Putting aloe vera ice on your face: is the TikTok technique good for your skin?

New natural beauty techniques constantly appear on social networks, redefining the concepts of various treatments.

Now, TikTok has brought you a homemade aloe vera ice recipe to reduce pores and treat blemishes on your face. But is the technique good for the skin?

Aloe vera (aloe vera) is already a great ally in beauty treatments for the skin and hair and its new format promises deep facial hydration.

Despite being a trend that has gone viral on the networks, experts and dermatologists are debating whether aloe vera ice really works in this homemade format.

“There are no guarantees, since extracting aloe vera sap at home does not guarantee the viability and availability of the active principles”, said dermatologist Dr. Natássia Pizani, from the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD), to the Boa Forma news portal.

Is aloe vera good for the skin?

TikTok went viral with a very simple recipe for

skin care. You just need to peel an aloe vera and remove the gel from the plant. Afterwards, just beat the gel with water in the blender and store it in the freezer until it becomes ice.

In fact, aloe vera has soothing, moisturizing and healing properties, as dermatologist Talita Pompermaier points out to the O Globo portal. However, using aloe vera ice directly on the face can cause injuries and burns, especially in people with sensitive skin.

Therefore, the viral technique of social networks must be used with caution and taking the necessary precautions so that the face does not suffer from redness and any type of more serious irritation.

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Precautions needed to use aloe vera ice

For biomedical and dermatofunctional physiotherapist Thiago Martins, anyone who wants to use this technique should take some precautions to avoid irritation and other skin problems. Therefore, before using aloe vera ice, follow the guidelines below:

• Always have a clean face;
• Do not apply the ice in the eye area;
• Avoid contact with sensitive areas;
• Wrap the ice in a towel or cotton cloth.

As we said, aloe vera ice has not yet had its effectiveness proven and its use must be done with some precautions to protect the skin from possible burns and irritation.