I'm aloe-ver this!

Thus far I'm impressed with the results. In last week's article, you could see that my face was riddled with red lesions. After three days of using a commercially prepared aloe gel on my face, the lesions are still there, but they are smaller and much easier to manage. The surrounding skin is softer; the flaking and itching are significantly reduced.

The product you choose will have a lot to do with the effectiveness of treatment. All my research indicates that using aloe gel straight from the plant is the most effective. However, a plant's portability is near zero. So you'll need to find an alternative way of using aloe gel when you're on the run.

Look carefully at the labels before you buy the product. Avoid products with alcohol, because alcohol will dry your skin.

To get something that is largely free of additives, you will probably have to go to a health-food store. I got some aloe vera gel at GNC that was inexpensive, but it comes in a glass bottle; you will probably want to get a plastic spray or squeeze bottle to put it in, because it does get slippery.

What do you do if you're a midnight shift worker like me and need some aloe at 3 a.m., when nothing is open but the stop-and-rob or the super Wal-Mart? Try Fruit of the Earth "100 percent" aloe vera gel. I put the 100 percent in quotes, because it's not truly 100 percent unless it comes directly out of the plant. However, based on my scientifically ignorant study of product labels, it seems to be the most free of additives that would reduce its efficacy. (Repeat that sentence five times fast!)

There is more to aloe than I can possibly cover in the short space of this article. Here's what you really need to know: it's cheap, it doesn't stain and it works!

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