1. Watch out for glass bottles! Plastic bottles and plastic canisters contain plasticizers, which can be released into the aloe vera juice. Plasticizers are suspected of causing cancer. Glass bottles are a better choice. To protect the aloe vera from UV radiation, it should be brown glass, as is also used in medicine.

2. Watch out for chemical additives! A quick look at the label will give you information about the ingredients. Many suppliers still use sodium benzoate as a preservative and xanthan as a thickener. But you can also do without them. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and citric acid work well as natural preservatives. Thickeners such as xanthan can be dispensed with entirely.

3. Make sure it is fresh and of high quality! The best quality is freshly bottled leaf gel. This preserves all the active ingredients. However, many suppliers use concentrate for cost reasons, and many of the active ingredients are lost in the process. Concentrate is often not recognizable on the label. However, the use of xanthan gum is usually a sure sign, which is added because of the addition of water, which does not have to be declared, so that the aloe vera juice becomes nice and thick.

4. Be careful with direct juice! Only the term direct juice stands for pure fruit juice. If the term juice or gel is used, the aloe vera drink may have been diluted with water, but this is usually not stated on the label.

5. Pay attention to the acemannan content! The anti-inflammatory acemannan is probably the most important active ingredient in aloe vera. A freshly bottled direct juice has an acemannan content of over 2,000 mg/liter. Concentrates, on the other hand, usually have 500-700 mg/liter. The label can also provide information here. If this information is missing, the only option is to ask the seller or supplier.

6. Make sure it is organically grown! The aloe vera plant tends to absorb toxins from the soil. For this reason, you should opt for organically grown plants, as no pesticides or chemical fertilizers are allowed to be used. Compliance with the regulations is monitored by the state and confirmed by the eco and organic seal on the bottle.

Where do you get this quality? Since 2012, the German company VEGAS COSMETICS has been offering exactly this quality under the brand VEGAS VITAL and meets all of the above points. The ALOE VERA DRINKS from VEGAS VITAL are sold through direct sales partners and through specialist retailers, such as pharmacies.