ALODERMA 99% Organic Aloe Vera Gel for dry sensitive skin
Aloe Barbadensis Juice
Carbomer
1,2-Hexanediol
Hydroxyacetophenone
Triethanolamine
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- HighDry Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
A weak match for dry sensitive skin; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry sensitive skin: flakiness, tightness, redness, fine lines, and wrinkles. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your dry skin due to aloe barbadensis leaf juice, which draws moisture into the skin and provides hydration.
- While it offers general hydration benefits, the formula is not specialized for your specific dry or flaky skin concerns.
- The product is safe for your dry and sensitive skin as it contains no harsh or prohibited ingredients.
How to apply
- Could be used as part of your AM or PM routine. Start using this moisturizer 3 times a week and move to daily use if your dry skin tolerates it well.
- Apply this moisturizer after cleansing and toner in the morning, or after your serum in the evening. Always pair it with SPF in the morning.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer into your skin. Avoid rubbing it harshly to protect your sensitive skin.
- Apply the moisturizer on slightly damp skin to help with hydration absorption. This also works well for dry and flaky skin types.
- Do a patch test before your first use. Avoid the eye area to prevent any irritation.
Questions and answers
Why is Aloderma Aloe Vera Gel a weak match for dry sensitive skin?
Aloderma 99% Organic Aloe Vera Gel is a weak match because, while it provides general hydration, its formula is not specialized for dry or flaky skin. A moisturizer for dry sensitive skin needs soothing ingredients that provide deep hydration and nourishment, along with skin barrier support.
Which ingredients make this moisturizer a poor fit for dry sensitive skin?
This moisturizer is a weak match for your dry sensitive skin because its formula lacks specialized ingredients and nourishing agents like glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and skin-softening oils to properly treat flaky skin and support your skin barrier.
What does Aloe Vera Juice do for dry sensitive skin?
Aloe vera juice helps boost moisture in dry sensitive skin and keeps it feeling soft and calm without feeling heavy. It is very safe to use and is unlikely to cause irritation.
Skin Research and Technology, 2006Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2011
What does Carbomer do for dry sensitive skin?
Carbomer helps hold soothing gels together for dry sensitive skin and is very unlikely to cause allergic reactions or irritation. This ingredient works best when paired with rich oils and nourishing moisturizers to keep dry skin soft and comfortable.
Where does this moisturizer go in a skincare routine for dry sensitive skin?
This moisturizer goes at the very end of your evening routine after your treatment step, and in your morning routine you use a moisturizing sunscreen instead. A proper moisturizer for dry sensitive skin needs rich, nourishing ingredients that deeply soften rough patches and repair your skin barrier.
Can I use this moisturizer with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizer with retinol by applying the gel first to slightly dampen your dry skin before following with your retinol treatment. While this formula is safe, it lacks specialized ingredients for deep dryness, so dry skin types often need a richer cream with ceramides and barrier-repairing oils to truly comfort and protect sensitive skin.
How often should I use this moisturizer?
You can use this moisturizer daily, but because it is a weak match for dry sensitive skin, it needs richer ingredients like ceramides, shea butter, or glycerin to properly comfort dry, flaky areas.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this moisturizer clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry sensitive skin?
Aloderma 99% Organic Aloe Vera Gel is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on dry sensitive skin since its formula contains no heavy, pore-blocking oils. However, because this product is a weak match for your dry and sensitive skin, a better option would be a richer cream with soothing ingredients like probiotic ferment lysates to calm irritation and plant oils to deeply soften dry flakes.
Scientific Reports, 2023International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2011
Can I use this moisturizer around the eyes or on my body?
Yes, you can safely use this moisturizer around the eyes and on your body because the formula has a very good safety profile with no harsh ingredients. This type of product suits the thin skin around the eyes and body skin well since it is lightweight and provides general hydration.
What the research says
A topical cream containing 10% Bifidobacterium longum lysate significantly decreased skin sensitivity and increased skin resistance against physical and chemical aggression in female volunteers with reactive skin compared to a control cream.
Experimental Dermatology, 2010Applying a lotion containing probiotic ferment lysate VHProbi® Mix R for 30 days significantly decreased transepidermal water loss and skin redness while significantly increasing skin moisturization compared to baseline in participants with sensitive skin.
Scientific Reports, 2023Sensory skin irritation potential of 1,2-alkanediols increased with alkane chain length, whereas 1,2-hexanediol showed the lowest objective skin irritation potential compared to both shorter and longer chain lengths, and percutaneous absorption negatively correlated with alkane chain length.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2011A cream combining propolis, tea tree oil, and Aloe vera reduced erythema scars, acne severity index, and total lesion count better than erythromycin cream in sixty patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris compared to placebo.
Clinical Pharmacology, 2018Topical aloe vera gel significantly accelerated split-thickness skin graft donor-site healing compared to placebo in 12 patients, but showed no significant difference in pain relief.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2018Topical application of Aloe vera cream reduced postoperative pain at rest and during defecation, accelerated wound healing at two weeks, and decreased analgesic requirements in patients after open hemorrhoidectomy compared to placebo.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2010Topical chloramphenicol-betamethasone combined with sodium hyaluronate/trehalose/carbomer gel compared to chloramphenicol-betamethasone alone reduced most subjective symptoms at 1 week but increased blurred vision at 4 weeks following strabismus surgery in 31 patients, with no significant differences in conjunctival inflammation between treatments.
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2019Incorporating nanoemulsions into hydrogels with increasing Carbopol 934 proportions from 1% to 3% progressively decreased the percutaneous flux rates of terbinafine and citral, increased drug accumulation in the stratum corneum while decreasing it in the epidermis/dermis compared to nanoemulsions alone, and shifted delivery routes from skin appendages to intercellular paths.
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2016Topical liquiritin carbomer gel treatment restored skin barrier function, increased barrier proteins and antioxidant enzymes, and decreased inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress in a mouse model of glucocorticoid-induced skin inflammation.
Pharmaceutics, 2024A red ginseng hydrogel formulation with 1,2-hexanediol promoted selective growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and decreased Cutibacterium acnes in 20 female subjects.
Journal of Ginseng Research, 2022Topical 2% tea lotion significantly decreased inflammatory lesions and was superior to 5% zinc sulphate solution in patients with acne vulgaris.
Saudi Medical Journal, 2008Topical 2% tea lotion significantly reduced the mean lesion count of papules and pustules in patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris compared to a control solution over 2 months.
Saudi Medical Journal, 2006
Why other moisturizers fit dry sensitive skin better
Cosmetic formulations containing 5% Centella asiatica extract showed the best efficacy in improving skin moisture and decreasing transepidermal water loss, while also exhibiting antiinflammatory properties in 25 volunteers compared to baseline measurements.
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016Nanoemulsions containing Macadamia integrifolia seed oil successfully enhanced skin hydration and reduced wrinkles in human volunteers, outperforming conventional emulsions in skin hydration enhancement.
Nanomaterials, 2024A formulation containing glycerol (5%) and xylitol (5%) applied twice daily for 14 days increased skin hydration, filaggrin protein quantity, interdigitation index, and biomechanical properties, and decreased transepidermal water loss compared to untreated and vehicle-treated skin in twelve volunteers with dry skin.
Acta Dermato-venereologica, 2017
Ingredients
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carbomer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Triethanolamine, Disodium Edta
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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