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>Fruit of the Earth - Gel - Aloe Vera Gel - 2.78 2.94* (ppm Benzene)

Aloe Vera Gel? Sounds like straight up terrible quality standards to get benzene in an Aloe Vera gel. Stuff like like this makes me hesitant to use any product

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I know aloe vera is often said to be useful in clearing benzene and formaldehyde from the air as a houseplant: perhaps this is being picked up from the environment, rather than any production issue per se?

The less chemicals you use, the better. Use simple soaps and deoderants, etc.

Aloe Vera is supposed to be in that category of "simple".

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