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Aloe vera may be prepared as a lotion, gel, soap or cosmetics product for use on skin as a topical medication. [5] For people with allergies to Aloe vera, skin reactions may include contact dermatitis with mild redness and itching, difficulty with breathing, or swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat. [5] [11] [15]
Contains ingenol mebutate (Picato) which is used to treat skin cancer [9] Maytenus ovatus. Trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) is an antibody conjugated to a synthetic derivative of the cytotoxic principle of the Ethiopian plant Maytenus ovatus. It used to treat breast cancer. [10] Mappia foetida
Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma is the second-most common cancer of the skin (after basal-cell carcinoma, but more common than melanoma). It usually occurs in areas exposed to the sun. Sunlight exposure and immunosuppression are risk factors for SCC of the skin, with chronic sun exposure being the strongest environmental risk factor. [26]
6. Herbivore Botanicals After Sun Skin Soothing Aloe Mist. Best Spray. Fans of facial mists will love this therapeutic formula. Each glass bottle is filled to the brim with soothing aloe vera ...
Aloe vera is used both internally and externally on humans as folk or alternative medicine. [17] The Aloe species is known for its medicinal and cosmetic properties. [18] Around 75% of Aloe species are used locally for medicinal uses. [18] The plants can also be made into types of special soaps or used in other skin care products (see natural ...
Aloe emodin (1,8-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)anthraquinone) is an anthraquinone and an isomer of emodin present in aloe latex, an exudate from the aloe plant. It has a strong stimulant-laxative action. [1] Aloe emodin is not carcinogenic when applied to the skin, although it may increase the carcinogenicity of some kinds of radiation. [2] [3]
The effects of these lymphomas on the skin typically progress with the disease. It is most common to experience patches or plaques on the skin. The initial sloughing of the skin in this lymphoma can be confused for nonthreatening inflammatory conditions due to the lack of cancer cells in the affected areas. [citation needed]
Various drugs can also induce pruritus which can manifest with or without a skin rash and can happen immediately or even months after the drug has been used by the patient. Neurological disorders such as postherpetic neuralgia, brachioradial pruritus and notalgia paraesthetica can also lead to senile pruritus with burning, stinging, scratching ...