Aloe Vera (was Calming Gel)

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> Has anyone tried " Rhonda Calming Skin Gel " ..it contains

> both aloe vera and willow bark, both of which I have read from

> other people to be beneficial to rosaceans.

I hope someone with more knowledge about this will comment, but my

understanding is that aloe vera decompensates quickly into water once

it is extracted from the plant. Unless a carefully prepared solution

of aloe vera is constantly refigerated, the aloe vera in products is

essentially nothing (if not worse?).

Also, there is a big potential difference between an ingredient being

good for acute burns -- such as aloe vera straight from the plant --

and chronically irritated skin like rosacea. I recall reading

somewhere that aloe vera can be a skin irritant.

Can anyone here verify/clarify?

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD