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Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:59 pm  |
| I tried a couple of things that caused me to breakout. Aloe seems to be a common denominator. Aloe is supposed to be soothing to the skin so I'm wondering whether it causes acne in some people? |
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:10 pm |
| It soothes my skin.. Aloe vera gel has never broken me out before. |
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:59 pm |
| I agree with Lisey, I use it when my skin is irritated, as it soothes and moisturizes with a cooling effect. |
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Blond, blue eyes.Skin: Normal, sometimes oily, during winter very dry. Very sensitive. Occasional breakouts. Very fair. |
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:19 pm |
I agree that aloe is very soothing. It usually calms my skin, if it is breaking out and gets rid of the redness.
Strange you are experiencing a breakout from aloe. Maybe you are allergic to another ingredient mixed with the aloe?  If it's causing you to breakout then you should probably stop using it. |
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:39 pm |
Aloe tightens and firms and also provides a sort of protective layer on the skin. I can see a possibility of you getting bumps and such if oils/dirt gets trapped under this protective layer.
Aloe itself is probably non-comodogenic though. |
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Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:01 pm |
I have heard (I think on the Garden of Wisdom website) that staph bacteria can flourish in aloe. The majority of my nasty scars on my face I think are from a topical staph infection. A family friend that is a doctor said that it was staph. I went to the dermatologist and the jerk didn't tell me what it was, just gave me antibiotics, and it went away.
*Note: I was not using aloe at that time.* Just wanted to point out that you might not have acne. *I'm not a doctor...just throwing that out there.
I actually have been using only aloe the last 3 days on my skin because I'm trying to figure out a new skin care routine. No breakouts so far and it actually seems to be helping more than what I had been using. Maybe patch test pure aloe and see what happens? |
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28 Fair skin, brown hair, blue eyes & acne prone combo skin |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:13 am |
| Hmm could you be allergic to aloe vera gel? Because for me aloe vera gel helps me get rid of spots actually... Seek a doc's opinion would be best! |
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A girl of 25, living in Singapore & still searching for that one line of skincare products that i can continue using for long term for my combi-dry-prone to bumps/spots skin... |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:38 am |
aloe can also be quite drying, so you could be breaking out from the dryness...
--avalange |
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http://newnaturalbeauty.tumblr.com/ 37, light-toned olive skin, broken caps, normal skin. My staples: Osea cleansing milk, Algae Oil, Advanced Protection Cream, Eyes & Lips, Tata Harper, Julie Hewett makeup, Amazing Cosmetics Powder, & By Terry Light Expert, Burnout, and daily inversion therapy and green smoothies! |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:51 am |
| avalange wrote: |
aloe can also be quite drying, so you could be breaking out from the dryness...
--avalange |
That's interesting. I never knew that. I'd always thought aloe vera was supposed to be very moisturizing and soothing as a lot of after sun products contain aloe vera. Even worse, I didn't even know you could break out from dryness! Where have I been all this time?  |
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26 with dehydrated combo skin, prone to blackheads and congestions, NC20-25 |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:02 pm |
| andaman_gypsy wrote: |
| avalange wrote: |
aloe can also be quite drying, so you could be breaking out from the dryness...
--avalange |
That's interesting. I never knew that. I'd always thought aloe vera was supposed to be very moisturizing and soothing as a lot of after sun products contain aloe vera. Even worse, I didn't even know you could break out from dryness! Where have I been all this time? |
yes, aloe made my winter breakout much worse by putting it on... i thought it would soothe but it just made it more dry, and the derm confirmed that it can be drying when not used with oils, hydrosols, etc. also because it is so good at forming a barrier on the skin--this is why it is great for burns.
--avalange |
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http://newnaturalbeauty.tumblr.com/ 37, light-toned olive skin, broken caps, normal skin. My staples: Osea cleansing milk, Algae Oil, Advanced Protection Cream, Eyes & Lips, Tata Harper, Julie Hewett makeup, Amazing Cosmetics Powder, & By Terry Light Expert, Burnout, and daily inversion therapy and green smoothies! |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:54 pm |
| Some forms of "pure" aloe have additives in them, or others that don't may have bacteria in them. Aloe dries my skin out too, you could try mixing with small amounts of glycerine and hydrosol |
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:53 am |
| I shouldn't think so i used to take aloe vera capsules which in my book for pcos said it would help to relieve the symptons of acne. |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:30 am |
| smooth my skin, never broke me out |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:18 am |
| Depending on what type of aloe product I was usually fine with it. It's when it's mixed with other ingredients that there can be a problem such as breakouts. |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:43 am |
I agree Aloe is very soothing.It never irritates me.
But perhaps nothing is 100% safe to everyone. |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:50 am |
| To me, it has never irritate, whatever type. |
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:36 am |
| VoltesV wrote: |
| I tried a couple of things that caused me to breakout. Aloe seems to be a common denominator. Aloe is supposed to be soothing to the skin so I'm wondering whether it causes acne in some people? |
i do not think aloe cause acne. i do not have bad acne but once or twice i do break out with one but nothing serious.
i'm moisturizing with aloe and my skin's fine. i have dry almost sensitive skin. anything with acne medicine in it will cause me to break out in red rashes on my face. ie: clearisil |
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Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:09 am |
| I don't think aloe cause acne maybe is it not 100% aloe vare |
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Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:07 am |
| according to my physican it doesnt caused acne. infact it helps to heal scar. |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:24 am |
| It helps to reduce inflammatiom. It never broke me out. |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:48 pm |
perhaps you might be allergic to aloe?
I thought aloe is a healing agent and folks actually eat it for health reasons (i.e. improved skin condition) |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:10 am |
| to me ,never. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:23 am |
Anyone can be allergic to any ingredient.
There is no ingredient that is non-allergenic in everyone. If you are sensitive or allergic to an ingredient you can get acne from it.
I work professionally in the cosmetic/skincare industry, and I have dealt with people that are Aloe sensitive and cannot use it, so it does happen.
Not the most common sensitivity related ingredient, but common enough that I have dealt with a handful or so of people who have an issue with it in the past three years.
The most common reactors in order, in skincare products are:
Fragrances
Preservatives
Plant Botanicals/extracts
Dyes - to a lesser extent, often the FD&C and some Lake dyes, but botanicial dyes as well.
Being reactive/sensitive to something is not the same as allergic. Allergic is generally a system wide immune system response, cause hives, etc. Usually only 1% of the population.
But sensitively is MUCH more common. And usually includes things like acne, rash, itchiness, redness, irritation, swelling, dryness etc.
It can also be percentage based. A lower percentage product may not bother you, a higher percentage may cause a strong reaction.
Long-term use of ingredients you are sensitive to, even in small amounts, can also contribute to long term increased sensitivity and re-activeness to other ingredient's, oxidative damage, increased skin dryness or oiliness, etc
Acne is not only caused by clogged pores, it is very commonly cause by irritating ingrediants as well. And the skin reacts to the irritation stress, by causeing pimples to form.
Usually if a pimple takes 2 to 4 weeks to form its from a clogged pore. If it occurs immediately, upto one week, it is generally irritation/sensitivity related. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:41 pm |
| It doesn't cause acne for me. I have combination-dry skin. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:14 pm |
| somebody will be irritable for aloe |
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