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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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Pros:
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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
Member
Registered: September 2007
Location: Somewhere Warm
Posts: 327
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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
Humanist/Procrastinatrix
Registered: October 2007
Location: St. Louie, Louie
Posts: 2025
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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: SC
Posts: 2708
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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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Pros:
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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: 2228
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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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Cons:
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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
in for the long haul!
Registered: August 2007
Location: a fly's fart away from hippyville YAY!!!!!
Posts: 10197
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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
Member
Registered: July 2008
Location: Southern CA
Posts: 467
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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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Pros:
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Everything
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Cons:
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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
Member
Registered: August 2008
Posts: 596
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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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Pros:
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All natural, no preservatives (watch out for "99% pure" types), lightweight/non-greasy, non-waxy
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Cons:
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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: USA
Posts: 386
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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
Mad SCIENTIST!
Registered: April 2009
Location: Aus
Posts: 4185
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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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Cons:
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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 musical
Posts: 1613
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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: 227
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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: 2701
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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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Cons:
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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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Aer
Member
Registered: February 2009
Location: Southern Appalachians, NC
Posts: 680
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Review Date: Thu February 18, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3.99
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Reliable and cheap, Mostly natural, Easy to find
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Cons:
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Wish the hold was stronger, Don't really like the idea of the DMDM Hydantoin ingredient
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I like that this product is easy to find, and not like some, where you have to order it online. I've been using this product for a long while, even before I began my serious hair journey. It really is mostly aloe, unlike some products that are labeled "pure" aloe vera, and really are just shady tubes of gelatin chemical gumbo.It doesn't flake, it doesn't seem to do evil to my locks, and it has more than one valuable use. It works great as a moisturizer for me, and on my sensitive skinned offspring. Pretty much scentless, and awesomely gentle as hair gel for a toddler who very much wants to imitate the hairstyles of heroic anime characters.
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