Wooden spoon scooping aloe gel out of a bowl with cut aloe leaves on a wood board - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock We've all been there: that uncomfortable, stinging feeling after a long day in the sun, when ...

Prized for the soothing gel that comes from its leaves, aloe vera is part of the 420-species Aloe genus and was formerly known as Aloe barbadensis. Aloe vera is commonly grown as a houseplant, but you ...

Aloe vera is a succulent plant commonly used in gels, creams, ointments, and hand sanitizer, and while it’s been used for thousands of years, today it’s used to calm the symptoms of sunburn or treat ...