Aloe vera leaf powder is an ingredient in over-the-counter formulas and food and beverages. It is also found in many different personal care products and cosmetics, including soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners, shaving creams, suntan lotions, lipsticks, liquid makeup, and baby lotions and wipes.
The plant was known to the ancient Romans and as the “plant of immortality” to the ancient Egyptians. Alexander the Great reputedly dispatched his army to a small island off the coast of Somalia to bring back a supply of fresh aloe vera to Greece.