Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Mandy, I have suggested using aloe vera gel from a broken leaf many times as the best of all possible way to improve the skin condition. congrats on good results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hi everyone I am a new member of the group, so far a quiet one. I started using the LTD disks 4 weeks ago, which have helped a lot with flushing, as well as the Sy products, but find the pustules, papules just as bad if not worse than before, I am starting to feel like it is revenge for having perfect skin as a teenager! Anyway living in a hot tropical climate combined with a few christmas and new year excesses has caused a major breakout, yesterday I picked some aloe vera to use on mosquito bites, and thought what the hell, it cant hurt. I rubbed it directly on my skin after cleansing with the Sy soap, then again before bed after treating with the LTD disks, this morning, I was very surprised to see a dramatic improvement. The lumps are greatly reduced in size and redness. I know this is too early for a definate answer but just wondered if anyone else has tried this remedy. Happy new year all Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Does this imply that, like me, you believe that the commercially-available " aloe vera gels " are pretty useless? Barry Hunt Re: aloe vera Mandy, I have suggested using aloe vera gel from a broken leaf many times as the best of all possible way to improve the skin condition. congrats on good results -- Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > The Aloe vera plant (now called Aloe barbadensis, I believe) That's correct, the tag said Aloe barbadensis. > has two different " extracts " . There is the gel from the fleshy part of the leaves, > which is normally non-irritating and may help with wound healing etc, and > there is the oily stuff from just under the skin, which is more likely to > cause skin reactions. Barry, I did not know that, thank you for pointing that out. So for clarification, I cut off a 1/2 " piece of the leaf and squeeze out the gel-like juice. That was what I applied on my skin. Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 > The Aloe vera plant (now called Aloe barbadensis, I believe) That's correct, the tag said Aloe barbadensis. > has two different " extracts " . There is the gel from the fleshy part of the leaves, > which is normally non-irritating and may help with wound healing etc, and > there is the oily stuff from just under the skin, which is more likely to > cause skin reactions. Barry, I did not know that, thank you for pointing that out. So for clarification, I cut off a 1/2 " piece of the leaf and squeeze out the gel-like juice. That was what I applied on my skin. Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 Hi, I too used the gel from the plant leaf and it irritated my skin. Everyone's skin reacts differently, unfortunately! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 Hi, I too used the gel from the plant leaf and it irritated my skin. Everyone's skin reacts differently, unfortunately! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 Hi, I too used the gel from the plant leaf and it irritated my skin. Everyone's skin reacts differently, unfortunately! Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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