TEST 1: Aloe vera for curing acne
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| Picture: Aloe Vera, wheatgrassspain.com |
From research online about the plant, it sounds like a promising cure to most of my problems, the main uses for aloe vera include healing burns, curing skin issues such as acne and psoriasis and even helping get rid of dandruff.
Aloe vera contains salicylic acid that has anti-inflammatory and anti bacteria properties, which is very useful against acne and it is commonly used in acne creams.
so using Aloe vera in combination with other active ingredients would help to speed up the absorption of the other ingredients into the skin allowing the products to work better and hopefully killing the bacteria which causes acne.So can aloe vera help my acne?. This question has led to my first test.
TEST 1: Aloe vera for curing acne
Before pictures
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| My acne in room light Sat 16th july 2011 |
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| My acne in day light Sat 16th july 2011
My first test will see me use Life plan Aloe vera gel which is 99% pure aloe vera gel and is suitable for vegans.available online at www.lifeplan.co.uk.
I have also chosen to use freedom gel and freedom oil- free perfecting moisturizer alongside/with my aloe vera gel, as the aloe vera should help the ingredients in freedom gel, (which include nicotinamide, which has been clinically proven to help get rid of inflamed red spots) to penetrate the skin more.
For two week prior to this test i had just been using aloe vera gel on its own, but with regret, did not see much results with my acne. However i found that the aloe vera did moisturize my skin and gave it a firmer, plumper feel and look.
Test duration: Approximately 14 days. Question: Does Aloe vera help cure spots? Answer: NO, but its a very good moisturizer and can help sooth and calm redness of spots. |
S. Singer
