9 Benefits Of Aloe Vera (And 5 Easy Ways To Use It)

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ve probably noticed there are a handful of ingredients that show up again and again in recipes for homemade health and beauty products, like witch hazel, coconut oil, and hydrogen peroxide. Now that summer is here, I thought I’d highlight another of my go-to ingredients that will surely come in handy over the next few months: aloe vera.

This spiny succulent may be a popular decorative houseplant, but it also has a lot of great benefits that make it one of the most practical plants you can keep in your home. In addition to going over the various benefits of aloe vera, I’ll also be sharing my favorite DIYs and natural remedies you can make with aloe so that you can experience those benefits for yourself!

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Aloe vera is a spiny-leafed succulent plant that typically grows in dry, tropical climates. While it is usually referred to by its scientific name Aloe vera, its more exotic monikers include the “lily of the desert” and “elephant’s gall.”

Humans have been using aloe vera for many different purposes for at least 4,000 years. (One of the earliest recorded mentions of the plant comes from a Sumerian clay tablet dated to 2,100 BC!) Today, we still use aloe vera in several ways, most notably as a topical treatment for burns.

Aloe vera offers a variety of benefits depending on how you use it. I’ll start by sharing some of benefits associated with using aloe vera externally by applying it on the skin, then we’ll shift our focus to benefits of aloe from internal use.

You’re probably already familiar with aloe vera gel, which is the most popular aloe vera product. Commercial aloe vera gel is a filtered and