Aloe Skincare: Why water and alcohol are the last ingredients you'll ever want to see on your skincare labels

Product labels start with the ingredient that makes up the largest percent of the product's contents. This is also called the main ingredient. A product that has a main ingredient of alcohol will dry out the skin.

Think about the last time you had a few too many glasses of wine (or beer or your favorite liquor), when you wake up in the morning you have an incredible thirst for water. That is a result of dehydration from the alcohol which has dissolved a portion of the water that the body has stored for use.

The labels might list this as Isopropyl alcohol, SD alcohol 40, or Ethyl alcohol to name a few. Alcohol strips away the natural protection contained within the skin to fight infection. This will also leave the pH all out of balance and will even lead to increased fine lines and wrinkles!

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But why would you want to pay good money for a product that is primarily made of water, with a couple other ingredients added in for good measure? The answer is..… you wouldn’t.

Even if water is not the first ingredient, but listed somewhere further down the list, wouldn’t this mean that it is essentially a filler and only diluting the benefits of the other ingredients? Well, the simple answer is yes, that’s exactly what this means. The aloe skincare products I use, contain no water or alcohol and best of all, the main ingredient is aloe.

I am a huge proponent of water, and drink 60 or more ounces of filtered water a day, but I don’t want this as the main ingredient in my skincare products (or any other products) that I pay good money for. If you want more water in your skin, the most effective way to get it there is to drink it and let your body do the rest.

Cleopatra is said to have used the inner most gel of the aloe vera plant to protect her skin from the sun and to keep her skin looking young. Nefertiti was also said to have used an aloe skincare routine. Egyptians were even reported using aloe as an embalming fluid.

• Moisturizing and softening the skin

• Speeding recovery from burns, abrasions, lesions and lessoning scars

• Relieving itching and swelling

• Helps to reduce the effects of the sun by providing a layer of natural protection

• It lightens discolorations and pigmentations of the skin

• It provides moisture at a deep level slowing the aging process of the skin

Other uses over time have come to include:

• Treating ailments such as kidney, liver or digestive problems

• Treating constipation and diarrhea

• Aiding the immune system and speeding recovery by killing fungus and bacteria as well as fortifying the immune system (this is a double edged sword!)

• Consuming aloe vera has also been shown to lower cholesterol naturally



For all of these reasons and so many more I won’t go into here, aloe is the perfect main ingredient for any aloe skincare product. If you're interested in learning more about the products I use from the L'Bri Pure and Natural skincare and cosmetics line, click on this link.