Aloe Vera: A Systematic Review of its Perceived Effectiveness

Abstract

Common hair problems such as frizz, dryness, and brittleness are usually due to hygienic conditions, hormonal changes, medical conditions, stressful events, and harmful hair treatments. In the context of adult women, making appointments in salons, clinics and hospitals have not just been an option but a necessity because of such predicaments, yet there have been issues in terms of pricing and convenience. As a solution, herbal treatments have emerged and are being referred to as alternatives to promote the safety, efficacy, and affordability of natural products. There are studies presented about the treatment of severe hair and scalp diseases of adult women like Seborrheic disease but few about common hair problems mentioned in the beginning. Accordingly, this paper intends to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of aloe vera based leave-on conditioner concerning the perceptions of adult women. Fifteen women ages thirty to forty years old who live in Daang Amaya II, Tanza, Cavite were purposively selected and were asked to participate in the experiment. For about ten minutes, the participants have used the product presented. After that, the researchers interviewed to gather their insights on the product as an effective substitute in terms of short-term hair treatment. The findings of the study revealed that natural products such as Aloe Vera based leave-on conditioner are reliable, effective and safe to be used in certain types of hair. The respondents of the study shed light on the fact that herbal treatments such as this are more commonly pursued by the younger generation because of its eco-friendliness. It is a common belief among the participants that homemade herbal treatments like the use of the aforesaid product are more concentrated, thus, making it an effective substitute to the processed over the counter products. It more rested that the methods stated in this paper be examined on other written works and the outcome serves as a basis for further investigation with Aloe Vera. With the dawn of environment-conscious acts, herbal products such as this are more commonly used environment-conscious acts as it is deemed to be more potent, cheap, and effective. The result of the study shows that the proposed leave-on conditioner made of Aloe Vera is a safe and effective product to manage common hair problems within a certain amount of time.