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aloe vera
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▪ Cooling gels with aloe vera can do much to relieve discomfort.
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Aloe vera

Aloe vera ( or ) is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. It grows wild in tropical climates around the world and is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses. Aloe is also used for decorative purposes and grows successfully indoors as a potted plant.

It is found in many consumer products including juice, skin lotion, or ointments for minor burns and sunburns. There is little scientific evidence of the effectiveness or safety of Aloe vera extracts for either cosmetic or medicinal purposes. Studies finding positive evidence are frequently contradicted by other studies.

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Briar asked, stroking the fleshy leaves of an aloe vera plant beside him.

But if'Look, I'm going to give you some Aloe Vera gel for these burns, and some propolis.

She rubbed aloe vera sunscreen on her chest and arms and legs and lay back, closing her eyes.

And he was trying to soothe the burn with some aloe vera lotion when he suddenly asked me to marry him.

I resented the topless sunbathers, the palm trees and aloe vera plants, the shingly beaches and the exquisite blue sea, the casino and the hotels, the villas on the hills, the skyscraper apartment blocks, the suntanned youths on motorbikes, the wind surfers and paraskiers, the speedboats, pedalos and beach huts.

Shea smeared aloe vera over her skin, then, working quickly, gathered tools, instruments, and ropes, arranging them in her truck.

The agricultural part of the valley, with its citrus groves and fields of vegetables and aloe vera, gave way to and plains of mesquite trees and white thistle.