Guest guest Posted March 11, 2002 Report Share Posted March 11, 2002 There is a big difference between aloe vera gel " straight off the plant " and the so-called Aloe Vera Gels available commercially. Many of them contain minimal amounts of aloe vera, and this has often been freeze dried then reconstituted. They normally contain preservatives, and may also have a heap of other stuff in them. Even the most carefully handled aloe vera gel may lose its effectiveness once separated from the plant. The above is my opinion - I look forward to any other comments. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was very irritating and made my skin red. Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was very irritating and made my skin red. Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was very irritating and made my skin red. Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Hi Alana, I'm glad the aloe worked for you. I think I am just very sensitive to botanicals, plants, etc. I seem to do better with chemicals!!! Go figure! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Hi Alana, I'm glad the aloe worked for you. I think I am just very sensitive to botanicals, plants, etc. I seem to do better with chemicals!!! Go figure! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Hi Alana, I'm glad the aloe worked for you. I think I am just very sensitive to botanicals, plants, etc. I seem to do better with chemicals!!! Go figure! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was > very irritating and made my skin red. > Elena I ran to a store yesterday to get an aloe vera plant (my dog ripped out couple of stitches from her ear and it's a mess, I have always had great success with aloe vera on their wounds) and when I cut off a piece, I thought I have to test it for the group. I rubbed the juice on a small area in my cheek and did not have any reaction. There was no sensation (except for feeling the moisture) at all. We will probably all react differently, just like we react differently to moisturizers. Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was > very irritating and made my skin red. > Elena I ran to a store yesterday to get an aloe vera plant (my dog ripped out couple of stitches from her ear and it's a mess, I have always had great success with aloe vera on their wounds) and when I cut off a piece, I thought I have to test it for the group. I rubbed the juice on a small area in my cheek and did not have any reaction. There was no sensation (except for feeling the moisture) at all. We will probably all react differently, just like we react differently to moisturizers. Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was > very irritating and made my skin red. > Elena I ran to a store yesterday to get an aloe vera plant (my dog ripped out couple of stitches from her ear and it's a mess, I have always had great success with aloe vera on their wounds) and when I cut off a piece, I thought I have to test it for the group. I rubbed the juice on a small area in my cheek and did not have any reaction. There was no sensation (except for feeling the moisture) at all. We will probably all react differently, just like we react differently to moisturizers. Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > I'm glad the aloe worked for you. I think I am just very > sensitive to botanicals, plants, etc. I seem to do better with > chemicals!!! Go figure! Elena, that's what I've heard, from a number of sources: botanicals are healthier for the hair than synthetics, but synthetics are less irritating to the skin than the botanicals. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > I'm glad the aloe worked for you. I think I am just very > sensitive to botanicals, plants, etc. I seem to do better with > chemicals!!! Go figure! Elena, that's what I've heard, from a number of sources: botanicals are healthier for the hair than synthetics, but synthetics are less irritating to the skin than the botanicals. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Re: Re: Aloe vera > I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was > very irritating and made my skin red. > Elena I ran to a store yesterday to get an aloe vera plant (my dog ripped out couple of stitches from her ear and it's a mess, I have always had great success with aloe vera on their wounds) and when I cut off a piece, I thought I have to test it for the group. I rubbed the juice on a small area in my cheek and did not have any reaction. There was no sensation (except for feeling the moisture) at all. We will probably all react differently, just like we react differently to moisturizers. Alena The Aloe vera plant (now called Aloe barbadensis, I believe) has two different " extracts " . There is the gel from the fleshy part of the leaves, which is normally non-irritating and may help with wound healing etc, and there is the oily stuff from just under the skin, which is more likely to cause skin reactions. Maybe it's important the way you cut the leaf and apply the gel? Having said that, I'm sure some rosaceans are sensitive to aloe gel! Barry Hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Re: Re: Aloe vera > I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was > very irritating and made my skin red. > Elena I ran to a store yesterday to get an aloe vera plant (my dog ripped out couple of stitches from her ear and it's a mess, I have always had great success with aloe vera on their wounds) and when I cut off a piece, I thought I have to test it for the group. I rubbed the juice on a small area in my cheek and did not have any reaction. There was no sensation (except for feeling the moisture) at all. We will probably all react differently, just like we react differently to moisturizers. Alena The Aloe vera plant (now called Aloe barbadensis, I believe) has two different " extracts " . There is the gel from the fleshy part of the leaves, which is normally non-irritating and may help with wound healing etc, and there is the oily stuff from just under the skin, which is more likely to cause skin reactions. Maybe it's important the way you cut the leaf and apply the gel? Having said that, I'm sure some rosaceans are sensitive to aloe gel! Barry Hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Re: Re: Aloe vera > I have an aloe vera plant and tried using the gel from it twice. It was > very irritating and made my skin red. > Elena I ran to a store yesterday to get an aloe vera plant (my dog ripped out couple of stitches from her ear and it's a mess, I have always had great success with aloe vera on their wounds) and when I cut off a piece, I thought I have to test it for the group. I rubbed the juice on a small area in my cheek and did not have any reaction. There was no sensation (except for feeling the moisture) at all. We will probably all react differently, just like we react differently to moisturizers. Alena The Aloe vera plant (now called Aloe barbadensis, I believe) has two different " extracts " . There is the gel from the fleshy part of the leaves, which is normally non-irritating and may help with wound healing etc, and there is the oily stuff from just under the skin, which is more likely to cause skin reactions. Maybe it's important the way you cut the leaf and apply the gel? Having said that, I'm sure some rosaceans are sensitive to aloe gel! Barry Hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 i don`t think there is c ure for rosacea _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Aloe vera gel from the health food store totally fried my face. I not sure yet what I did right, if anything, but today I was in sun doing labor, working with customers under maximum pressure, the works, and I don't seem to be all that much redder than I am in the morning. I should be a tomato after all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Aloe vera gel from the health food store totally fried my face. I not sure yet what I did right, if anything, but today I was in sun doing labor, working with customers under maximum pressure, the works, and I don't seem to be all that much redder than I am in the morning. I should be a tomato after all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Aloe vera gel from the health food store totally fried my face. I not sure yet what I did right, if anything, but today I was in sun doing labor, working with customers under maximum pressure, the works, and I don't seem to be all that much redder than I am in the morning. I should be a tomato after all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 YET WE MUSTN'T LOSE HOPE. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN > Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must > change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently > published book. > > To leave the list send an email to > rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 YET WE MUSTN'T LOSE HOPE. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN > Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must > change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently > published book. > > To leave the list send an email to > rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 YET WE MUSTN'T LOSE HOPE. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN > Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must > change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently > published book. > > To leave the list send an email to > rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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