The 13 Best Aloe Skin-Care Products for Soothing Skin This Summer

If aloe plays a role in your skin-care routine, it's likely thanks to a bottle of aloe vera gel that you picked up at the drugstore closest to the beach while sporting a nasty sunburn. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, aloe vera can indeed help soothe sunburned skin. The ingredient has long been synonymous with after-sun care, but that's only one of the ways that savvy beauty brands are using the plant.

"The pulp of the aloe plant is water-rich, soothing, and hydrating to the skin," Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, previously told Allure. "It is commonly used for sunburns and [soothing] common irritation because of these properties." Aloe's soothing, anti-inflammatory tendencies make it a favorite in undereye products, face masks, and, yes, after-sun care.

It's 2019, and we know hope that none of our beloved readers are out there getting crisp in the sun. But even if there isn't any sunburn on your horizon, there are plenty of other ways skin can be hydrated and soothed. Products like Ouai After Sun Body Soother and Innisfree Vital Overnight Sleeping Mask with Aloe incorporate aloe into their formulas for an extra boost of natural hydration. Sleep masks and body lotions cool down the skin with anti-inflammatory gel textures. And after-sun sprays revive skin after a day on the town.

Ahead, find our 13 favorite aloe-spiked skin-care products for summer and beyond.

Plant Apothecary's certified-organic facial cleanser is as simple and effective as the bottle's message. It's formulated entirely from ingredients you've heard of, like aloe, lemongrass, coconut oil, and olive oil, with moisturizing vitamin E thrown in for good measure.

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