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Aloe vera products taken by mouth include fresh aloe juice, sap, capsules, extracts, gels, and powders.24
Precautions
Although aloe vera is considered safe for most people.—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 2 June 2025 This Best of Beauty-winning shampoo smells great and soothes dry, itchy scalps (with aloe) while tackling flakes (with piroctone olamine).—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 June 2025 Ere Perez’s clear formula, infused with aloe, pulls double duty as mascara and brow gel.—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 May 2025 Succulents like agave, Dudleya, and aloe are some of the best low-maintenance landscaping options.—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aloe
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, dried juice of aloe leaves, from Greek aloē
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of aloe was
before the 12th century
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