Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) gel
AKA “aloe vera gel”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) gel
AKA: Aloe vera gel
Ingredient · Viscosity Controlling · EWG: 1
Plant-Derived
Not Clean
Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) gel is a cosmetic ingredient.
Family
Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family)
Plant Part
Leaf
Lifeform
Succulent perennial
Climate
Desert or dry shrubland
Mol. Weight
267.28
CAS #
85507-69-3, 94349-62-9
Form
Liquid
See origin →
Functions
Viscosity Controlling
Quells irritation
Locks in moisture
Accelerates skin healing
Traditional Use
Used for over 5,000 years in Egyptian, Greek, Arabic, and Ayurvedic medicine as a healing plant for burns, wounds, and skin irritation. Cleopatra and other historical figures reportedly used aloe as part of their daily skincare regimen.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Irritation
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Aloe vera-An Extensive Review Focused on Recent Studies.
Catalano A, Ceramella J, Iacopetta D, Marra M, Conforti F et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
Aloe vera-An Extensive Review Focused on Recent Studies.
Alessia Catalano, Jessica Ceramella, Domenico Iacopetta, Maria Marra, Filomena Conforti, Francesca R Lupi + 3 more
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Exploring the potential of an Aloe vera and honey extract loaded bi-layered nanofibrous scaffold of PCL-Col and PCL-SBMA mimicking the skin architectu
Dhiman M, Ghosh S, Singh TG, Chauhan S, Roy P et al.
Journal of materials chemistry. B, 2024
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Aloe vera (L.) Webb.: Natural Sources of Antioxidants - A Review.
Hęś M, Dziedzic K, Górecka D, Jędrusek-Golińska A, Gujska E
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2019
Aloe Barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera).
Kaur S, Bains K
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 2024
Aloe Barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera).
Kaur S, Bains K
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 2024
Aloe Barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera).
Kaur S, Bains K
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 2024
Pharmacological Update Properties of Aloe Vera and its Ma...
Marta Sánchez, Elena González-Burgos, Irene Iglesias, M Pilar Gómez-Serranillos
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020
Pharmacological Update Properties of Aloe Vera and its Ma...
Marta Sánchez, Elena González-Burgos, Irene Iglesias, M Pilar Gómez-Serranillos
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020
Pharmacological Update Properties of Aloe Vera and its Ma...
Marta Sánchez, Elena González-Burgos, Irene Iglesias, M Pilar Gómez-Serranillos
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020
Aloe vera leaf mucilage and lemon oil as potential penetration-enhancing agents to increase lornoxicam transdermal administration using nano vesicular
Subramaniyan G, Rubina S, Ramana BV, Stanley AM, Srinivasan D
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2024
Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR