effective in combating wrinkles because the skin absorbs it quickly - rub some on your neck and see for yourself.
- Soothe a sunburn - duh!
- Create your own facial cleanser with aloe vera: Just mix with olive oil, rosewater, and a few drops of grapeseed oil in a food processor. Keep it in the fridge!
- Nourish your skin: Aloe vera is extremely nutrient-rich: it has 18 amino acids, B vitamins 1, 2, and 6, vitamin C, niacinamide, choline and the minerals calcium, iron, lecithin, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc.
- Create an organic sugar scrub and apply to damp skin:
- 2 tbsp. aloe vera
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- You could also try a salt scrub for rough patches:
- 2 cups sea salt
- 1 cup aloe vera
- 1 cup baby oil
- 2 tbsp. honey
- Speed hair growth: Massage aloe vera into the scalp, leave in for 30 minutes and rinse. Aloe Vera is known to balance PH and stimulate the production of enzymes on your scalp which help with hair growth.
- DIY brow gel: mix a little aloe vera with an eyeshadow that matches your eyebrows. Apply with a brow brush.
- Tighten your pores: Aloe has properties similar to astringents, so rubbing it on your face can reduce the appearance of enlarged pores.
- For scars and stretch marks: Aloe vera speeds cell regeneration, so rub it on scars and stretch marks to watch them fade more quickly.
- For those with eczema or psoriasis, aloe is possibly the best moisturizer available. Rub all over hands and feet, put on gloves and socks and let it work its magic!
- Run out of conditioner? Use aloe vera instead! Your hair will be silkier than ever - just make sure to rinse well.
- Mix aloe vera into powdered hair dye before dyeing hair to help fight off moisture loss from drying chemicals.
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Edris (a fab stylist) told me last week she uses aloe in place of hair gel. Who knew?
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OMG! thank you very much for these facts! I have so many aloe vera in my backyad and I really don’t know whta to do with them until i found out that every problem I have with my body can be cured by an aloe vera. Thank you.
Thanks for this post! I’ve always wanted to know the many uses of aloe vera(: I was wondering, how long can the cleanser keep ? Even in the fridge? Thanks again(:
Aloe vera is a product for every type of skin . it is a natural food flavoring and gives the result in few weeks. There is no side effects on any type skin aloe vera is a very highly effective in treating like pimples.i was used since last six months and give the results . so i am very happy to use this products.