Explained
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the aloe, Aloe barbadensis, Liliaceae.
You may know Aloe to be a good sunburn reliever and inflammation reducer. This is because it contains many components that are known to help reduce irritation and itchiness. These include vitamins, amino acids, polysaccharides, and more. The high water content of aloe also helps give a cooling effect.
Aloe contains the antioxidants Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins neutralize free radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
The aloe plant is naturally abundant in polysaccharides, a carbohydrate made of sugar molecules. Polysaccharides help hydrate your skin by mimicking your skin's natural carbohydrates.
As it is easily absorbed by the skin, aloe is a great moisturizer. It is both a humectant and emollient. Emollients help trap moisture in your skin, keeping your skin soft. Humectants draw water from the air to your skin.
Other components of aloe include sugars such as monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, choline, many common minerals such as calcium, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Aloe does not protect against UV rays, despite it soothing sunburns.
There are over 420 species of aloe but Aloe Barbadensis is the most commonly used for topical products.
People also like: Niacinamide, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid
People also dislike: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 3.9% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
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Where it's used
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract is most often found as ingredient number 14 within an ingredient list.
Of the 18 products in our database that have a known concentration of Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, we've seen concentrations from 0.05% to 96% specified within their ingredient lists.
These are the categories of products that use Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract the most:
References
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19218914/
- https://www.ayujournal.org/article.asp?issn=0974-8520;year=2012;volume=33;issue=2;spage=193;epage=196;aulast=Gupta
- https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5660
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144722/
Products with Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 54346
- INCI Name: ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT
- EC #: Â 287-390-8 / 305-181-2
- All Functions: Emollient, Humectant, Oral Care, Skin Conditioning
