Beauty Uses Of Aloe Vera

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Hello lovelies! So since it's Summer, I thought it would be appropriate to share with you guys some skincare and beauty tips using one of my favourite ingredients of all time, ALOE VERA ^_^

I'm sure most of you know that Aloe Vera is an ingredient that provides great skincare, haircare and health benefits! Some of these amazing benefits include:

-Soothing

-Moisturising

-Aid acne

-Anti-ageing

-Fight sunburns

-Hairgrowth

-Anti-inflamatory

(and many more!)

So the Aloe Vera I use is from Nature Republic, and i'm pretty sure you guys all know about it, it's one of their bestsellers! This is what it looks like:

(This gel contains Alcohol, so if you are sensitive to it then look for a gel that hasn't got it!)

I definitely used the heck out of this gigantic tube! Especially during this time of the year, my Aloe Vera gel comes in handy.

I won't be doing a review of this product in specific, since I know most of you already have it and the blogosphere is already bombarded with reviews of this. Instead, i'll just present the various ways I use this gel.

You can obviously do all of these things using any aloe vera gel, be it Nature Republic or not. I know Holika Holika also has a popular Aloe Vera gel.

1) Moisturiser

I enjoy using this gel as a light moisturiser, since it has a very light weight texture and it suits my oily skin, especially during summer season. I will apply throughout my whole body after a nice refreshing shower, it's the perfect icing on the cake!

2) Hair Mask

Aloe Vera is known for it's excellent hair growth abilities, and I like to take advantage of that. I will massage some of the gel onto my scalp to stimulate all that growth and apply some on my hair after I wash it to deeply moisturise it.

3) Night Mask

I currently don't have a sleeping pack yet, so I use this instead. I put a generous layer on my skin before I go to dreamland, and wake up with replenished and glowing skin.

4) Post-Waxing Gel

After I wax my legs, I like to apply this to lessen the redness and the irritation.

5) BB Cream Mixer (?)

Well, I basically mix some aloe vera with my BB cream (or foundation) to make it more light weight and natural looking. However, this does take some trouble to blend and the coverage is very limited; I still like it though ^_^

6) Stretch Marks

I'm not embarrassed to admit that i've got stretch marks, my body has been through a lot and my skin has stretched and shrunken to the point where I had severe stretch marks. I use this gel to help these scars fade, and I do believe it helps!

7) Skin Tightening

Kind of on the same topic as the previous one, as I loose weight I don't want my skin to become loose, so I generously apply this on my stomach, thighs and arms before I go to sleep.

So those are the ways I use my Aloe Vera Gel!! How do you use it?? Here is how nature republic recommends it:

Thank you for reading!! I hope this post helped you somehow, and once again, I definitely think you should go and get yourself some aloe vera next time you go shopping!!