A succulent and edible plant, aloe vera thrives in warm climates. Suitable for all skin types, it helps address a wide range of skin concerns.

How Does Aloe Vera Transform the Skin?

While aloe vera can be consumed as part of a healthy diet, it is best known for its multiple skincare benefits. When applied topically, it allows the skin to fully benefit from its highly effective properties. In cosmetic formulations, its juice is extracted from the thick, transparent gel found inside its leaves, which is exceptionally beneficial for the skin.

Composed of 98% water, aloe vera gel also contains 2% essential nutrients that help maintain healthy skin:

• Enzymes: Help support the skin's natural repair process and promote faster tissue regeneration.
• Minerals: Aloe vera contains more than 20 essential minerals—including copper, zinc, chromium, and sodium—which contribute to the proper functioning of the skin's enzymatic systems.
• Amino Acids: It provides 7 of the 8 essential amino acids and 11 of the 14 non-essential amino acids. These amino acids help support the renewal of fibroblasts and keratinocytes, promoting the regeneration of skin tissue.
• Vitamins: Naturally rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, and E.
• Polysaccharides: Natural sugars with exceptional water-binding properties that help retain moisture and keep the skin hydrated.

The Many Benefits of Aloe Vera for the Skin

• Soothing: Thanks to its calming and anti-inflammatory properties, aloe vera instantly helps soothe skin irritation and itching. It is ideal after sun exposure or in the case of minor superficial burns.
• Skin-Repairing: Rich in lectins with regenerating properties, aloe vera helps stimulate the skin's natural repair process and supports the regeneration of the epidermis.
• Antibacterial: Aloetin and aloesin have antimicrobial properties that help limit the proliferation of bacteria on the skin's surface, reducing the risk of blemishes.
• Hydrating: Aloe vera is particularly beneficial for dehydrated skin. Composed mainly of water, it penetrates the epidermis easily to deliver deep, long-lasting hydration.
• Smoothing: Renowned for its anti-ageing benefits, aloe vera helps tighten the skin and provides an immediate smoothing effect, leaving the complexion looking firmer and more refined.
• Protective: Although it penetrates the skin efficiently, aloe vera also forms a lightweight protective film on the skin's surface to help defend against UV rays, wind, and environmental pollutants.
• Dark Spot Correcting: Its antioxidant properties and ability to support skin cell renewal help reduce the appearance of pigmentation spots and promote a more even-looking complexion.

Aloe Vera: A Universal Ingredient for Every Skin Type

Aloe vera is perfectly suited to the needs of all skin types. Thanks to its wide range of skincare benefits, it helps address a variety of skin concerns. Discover how this exceptional botanical ingredient can help keep your skin healthy, balanced, and radiant.

• My skin is dry and/or dehydrated: Aloe vera provides an instant boost of hydration to moisture-depleted skin. By penetrating the different layers of the epidermis, it delivers deep hydration while forming an invisible protective film on the skin's surface to help lock in moisture and preserve the skin's natural hydration.
• My skin is sensitive: Thanks to its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, aloe vera helps calm redness, itching, and irritation. The skin feels more comfortable, better protected, and more resilient against external aggressors such as wind, sun, temperature changes, and pollution.
• My skin is combination to oily: Its antibacterial and antiseptic properties help prevent and reduce blemishes, including blackheads and breakouts. Aloe vera also contains enzymes that help remove dead skin cells that accumulate within pores. Its purifying and balancing properties help regulate excess sebum production, while its skin-repairing benefits help minimise the appearance of post-acne marks.
• My skin shows the first signs of ageing: Thanks to its antioxidant properties, aloe vera is particularly effective when used preventively to help slow the visible signs of skin ageing. Its amino acids support skin cell renewal, helping to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and dark spots. When fine lines and wrinkles are already visible, its natural tightening effect helps smooth the skin's surface and restore a firmer-looking complexion.

Sun Exposure: Aloe Vera to Replenish and Comfort the Skin

When exposed to UV rays, the skin becomes more vulnerable. In addition to oxidative stress, sun exposure can leave the skin dehydrated and sensitised. At the end of the day, the complexion often feels dry and uncomfortable. PATYKA shares its expert tips for protecting your skin from the sun while maintaining a healthy, radiant tan.

Step 1: Protect

Before every sun exposure, apply a generous amount of a high-protection sunscreen to the face to shield the skin from UV rays. Choose a formula enriched with organic aloe vera, such as the SPF50+ Face Sunscreen. Rich in water and essential minerals, aloe vera provides long-lasting hydration while helping to soothe the skin. Reapply regularly, paying particular attention to the neck and décolleté.

Step 2: Hydrate

In the evening, after sun exposure and following your double cleansing routine, apply the Soothing Milky Lotion. As the first step of hydration, it soothes, replumps, and restores radiance to the complexion. Formulated with aloe vera, naturally rich in vitamins and trace elements, it helps comfort and repair the skin, leaving it soft, supple, and perfectly hydrated.

Step 3: Soothe

Ideal after sun exposure, the After-Sun Milky Gel instantly comforts the skin with a refreshing sensation. Enriched with aloe vera, it intensely hydrates, regenerates, and soothes the skin. It also helps prevent the visible signs of photoageing while enhancing and prolonging your tan.

During periods of sun exposure, don't forget to protect the skin on your body with the SPF50+ Body Sun Spray. In addition to providing very high UV protection, it hydrates and soothes the skin thanks to the softening and regenerating properties of aloe vera.