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happylynngilmer
innocentlookingprankster
Registered: May 2007
Location: The White Tower
Posts: 1715
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Review Date: Mon March 10, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $6.00
| Rating: 10
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price, unscented, lots of uses, cone-free, vegan
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none
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AVG is another one of my "everything" products. In hair, I use it in Snowy's Moisture Treatment, and as a hair gel to keep my pesky bangs in proper order. It doesn't flake-off like many hair gels, and has a flexible hold so my bangs don't look plastered together.
For skin this is a great light moisturizer. I got my bottle at Longs in the First-Aid section.
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alys
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Registered: September 2007
Location: Somewhere Warm
Posts: 288
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Review Date: Mon March 10, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Hey there Happylynn I was just wondering if you could post the ingredients? Most Aloe gels I find in them mainstream market contain parabens or other types of preservatives as well as alocohol...I was wonder if fruit of the earth is the same...thanks!
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chloeishere
Surprised to be Guru
Registered: October 2007
Location: St. Louie, Louie
Posts: 1312
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Review Date: Fri March 14, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2.97
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Clear, inexpensive, doesn't contain alcohol or painkillers, lasts forever
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Contains DMDM hydantoin and diazolidinyl urea.
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Ingredients: Aloe Vera gel, triethanolamine, tocopherol acetate (vitamin E acetate), carbomer 940, tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea.
I don't use aloe for many things (an occasional SMT or batch of kimberlily's defrizz spray), but when I do, this is the one I go for. I've had this bottle several years, and it's still perfectly fine, and is less than half empty.
The advantage to this versus aloe vera juice is that it is a gel consistency (which is generally easier to use than a liquid, in my experience), and it has preservatives, so it won't go bad in a few days, like pure aloe juice.
Really, I'm posting this review because there's a lot of long-named ingredients in this product, so I'm going to briefly explain what they are.
Aloe Vera- no explanation necessary, I hope. Moisturizing, healing, etc.
Triethanolamine- pH balancer.
Tocopherol acetate-- tocopherol is vitamin E, acetate reduces the acidity of vitamin E. Antioxidant, good for scars, skin, etc. Great stuff!
Carbomer 940- Gelling agent.
Tetrasodium EDTA- chelating agent, removes metals and minerals from a liquid.
DMDM hydantoin- preservative. It does work by releasing miniscule amounts of formaldehyde into the solution, though.
Diazolidinyl urea- same basic thing as DMDM hydantoin.
Do keep in mind that this product is mostly aloe, and that there is very little of the other ingredients in this product.
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Patrycja
ship me back to bahston
Registered: October 2007
Location: GA
Posts: 2614
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Review Date: Sat March 15, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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cheap!
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Cons:
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none that I've found so far
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I swear by fote gel.I use it on my face after washing,a dab in my hair after washing,in my mister bottle and in many of my recipes.Great product!
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FoxFire
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Registered: December 2007
Posts: 221
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Review Date: Fri March 28, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.92
| Rating: 10
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clear, cheap, good
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The best value for the money! I got a 12 oz bottle at WalMart for $3.92. At the health food store I paid around 8 for a 4 oz bottle! (different brand) As far as I can see there isn't much difference- except for the price.
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Kirin
Rebel Reverend
Registered: December 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2161
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Review Date: Thu April 17, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.29
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great stuff
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none
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I purchased this as I had run out of my standard GNC aloe gel and found they no longer carried it. Found it at my supermarket for almost 7 dollars , so held off, and found it at walmart for 3.29.
I'm not entirely sure if my hair loves this stuff, but i have it in the mister bottle and have tried it as a gel. It works fine for both, but I use it mainly on my face after washing instead of heavy moisturizer. Love it to bits.
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jojo
hair growing yeti!
Registered: August 2007
Location: in the land of milk & honey!
Posts: 5314
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Review Date: Tue May 13, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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totally natural
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Cons:
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none whatsoever
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Just love this product, £3.90 from amazon and it comes in a large bottle with pump on the top so no wastage, lasts ages (about 6 months) I use it as a hair gel, in SMT's, on burns, as a moisturiser it has so many uses, a good all rounder and highly recommended.
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Merkaba
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Registered: July 2008
Location: Cali-forn-ia
Posts: 159
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Review Date: Fri August 15, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $6.00
| Rating: 10
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Everything
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Nothing
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As everyone has said, it is excellent! I try not to overdue it because it leaves my hair looking stringy, but in a spray bottle or scrunched into waves it decreases frizz and gives flexible hold. A must have.
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venividibxtchy
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Registered: August 2008
Posts: 395
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Review Date: Thu December 11, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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All natural, no preservatives (watch out for "99% pure" types), lightweight/non-greasy, non-waxy
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I cannot use this because I have an allergy to aspirin/salicylates.
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My skin and hair love aloe vera gel. Unfortunately, my immune system does not. I have a horrible allergy to aspirin, and therefore this product as well, because aloe vera gel contains natural salicylates. Watch out if you're aspirin-sensitive.
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dulce-de-leche
Member
Registered: May 2008
Location: hunter's paradise
Posts: 388
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Review Date: Mon March 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $2.75
| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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good price
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Cons:
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flakey
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I didn't like it as a gel because it made my hair flakey but I can't rate it as a spray because I didn't think to use it that way.
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Flynn
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Registered: April 2009
Location: Aus
Posts: 3441
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Review Date: Sat July 25, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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As near to pure as you'll get in a bottle, convenient
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Cost: if you grow your own, you don't have to pay it!
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If you have to buy aloe vera gel (AVG), this has got to be the one to buy. Alcohol-free, colour-free... it is the purest one I have seen.
Just like fresh AVG, I can't use FOTE AVG straight: it makes my hair (fine, wurly 2b) somewhat lanky and sticky, without giving enough "hold" to act as a true gel. Mixed with an oil, however, it gives a similar result to an "ultra light hold" styling or texturing gel or serum.
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Irishred
Ginger and proud :)
Registered: July 2004
Location: in a valley
Posts: 1524
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Review Date: Sat August 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $5.00
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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no smell, light, no alcohol, water soluble
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Cons:
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can be sticky
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I use this added into a conditioner mix as a de-tangler and treatment for my DD and myself. Occasionally I will use a touch when doing her hair into braids to help control fly-aways. Of course it is great when any of us gingers get burned.
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Tinose
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Registered: September 2009
Posts: 165
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Review Date: Sat October 17, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Cheap, good for everything
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none
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The only hair gel I've ever liked. It's nice to know that your hair gel is actually helping your hair rather than hurting it. Plus, it's cheap and readily available.
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Sissy
Member
Registered: November 2008
Location: New York
Posts: 1616
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Review Date: Sun November 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $5.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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natural, clear, many uses
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none
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This is the best aloe vera gel I've used. It's so natural and has so many uses. My favorite way to use it is in an SMT (Snowy's Moisture Treatment) 
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