Turn this healing plant into one of these delicious aloe drinks, or store up the precious liquid in ice cubes to add a hint of flavor to your water. This year, don’t be caught without your aloe—it’s good for you inside and out!
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- 10 Amazing Aloe Drink Recipes
- 1. Cucumber Aloe Water
- 2. Raspberry Aloe Water
- 3. Healing Aloe Smoothie
- 4. Love-Your-Liver Aloe Juice
- 5. Strawberry Lemonade Aloe Vera Smoothie from Blissful Basil
- 6. Watermelon Coconut Aloe Juice from Will Frolic for Food
- 7. Aloe Cucumber Cooler from Arsenic Lace
- 8. Digestion 101 Juice from Hello Glow
- 9. Aloe Lemonade from Kumquat
- 10. Skinny Aloe Vera Martini
10 Amazing Aloe Drink Recipes
Every house should have an aloe plant on hand for random bug bites and burns [source]. It’s the perfect low-maintenance plant, but you do need to learn how to harvest aloe if you want to use its goodness on your skin or in food recipes.
Thought aloe vera was just for sunburned skin? Yes, aloe is the perfect soother for inflamed skin—but that’s not all! This incredible plant is packed with vitamins and amino acids [source]. It has been shown to reduce wrinkles [source] and combat the effects of skin aging from UV radiation [source].
Plus, it increases immune function, fights cancer [source], acts as an anti-inflammatory agent [source], and works as an antioxidant to help detoxify the body’s tissues and organs [source].
1. Cucumber Aloe Water
Drink up to take advantage of aloe vera’s natural healing abilities on the inside. Aloe water can help soothe internal inflammation. But buying pure aloe juice can quickly cost a pretty penny. Learn how to easily make your own aloe water at home.
2. Raspberry Aloe Water
Why drink plain water when you can turn it into a skin-clearing elixir? With anti-inflammatory raspberries, vitamin-rich beet powder, and the moisturizing effects of aloe vera, this raspberry aloe water is a rich source of antioxidants and vitamins to help protect your skin while improving its hydration on hot summer days.
3. Healing Aloe Smoothie
Don’t let the look of this healing aloe smoothie fool you—with kale and the fresh gel from inside the aloe leaf (although you could use pure store-bought aloe juice) so it’s super fresh to help clear out the digestive tract and boost the immune system.
And if you find aloe water a little hard to swallow on its own, this smoothie is naturally sweet, using organic apple juice and strawberries to deliciously hide any unpleasant taste.
4. Love-Your-Liver Aloe Juice
Cucumber and celery have a high water content, making this mellow Love Your Liver aloe juice a perfectly cooling, hydrating treat when you need a fresh pick-me-up.
5. Strawberry Lemonade Aloe Vera Smoothie from Blissful Basil
This strawberry lemonade aloe vera smoothie is equal parts deliciously refreshing and soothingly detoxifying. Try mixing in a myriad of different berries for tasty alternatives.
6. Watermelon Coconut Aloe Juice from Will Frolic for Food
This drink is one of the most hydrating, delicious things you can put in your body. The mouth-watering combination of watermelon, coconut water, and aloe juice will saturate your cells with moisture, cool you down, and soothe your stomach.
7. Aloe Cucumber Cooler from Arsenic Lace
Herbal and earthy aloe vera and cactus tea simple syrup combine delectably with gin, muddled mint, and cucumber to make a delicious, cooling cocktail.
8. Digestion 101 Juice from Hello Glow
Hydrating celery and cucumber combine with parsley, lemon, and aloe vera juice—all of which help your liver detox from all the extra booze or party food.
9. Aloe Lemonade from Kumquat
For an especially crisp and refreshing summer thirst quencher, opt for aloe lemonade. It’s the perfect accessory for those long, sunny summer days.
10. Skinny Aloe Vera Martini
Searching for a guilty pleasure with not too much guilt? A skinny aloe martini may just do the trick. No-sugar George’s aloe vera juice mixed with fresh lime, mint, and cucumber will satisfy your slightly sinful side.
Want to use fresh aloe juice? Check out our Healing Aloe Smoothie recipe to learn how to harvest the gel from an aloe plant.
Too much aloe vera juice can cause—shall we say—intestinal difficulties. Cut back on the aloe juice if you notice any digestive issues
- 1–2 slices cucumber
- 4–5 mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 ounces vodka (Lizanne recommends Grey Goose)
- 1 ounce aloe vera juice
Combine cucumber slices, mint leaves, lime juice, and sugar in a shaker and crush with a muddler or spoon. Add vodka and aloe vera juice and fill with ice.
Cover and shake, then strain through a sieve into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice.
References
Surjushe A, et al. Aloe vera: a short review. Indian J Dermatol. 2008.
Tanaka M, et al. Effects of plant sterols derived from Aloe vera gel on human dermal fibroblasts in vitro and on skin condition in Japanese women. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2015.
Misawa E, et al. Protective effects of aloe sterols against UVB-induced photoaging in hairless mice. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2017.
Hussain A, et al. Aloe vera inhibits proliferation of human breast and cervical cancer cells and acts synergistically with cisplatin. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2015.
Sánchez M, et al. Pharmacological update properties of Aloe vera and its major active constituents. Molecules. 2020.
Hęś M, et al. Aloe vera (L.) Webb.: natural sources of antioxidants — a review. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2019.
Hosseinimehr SJ, et al. Effect of aloe cream versus silver sulfadiazine for healing burn wounds in rats. Acta Dermatovenerol Croat. 2010.
This article was medically reviewed by Dr. Gina Jansheski, a licensed, board-certified physician with more than 20 years of practice experience. Learn more about Hello Glow’s medical reviewers here. As always, this is not personal medical advice, and we recommend that you talk with your doctor.
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