Ever since a holiday in Barbados more years ago than I care to remember, I have believed in the ability of Aloe Vera to soothe the skin. Like a lot of naïve Brits I had overcooked and was extremely pink in the face. Approached by a salesman on the beach he was carrying some pieces broken off the Aloe Vera plant and he smeared some of the sap on my forehead. It felt so good that I actually bought the grass hat he was selling. I still have it but daren't wear it too often because it's a real babe magnet and you can have too much of a good thing, can't you? So...... when some years later we went to The Maldives, I was keen to take some of this Aloe ...  Read the complete review

I bought the 453gram bottle of Banana Boat Aloe Vera Gel which has a pump action top from Boots for £6.99. I have to say that it was an impulse buy, because I couldn't resist the colour (I'm weird like that). I got 24 points on my advantage card for this; not to be sniffed at! I didn't use the aloe gel for a while because I bought it near the end of summer so didn't have any sunburn to apply it to. The first time I used this gel was actually after I had my eyebrows threaded. The woman put aloe vera gel on my eyebrows to soothe them so I thought hey! When I get home I'll slather my aloe on too! When I got home I washed off the aloe gel that had been applied ...  Read the complete review

Aloe Vera Gel is known to help moisturise and soften skin, and is particularly used after time out in the sun. It is recommended for all skin types and can be used all year round as a body and face moisturiser. It is quite usual for after sun products to contain some aloe vera extract, but proper aloe vera gel like this can be quite difficult to get hold of. Banana Boat aloe vera gel is not stocked in supermarkets but can always be found in Boots and also directly from the Banana Boat website. I've just stocked up in Boots, paying £6.99 for a 453g bottle and there is currently a buy one get one free offer, so it was brilliant value! There is a smaller 230g ...  Read the complete review

We have just returned from a one week break in Majorca, myself, husband and the three children, it was half term so decided we would look for a holiday. My children are young so I didn't want long flights, Majorca is just long enough for them not to get tetchy. As part of my preparation for the holiday I bought the usual assortment of sun creams, all high factors as the children are young and also my husband and I are both fair and don't tan easily, just burn so I wanted to keep us all safe. I also purchased some Banana Boat Aloe Vera Gel, basically an after sun moisturiser. My husband and I had come across Banana Boat a number of years ago, we had purchased ...  Read the complete review

Banana Boat aloe vera gel is used to help soothe and soften damaged skin. It is has been around for a while, but some may not have heard of it as it is not stocked in many places. Only the larger Boots stores might stock it, and i have actually seen it in Matalan, in the sun section. This aloe vera gel can be used for a number of things. It is most commonly used for sunburn, as when you put it on it gives such a cooling and refreshing effect. It really takes the heat out of your sunburn, and soothes the skin. It also help stop the skin peeling as it is a really good intense moisturiser and stops the sunburnt skin drying out. I always make sure i take a bottle ...  Read the complete review