Forever living products Aloe Vera

[HandTS]

I bought FLP Aloe Vera juice for £19.50 (i think) for 1 litre, Holland and Barrett are selling it for £4.49 a litre, does anyone know is there any difference in the product or I'm I just paying for a name? Thank you.

 

[Crazydancer]

I'm really no expert, but I know a friend that buys expensive aloe products (for people, not horses) and has said that you can get similar in Holland & Barrett, but the concentration of the aloe is a lot less, and it is different. She's a sceptic who was persuaded to buy stuff from a family member who was setting up in business - she now swears by it, and uses loads of products, including toothpaste!!

 

[ilovealoe]

Hi,
I know it's an old post but I wanted to answer anyway to explain why you may see similar cheaper aloe vera products in your local health food store. You are right, they have a lot less concentration of aloe vera, usually only 15%, they get away with this by calling them aloe vera juice drinks, which only need small amounts.
Forever Living aloe vera gel has over 95% of the purest form of the aloe vera plant. They use a special process when extracting it, so you don't get any of the leaf or rubbish, as in the cheaper bottles. Horses in particular benefit in an amazing way from taking it, and I have many success stories from people who could not believe the healing properties it has on horses and humans alike
If you want to know more please feel free to ask.
Thanks!
Caroline

 

[nikicb]

Hi,
I know it's an old post but I wanted to answer anyway to explain why you may see similar cheaper aloe vera products in your local health food store. You are right, they have a lot less concentration of aloe vera, usually only 15%, they get away with this by calling them aloe vera juice drinks, which only need small amounts.
Forever Living aloe vera gel has over 95% of the purest form of the aloe vera plant. They use a special process when extracting it, so you don't get any of the leaf or rubbish, as in the cheaper bottles. Horses in particular benefit in an amazing way from taking it, and I have many success stories from people who could not believe the healing properties it has on horses and humans alike
If you want to know more please feel free to ask.
Thanks!
Caroline

Hello - I have a question. Do you sell these products?

 

[OldNag]

I bought FLP Aloe Vera juice for £19.50 (i think) for 1 litre, Holland and Barrett are selling it for £4.49 a litre, does anyone know is there any difference in the product or I'm I just paying for a name? Thank you.

Hi, first I must claim vested interest - I'm a FLP distributor...

I don't want to compare brands but to be honest you get what you pay for.

The FLP Aloe is differnt from what you find on shop shelves. It's labelled Gel, not Juice. Much higher concentration, of just the inner leaf gel (the bit that works), not diluted. It's not whole leaf (which is cheaper and less effective).

It's also hand filleted and cold-processed carefully to keep it active.

I guess that's why it's guaranteed (60 days), my experience (6 yrs or so) is that it does work. Not 100% of the time - I don't think anything would - but I've always been pretty impressed, and so have my customers. I've had a few who've tried switching to a cheaper brand, and have come back to the more expensive FLP because it does the job. That's for people and animals.

Hope that's not seen as blatant advertising - I'm not linking to my site or anything - but hope that answers the question. If you've got queries, have a word with the person who sold it to you - they should be able to help.

ETA - sorry, just seen, this is an old post that's been revived. Hope you did find your answer!

 

[Ladydragon]

Hi,
I know it's an old post but I wanted to answer anyway to explain why you may see similar cheaper aloe vera products in your local health food store. You are right, they have a lot less concentration of aloe vera, usually only 15%, they get away with this by calling them aloe vera juice drinks, which only need small amounts.
Forever Living aloe vera gel has over 95% of the purest form of the aloe vera plant. They use a special process when extracting it, so you don't get any of the leaf or rubbish, as in the cheaper bottles. Horses in particular benefit in an amazing way from taking it, and I have many success stories from people who could not believe the healing properties it has on horses and humans alike
If you want to know more please feel free to ask.
Thanks!
Caroline

So...let's assume I'm a numpty... But I would actually expect a substantial difference of aloe content in the substantially different products of a gel and a drink...

Aloe vera gel is available in our pharmacies and can be 99.9% aloe vera inner leaf gel - the 0.1% is needed for a preservative... It's a different product to a drink and unfair IMO to compare the FL gel to a drink as a way of demonstrating purity...

 

[Ladydragon]

The FLP Aloe is differnt from what you find on shop shelves. It's labelled Gel, not Juice. Much higher concentration, of just the inner leaf gel (the bit that works), not diluted. It's not whole leaf (which is cheaper and less effective).

Ah...explains my confusion...

So it's a drink/juice/pulp type product rather than an actual gel?

 

[TigerTail]

Old Nag - could you feed the gel to a dog with skin condition? He always goes nuts licking my aloe vera hand cream off so wonder if he feels he needs it??

Thanks

 

[tallyho!]

Just grow your own!! Will be bitter as hell so will be highly calorific when sugar is added for drinking but the bitterness is what makes it work...

 

[tallyho!]

Also, if you can grow a decent sized plant, you can cut off a tongue, and it lasts ages. Each time you want to use it, cut off the dry end. I rub it on cuts and spots and things, and as a facemask.

You have to be careful using aloe on horses, it's contraindicated for stuff like sarcoids.

 

[shadowboy]

Really intrigued by this, what would this product be used for in horses and how is it fed?

 

[Brandy]

I have used forever living gel and spray, externally, on skin conditions, grazes etc and it does work very well. I don;t know if I could get it cheaper from a pharmacy, but as I only use it when there is a problem, not often, I don;t mind paying for what works.

 

[maresmaid]

I regularly use aloe vera gelly on mud rash, and wounds to aid healing. The drinking gel is good to help prevent stomach ulcers in horses.

 

[Munchkin]

tallyho - Aloe leaves are at their highest potency at a particular age, which is when FLP cut their aloe.

Also, it is only dangerous for use when it's not correctly filleted and separated from the sap, which can be toxic.

TigerTail - yes, you can (and probably should!) be feeding it as well as applying it topically, as it heals skin cells from the inside, too.

shadowboy - it can be fed to horses with stomach conditions, immune problems, skin conditions and as a general health tonic. Same for people! Just add a drop to the feed.

 

[Ladydragon]

Also, if you can grow a decent sized plant, you can cut off a tongue, and it lasts ages. Each time you want to use it, cut off the dry end. I rub it on cuts and spots and things, and as a facemask.

You have to be careful using aloe on horses, it's contraindicated for stuff like sarcoids.

Interesting... My new thing learned for the day... Do you know why or if it's all sarcoid types?

I love aloe and use our own plants to make goodies for personal use... It really is fabulous stuff... When we were running a business making cosmetics/soaps etc I had to source the gel from a supplier to remain within our safety assessments...

Unfortunately, there is no similar legislation for animal products unless there is a definitive medical purpose to be proven...

 

[moana]

Oh Lordy! Please. do not believe the FLP sales peeps. It simply is not true that they are the only producers of pure high grade Aloe vera Juice. They are also Pyriamid Sellers - go figure!!

You would be better off checking with the Aloe Vera Council, many producers,' high as' grade Juice, much lower prices available.

 

[woodlandswow]

another tip... please dont drink the stuff.. i had to for 1 year.. it was the worst year of my life....

 

[lazybee]

The only approved medical use for Aloe vera is as a laxative. It's never been proved to do anything else, despite what the snake oil sellers claim. More anecdotal blurb.

 

[hairycob]

I had a huge argument with an FLP sales peson at an event once. She was telling me that the gel would be ideal for my horses sarcoids. I told her that Prof Knottenbelt says not to use. Her arguments were:
"what does he know" - err he's a leading expert on sarcoids.
"Well he's just trying to sell his own product - our company Vet says it's good" - firstly he will recommend other treatments when they are more appropriate & is your company Vet an unpaid independent expert on sarcoids? I thought not.
She then refused to speak to me as I was obviously just there to cause an argument. Which was a shame as I was actually there to buy some for a cat with a skin condition that needed soothing, so she lost a cert sale.
The trouble with Aloe Vera is it has it's uses - like my cat, but some sales people become almost messianic about it's properties and go way too far. Listen to some of them & you would think all we need for world peace is for everyone to drink the stuff.