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.
I honestly did not know about a lot of these. I am going to try the sugar scrub and that is so good to know about the conditioner! Pinning!
Oh I love this post and I pinned it for later as well! I used to love using aloe vera for different things but I'd completely forgotten until I read your post!
we have aloe vera here everywhere in san diego! thank you cailin for the cool tips!
Wow I didn't know that Aloe Vera does so much! Totally amazing thanks for all of those great tips!
I didn't realize you could use it directly on the skin. Is that pure Aloe Vera? Can you get it at the drugstore in pure form?
i might try this as a skin brightener. i wonder if it will help me grow eyelashes. :P
I JUST got back from the beach with a wicked sunburn. This is exactly what I needed to read about! Thanks! :)
I had no idea about most of these! Excited to try it as a cleanser!
I'm on this natural health binge right now, so I love these types of lists! I haven't used much aloe, but this great. Thanks for sharing!
I never knew it could speed hair growth. Pinning this!
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I honestly did not know about a lot of these. I am going to try the sugar scrub and that is so good to know about the conditioner! Pinning!
Oh I love this post and I pinned it for later as well! I used to love using aloe vera for different things but I'd completely forgotten until I read your post!
we have aloe vera here everywhere in san diego! thank you cailin for the cool tips!
Wow I didn't know that Aloe Vera does so much! Totally amazing thanks for all of those great tips!
I didn't realize you could use it directly on the skin. Is that pure Aloe Vera? Can you get it at the drugstore in pure form?
i might try this as a skin brightener. i wonder if it will help me grow eyelashes. :P
I JUST got back from the beach with a wicked sunburn. This is exactly what I needed to read about! Thanks! :)
I had no idea about most of these! Excited to try it as a cleanser!
I'm on this natural health binge right now, so I love these types of lists! I haven't used much aloe, but this great. Thanks for sharing!
I never knew it could speed hair growth. Pinning this!