Video Transcript

Hi, I'm Dr. Debra Jaliman, a board certified dermatologist in New York City and author of "Skin Rules" here to talk about how to use aloe vera gel for acne. Aloe vera gel is an anti-inflammatory and it can be used to take away the inflammation and redness from acne. When you buy aloe vera gel in a store, make certain to look for one that's unscented. When you get the aloe vera gel, what you can do is a little trick that I use, put it in the refrigerator first so it's cool and then what you can do is apply it with some cotton, put it on your skin and what you'll notice will happen is the redness and inflammation from the acne will start to go down and it will feel very soothing. If you don't want to buy aloe vera gel from a store, you can actually take an aloe vera plant, break off the part of the plant and take the aloe vera gel out, just squeeze it out of the plant and you can put that gel directly on the acne. That gel is just as effective as a commercially prepared aloe vera gel. It's very soothing to the acne because many people find their acne itches, it's inflamed and the skin is very irritated. I'm Dr. Debra Jaliman, a board certified dermatologist and author of "Skin Rules".