Spritz On Nutrition For Your Skin By Bosoxy on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
I used to use quite a few Aloette products years ago when the company was in it's infancy. Over the years I have tried some of their newer creations but haven't been happy with their products, with the exception of their Nutri-Hydrating Mist, formerly known as Nutrition. I generally reserve the use of this product for the summer, due to its simplicity and the thin consistency of the product.
The base of the Nutri-Hydrating Mist is made up of over 90% aloe vera gel. This is a great base as it is hydrating, has antibacterial properties and healing capabilities. On the flip side, if I use too many sprays it get sticky, or tacky, to the touch on my skin.
I also love that it is enriched with lots of vitamins, including A, E, C and B5 complex. I am not sure how well the Vitamin C holds up in this solution, however, as C is unstable and generally breaks down when exposed to light or air. The bottle is a bit frosted, probably not enough so I store it in a dark place to help reduce any lessening of the effect of light sensitive vitamins and nutrients. Sometimes I store it in the refrigerator for an extra refreshing blast.
On a really warm day I may forego using everything except a gentle hydrating cleanser and a spritz of Nutri-Hydrating Mist on my face. I also will use a few sprites on my body in place of lotion when it is super hot and humid.
On humid days I feel that the Nutri-Hydrating Mist is enough, even on my dry skin. I won't use it by itself for several days in a row, however. If we get caught in a heat way I will use a light spread of Ice Elements Anti-Aging Serum under the Nutri-Hydrating Mist to ensure that my skin is getting all that it needs. I feel that the Nutri-Hydrating Mist helps to seal in the Anti-Aging serum and gives me an extra boost without having to layer on too many products.
What I do not care for is that at the bottom of the ingredients list of the Nutri-Hydrating Mist is a line up of 4 different types of parabens. This is one reason why I do not use it that often. If they dropped the parabens or at least used less of them I would be tempted to use it more often. I would also consider trying out a similar product by another company if they would make it without the parabens.
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Aloette Nutri-Hydrating Mist Purchased at: aloette.com Price: $18.75
Sounds interesting...I like aloe but I never had much luck with the Alouette product line for some reason...with parabens involved, I think I'll opt for waiting for another to come along but this sounds like something that might be worth considering down the road if ingredients were lessened. Good info thanks
This title totally drew me in - sounds interesting.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. ;)
I looked into this issue with Parabens since I have been a faithful Aloette user for years. Any product that does contain them has less than 2% of parabens. This is an very acceptable level according to the cancer clinics. A close friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Cancer. I asked her to take my skin care line in to the clinic to ask them about it. They told her that it is at a very safe level even for people suseptable to cancers.