These products claim to contain aloe vera — they don’t

Skin gels said to contain aloe vera at Walmart, Target, and CVS were found to have no evidence of the plant, according to a Bloomberg News investigation. The store-brand products were tested in a lab for aloe’s chemical markers; the chemicals were absent, indicating that no actual aloe plant is in the skin gels.
Aloe vera is a plant that’s been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. Today, aloe is used in products purporting to treat skin burns and cold sores, as well as