Five Reasons Aloe Vera Gel Should Be Part of Your Skincare Routine

I'm fairly new to the wonders of Aloe Vera Gel. I was always aware of its soothing and antiseptic properties, but it took me a while to add it into my beauty routine. Now that I have it won't be going anywhere! Here are five reasons it should be part of your routine too.

It's a great primer for make up.

I've tried a lot of primers: benefit, bare minerals, smash box, No.7 and just about every drug store brand. They have all either not worked or not made a difference. I'd given up on primer until I smoothed some aloe vera gel over my face one day and I am now in love. Along with smoothing out my skin it feels like I get a face lift every morning. It is the perfect base for my mineral make up.

It keeps your brows in place all day

Yep, aloe vera gel makes a great eyebrow gel, and my brows can be pretty unmanageable. All I need is a tiny drop of gel and my eco tools brow brush to keep them tamed.

It soothes and heals damaged skin

Razor burn? Eczema? Acne? Sun damage? Aloe vera gel is here to save the day. It helps calm damaged skin and speeds up the healing process. A little goes a long way!

It's a great DIY face mask ingredients

I love adding aloe vera gel into my face masks when my skin needs a little TLC. It's calming, cooling and helps keep the honey from dripping off of my face.

It helps tame flyaway hairs

The gel type formula of aloe vera is great for hair, although I'm not a fan of applying it neat. I mix this with some coconut oil and green tea for a great DIY frizz spray. I keep it in the fridge and use it every day to help tame my hair. Sadly I have a lot of broken, flyaway hairs just now thanks to my eczema, but this does help!

So there you have it. There are many more uses for aloe vera gel, and with a bit of creativity it's easy to use it in a lot of skin and hair care. Try to buy organic when possible, and try to get the purest formula you can. Companies will add preservatives to aloe vera gel, so it's up to you to find something safe for your skin!

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